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03/29/2017

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Term
A, An
Definition

not, without

agnostic -no knowledge if God exists

amoral- not related to morality

anomaly - irregularity

anonymous - lacking a named author

apathy - lack of feelings

athiest -no belief in God

atypical - not typical

Term
ab
Definition

away from, apart from, down

abduct - to take away by force

abhor - to hate

abject - cast down degrade

abnormal - not normal

abolish - to do away with

abstract - to draw or pull away, remove or theoretical not related to specific instances or objects

Term
ad
Definition

toward, near

adapt - to adjust to new circumstances

addict - to become dependent on a substance or activity

address - a speech

adhere - to stick fast, to cleave to cling

adjacent - next to, close to, or connected to

adjoin - to be next to

admire - to look up to approval or pleasure

advocate - to plead for to argue in favor of

attract - to draw by physical force or by appeal

Term
ambi, amphi
Definition

both, on both sides

ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally

ambiguous - open to various interpretations

amphibian - animal in water and on land

 

Term
Ant, ante
Definition

Before

antebellum - before the war

antecedent - existing being or going before

antedate - to precede in time

anteriour - placed before

Term
Anti
Definition

Against

antidote - a remedy to counteract a poison

antifreeze - a chemical that lowers the freezing point of a liquid such as water

antiseptic - free from germs, clean or neat

antithetical - opposed to contrary to

Term
bi, bin
Definition

two

biennial - happening every to years

bilateral - related to both sides

bilingual - speaks two languages

binocular - involving two eyes

bipartisam - representing two parties

combination - joining two or more things into a whole

Term
cent
Definition

Hundred

centimeter - one hundredth of a meter

centipede - many legs

century - one hundred years

percent - out of every hundred

 

Term

circu

Circum

Definition

around

circuit - journey around an area, electrical current

circuitous - roundabout - indirect

circumference - outer boundary of a circle

circumstance - state of affairs that eist around a particular time or person; the factors that influence a person or situation

Term

contra

contro

counter

Definition

against

contradict- to oppose to speak against  

contrary - opposite

controversy - prolonged debate or disagreement about a topic

counterfeit - face or a false imitation  

encounter - a meeting often with an opponent

Term
de
Definition

away, off, down, reversal

decipher - to decode to discern a hidden meaning

defame - to slander to publicly

delineate - to draw the outlines sketch or describe

descend - to move from a higher to a lower place

Term
deca
Definition

ten

decade - ten years

decathlon - sports competition composed of ten events

 

Term

di

dia

Definition

in two

across

through

diagnose - to determine the sickness by the symptoms

dialogue - conversation between tow or more persons

diameter - line dividing a cirlce in two

dichotomy - divison into two parts kinds

Term

di

dis

 

Definition

away from, reversal, not

diffuse - to pour out and spread as in a fluid

dilate - to widen to expand

disperse; to spread over a wide area; to drive away in various directions

disseminate - to scatter or spread widely

dissuave - to deter, to advise against

Term
dys
Definition

faulty abnormal

dysfunctional - poorly functioning

dyslexia - an impairment of reading ability due to a neurological problem

Term

e

ex

Definition
Term
em, en
Definition

inside, into

embrace - to clasp in the arms, to include or contain

enclose - to close in on all sides

Term
extra
Definition

outside, beyond

extract - to take out or obtain against a persons will

extradite - to send a person to another state or nation for trial or punishment

extraordinary - beyond the ordinary, unusal

extrasensory - outside the senses; coming from or pertaining to knowledge that cannot be gained through normal sense perception

Term
fore
Definition

before

foreshadow- to warn of or indicate a future event

foresight - the act of foreseeing care for the future prudence

forestall; to prevent by advance action

 

Term
hemi
Definition

half

hemisphere- half a sphere half of the earth

hemiplegia - paralysis of the arm leg trunk on one side of the body

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