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Undergraduate 1
07/30/2009

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ab-
Definition
away from; example: abnormal (away from normal)
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ad-
Definition
to, toward; example: adjoin (join to)
Term
a-, an-
Definition
not, without; example: apathy (without feeling)
Term
anti-
Definition
against; example antiviolence (against violence)
Term
ambi-
Definition
both; example: ambidextrous (both hands)
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bene-
Definition
good; example: benign (good or harmless)
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circum-
Definition
around; example; curcumvent (go around)
Term
com-
Definition
with, together; example communion (comming together)
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con-
Definition
with together; example: connect (come together)
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contra-
Definition
against; example: contradict (speak against)
Term
de-
Definition
down, away; example: descend (move down)
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dis-
Definition
apart, not; example: discontent (not content)
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e-
Definition
out of, from; example: eject (thrown out)
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ex-
Definition
out of, from; example: exclude(leave out)
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hyper-
Definition
over; example: hyperactive (overactive)
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hypo-
Definition
under; example: hypedermic (below the skin)
Term
il-
Definition
not; example: illegal (not leagal)
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im-
Definition
not; example: impossible (not possible)
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im-
Definition
into; example: imbibe (drink in)
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in-
Definition
not; example: indiscreet (not discreet)
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in-
Definition
not; example: indiscreet (not discreet)
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in-
Definition
into; example: ingest (take into the body by mouth)
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inter-
Definition
between; example: interconnected (connected between)
Term
ir-
Definition
not; example: irrational (not rational)
Term
mal-
Definition
bad, evil; example: malign (speak badly of)
Term
ob-
Definition
against; example: obstruct (build against)
Term
omni-
Definition
all; example: omniscient (knows all)
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peri-
Definition
around; example: periscope (view around)
Term
post-
Definition
after; example: postgraduate (after graduation)
Term
pre-
Definition
before; example: precede (go before)
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pro-
Definition
for,forward; example: preceed (move forward)
Term
re-
Definition
again, back; example: recomvene (get together again)
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retro-
Definition
back; example: retrogression (step back)
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se-
Definition
away from; example: seduce (lead away)
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sub-
Definition
under; example: subhuman (below human)
Term
sur-, super-
Definition
over, above; example: supersonic (above sound)
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sym-, syn
Definition
together, with; example: sympathy (feeling with or for)
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trans-
Definition
across; example: Transatlantic (across the Atlantic)
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