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with
away, against

withstand: stand up against; resist
vice
in place of

viceroy: governor acting in place of a king
uni
one

unison: openness of pitch; complete accord
under
below

underling: someone inferior
un
not

unkempt: not combed; disheveled
ultra
beyond; excessive

ultracritical: exceedingly critical
trans
across

transport: carry across
tele
far

telegraphic: communicated over a distance
syn, sym, syl, sys
with, together

synchronize: time together
sympathize: pity; identify with
syllogism: explanation of how ideas relate
system: network
super, sur
over, above

supernatural; above natural things
surtax: additional tax
sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus
under, less

subjugate: bring under control
succumb: yield; cease to resist
suffuse: spread through
suggest: hint
suppress: put down by force
suspend: delay; temporarily cease
semi
half, partly

semiconscious: partly conscious
se
away, aside

secede: withdraw
seclude: shut away
retro
backward

retrospect; looking back
retroactive: effective as of a past date
re
again, back

reiterate: repeat
reimburse: pay back
pseudo
false

pseudonym: pen name
proto
first

prototype: first of its kind
pro
forward, in favor of

propulsive: driving forward
proponent: supporter
prim
first

primordial: existing at the dawn of time
primogeniture: state of being the first born
pre
before

preamble: introductory statement
premonition: forewarning
post
after

posthumous: after death
poly
many

polyglot: speaking several languages
peri
around, near

perimeter: outer boundary
periphery: edge
per
through, completely

permeable: allowing passage through
pervade: spread throughout
para
beyond, related

parallel: similar
paraphrase: restate; translate
pan
all, every

panacea: cure-all
panorama: unobstructed view in all directions
olig
few

oligarchy: government by a few
ob, oc, of, op
against

obloquy: infamy; disgrace
occlude: close; block out
offend: insult
opponent: someone who struggles against; foe
non
not

noncommittal: undecided
neo
new

neologism: newly coined word
neophyte: beginner; novice
multi
many

multifarious: having many parts
multitudinous: numerous
mono
one

monarchy: government by one ruler
monotheism: belief in one god
mis
hatred

misanthrope: person who hates mankind
misogynist: woman-hater
mis
bad, improper

misdemeanor: minor crime; bad conduct
micro
small

microcosm: miniature universe
microscopic: extremely small
meta
involving change

metamorphosis: change of form
mega
great, million

megalomania: delusions of grandeur
megaton: explosive force of a million tons of TNT
macro
large, long

macrobiotic: tending to prolong life
macrocosm: the great world (entire universe)
intra, intro
within

intramural: within a school
introvert: person who turns within himself
inter
between, among

intervene: come between
international: between nations
interjection: a statement thrown in
in, il, im, ir
not

inefficient: not efficient
inarticulate: not clear or distinct
illegible: not readable
impeccable: not capable of sinning; flawless
irrevocable: not able to be called back
hypo
beneath; lower

hypoglycemia: low blood sugar
hyper
above; excessively

hyperbole: exaggeration
hyperventilate: breathe at an excessive rate
extra, extro
beyond, outside

extracurricular: beyond the curriculum
extraterritorial: beyond a nation's bounds
extrovert: person interested chiefly in external objects and actions
ex, e
out

expel: drive out
eject: throw out
dys
faulty, bad

dyslexia; faulty ability to read
dyspepsia: indigestion
dis, dif
not, apart

discord: lack of harmony
differ: disagree (carry apart)
dia
across

diagonal: across a figure
diameter: distance across a circle
di
two

dichotomy: division into two parts
dilemma: choice between two bad alternatives
demi
partly, half

demigod: partly divine being
de
down, away

debase: lower in value
decadence: deterioration
contra, contro
against

contravene: conflict with
controversy: dispute
com, co, col, con, cor
with, together

combine: merge with
coeditor: joint editor
collateral: subordinate, connected conference: meeting
corroborate: confirm
circum
around

circumnavigate: sail around (the globe)
circumspect: cautious (looking around)
circumscribe: limit (place a circle around)
cata
down

catastrophe: disaster
cataract: waterfall
catapult: hurl (throw down)
bi
two

bicameral: composed of two houses (Congress)
biennial: every two years
be
over, thoroughly

bedaub: smear over
befuddle: confuse thoroughly
arch
chief, first

archetype: original
archbishop: chief bishop
anti
against, opposite

antipathy: hatred
antithetical: exactly opposite
ante
before

antecedent: preceding event or word
antediluvian: ancient (before the flood)
an, a
without

anarchy: lack of government
amoral: without moral sense
ambi
both

ambiguous: of double meaning
ambivalent: having two conflicting emotions
ad, ac, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at
to, toward

adit: entrance
accord: agreement, harmony
affliction: cause of distress
aggregation: collection
annexation: addition
appease: bring toward peace
arraignment: indictment
assumption: arrogance, taking for granted
attendance: presence, the persons present
ab, abs
from, away from

abduct: lead away, kidnap
abjure: renounce
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