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a, an
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not, without
amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial |
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ab
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away from
abduction, abstain, abnormal |
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ad
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to, toward
adjoin, adjacent (lying near to) |
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ambi
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both
ambidextrous, ambivalent |
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ana
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up, back, again
analogy, anatomy, anagram |
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anti
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against
antipathy, antiwar, antisocial |
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apo
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from, away from
apology, apologize |
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auto
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self
autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automaton |
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bene
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good
benediction benevolent benefactor |
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cata, cat
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down, against
catastrophe--a turning down |
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centro, centri-
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around, center
concentric, centrifugal |
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circum-
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around
circumlocution circumference, circumvent |
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com-
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with, together
communal, community |
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con-
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with, together
connect, confide conspire |
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contra-
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against
contradict, contravene |
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de-
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down, away
descend, deject (cast down) |
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dia-, di-
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through, across
diameter, division |
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dis-
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apart, not
disengage, discord, discomfort |
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dys-
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ill, difficult, bad
dysfunctional, dysentery |
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e-
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out of, from
elect (choose out of), eject (throw out) |
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ecto-
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on the outside
ectoderm--outer skin |
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en-, em-
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in
empathy--feeling in |
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endo-
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within, inside
endoscope--instrument for observing inside |
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epi-
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upon
epitaph epidermis, epicenter |
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eso-
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inward, within
esoteric--more inward, esophagus |
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eu-
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well, good
euthanasia--good death |
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ex-
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out of, from
exhume, exhale, exodus |
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hetero-
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other, different
heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox heterogeneous |
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homo-
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same
homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized |
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hyper-
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over
hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity |
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hypo-
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under
hypotension, hypodermic |
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il-
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not
illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible |
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im-
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not
imperfect, impolite, impossible |
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in-
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not
indiscreet, invisible |
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in-
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into
incorporate (take into the body) |
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inter-
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between
intervene (come between), interstate |
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intra-
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within
intrastate, intramural |
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ir-
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not
irregular, irrational, irredeemable |
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macro-
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large
macrocosm, macroeconomics |
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mal, male-
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bad, evil
malediction malevolent, malnutrition |
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meta-
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beyond
metaphysical |
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micro-
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small
microscope, microcosm, microeconomics |
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mono-
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one, single
monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy |
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neo-
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new, recent
neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology. neolithic |
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ob-
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against
object, obstruct (build against) |
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palin-, pali-
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back, again
palindrome |
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pan-
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all, every
pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic |
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para-
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false
paramilitary, paralegal, parachute |
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per-
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through
percolate (flow through) perforate (punch through) |
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peri-
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around
perimeter, periscope |
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phil-, philo-
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like, lover of
philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy |
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poly-
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many, several
polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism |
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post-
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after
postgraduate, posthumous postpone |
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pre-
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before
precede, predict (tell before) |
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pro-
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for, forward
promote, project |
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pros-
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toward, in front
prospect—view in front, something coming up |
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proto-
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first
prototype, protoplasm, protobiology |
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pseudo
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false
pseudonym, pseudoscience |
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re-
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again, back
repeat, recede, regress (step back) |
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retro-
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back
retrogression, retroactive |
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se-
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away from
seduce (lead away), secede |
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sub-
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under
submarine, subject, subhuman subterranean |
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sur-, super-
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over, above
superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass |
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syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-
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with, together
symphony, synonym, system, syllable |
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tele-
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distant, far off
telephone, telepathy, television, telegram |
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trans-
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across
transient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across) |
