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georgiegeorge333 on October 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a, ab, abs | away, from EX: absent, abstinence |
| ad, a, ac, af, ag, an, ar, at, as | to, toward EX: adhere, annex, accede, adapt |
| bi, bis | two EX: bicycle, biped, bisect |
| circum | around EX: circumference |
| com, con | together, with EX: combination, connect |
| de | opposite, from, away EX: detract, defer, demerit |
| dis, dif, di | apart, not EX: disperse, different |
| epi | upon, on top of EX: epicenter |
| equi | equal EX: equality, equitable |
| ex, e | out, from, forth EX: eject, exhale, exit |
| hyper | over, above EX: hyperactive, hypersensitive |
| hypo | under, beneath EX: hypodermic |
| in | in, into, not EX: inject, endure, incorrect |
| inter | between, among EX: intercede |
| mal, male | bad, ill EX: malpractice, malevolent |
| mis | wrong EX: mistake, misunderstood |
| mono | alone, single, one EX: monotone, monopoly |
| non | not EX: nonsense |
| ob | in front of, against EX: obvious |
| omni | everywhere, all EX: omnipresent |
| preter | past, beyond EX: preternatural |
| pro | forward EX: proceed, promote |
| re | again, back EX: recall, recede |
| retro | backward, behind, back EX: retroactive |
| se | apart EX: secede |
| sub | under EX: subway |
| super | greater, beyond EX: supernatural, superstition |
| trans | across, beyond EX: transcend, transcontinental |
| un, uni | one EX: unilateral, unity |
| un (pronounced uhn) | not EX: unhappy, unethical |
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