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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antedate (ante) | to occur before something else (before) |
| anti-aircraft (anti) | designed or used for defense against aircraft (against) |
| bicycle (bi) | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals (two) |
| circumference (circum) | distance around a circle (around) |
| combination (com) | A joining or bringing together (together) |
| conjunction (con) | something that joins or connects things together (together) |
| deposit (de) | to lay down (down) |
| dissuade (dis) | turn away from by persuasion (away) |
| equivalent ( equi) | equal in amount or value (equal) |
| extravagant (extra) | beyond reasonable limits (beyond) |
| interject (inter) | to insert between other elements (between) |
| intrastate (intra) | occurring within a state (within) |
| intro-mission (intro) | the act of putting one thing into another (into) |
| malady (mal) | bad health; illness; sickness (bad) |
| mistake (mis) | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (bad) |
| non-existence (non) | the state of not existing (not) |
| postlude (post) | the music played after the end of a concert or service (after) |
| predict (pre) | to say what will happen before it occurs (Before) |
| semicircle (semi) | Half of a circle (half) |
| submarine (sub) | a watercraft that stays under water (under) |
| supervise (super) | To direct or over-see, to look after and take care of (over) |
| synthetic (syn) | (adj.) made or put together by people; (n.) something artificial (together) |
| symphony (sym) | sounds that go together (together) |
| triangle (tri) | a three-sided polygon (three) |
| unfit (un) | not in good physical or mental condition (not) |
| monarchy (archy) | A government ruled by a king or queen (government) |
| drunkard (ard) | one who is always drunk (always) |
| suicide (cide) | act of killing one's self (kill) |
| musician (ician) | a person who is a specialist in music (specialist) |
| arthritis (itis) | inflammation of a joint or joints (inflammation) |
| aquarium (aqua) | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals (water) |
| audio (audi) | to hear (hear) |
| belli (bell) | Pertaining to war (war) |
| capture (cap) | take possession of by force, as after an invasion (take) |
| excise (cise) | remove by cutting (cut) |
| biology (bio) | all the plant and animal life of a particular region (life) |
| transport (port) | a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion (carry) |
| scribble (scrib) | write down quickly without much attention to detail (write) |
| geology (logy) | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks (science) |
| predict (dict) | to say what will happen before it occurs (say) |
| incredible (cred) | not believable (believe) |
| centipede ( centi) | a creature with 100 feet (100) |
| neoclassic (neo) | a new classic (new) |
| addition (ad) | the act of adding one thing to another (to) |
| precede (cede) | to go forward (go) |
| mission (miss) | a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do (send) |
| eccentric (centri) | not having a common center (center) |
| bibliography (biblio) | list of books (book) |
| anthropology (anthropo) | Scientific study of humankind in all its aspects, especially human evolution, development, and culture (man) |
| autobiography (auto) | a biography of yourself (self) |
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