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Prefix List 1 2015 - 2016
AB
a-, an-without, not
ab-, abs-, a-apart, away from
ad-towards
amphi-, ambi-round, both sides
anthro-, anthropos-man
anti-against
auto-self
bene-good, well, favorable
com -with
de-down or away
di-two, double
dis-across, through
haimablood
aisthesisfeeling
ducereto lead
horrereto tremble, to shudder
errareto wander
haerereto stick
monereto advise, to warn
agereto drive, lead, act
ireto go
-oidlike
-logythe study of
didonaito give
artikosArctic
bioticusof life
matosthinking, animated, willing
hentesdoer, being
benefactordo-gooder
velleto wish
dicereto speak
genusbirth, kind, species, origin,
battuereto beat, to fight
laboreto work
scandereto climb
caedereto cut
anesthesiamedicine given to deaden the nerves during an operation
abductkidnap
abhordetest
aberrationsomething extreme, an outlier
adhereto stick to
admonishto warn
ambiguousnot clear, vague
ambiancethe surrounding environment
anthropoidman-like
anthropologythe study of man
antidotea medicine designed to counteract a toxin
Antarcticthe South Pole
antibioticmedicine given to kill microbes making a person ill
automatonrobot
benevolentwell-intentioned
combatfighting in a war zone
collaborateto work together
descendto go down an incline
decideto choose a course of action
acuereto sharpen
acusneedle
acuityintelligence, sharpness of mind
acumenintelligence, wisdom
belli-war, warlike, fight, fighting
antebellumbefore the Civil War
belligerentaggressive, looking for trouble
rebelliona war against the current government
bellareto wage war
bio-life, living, live, alive
antibiotican agent that kills certain microbes like harmful bacteria
symbiotica plant or animal that lives off another plant or animal, but contributes towards its welfare
autobiographya book one writes about one's own life
abbreviateto shorten
breviareto shorten
brevityshortness
calli-beautiful
Calliopemuse of epic poetry and eloquence
calisthenicexercises
phonesound
incandescentglowing
incendiaryan explosive device
anachronismsomething in the wrong time period (e.g. the VW bug in the chariot race)
chroniclong lasting as in disease
khronostime
ana-against
cruc-, crus-cross, cross-like
cruciala point at which a decision must be made
crusadethe Christian campaigns during the Middle Ages to take Jerusalem from the Muslims
cruxcross
controversialsomething about which people disagree
versto bend or turn
candereto set aglow
credereto believe
facereto make or to d
candidateone who runs for office
diglotspeaking two languages
di-two
glossatongue
digraphcombination of two letters to make one sound (e.g. sh)
grapheinwrite, mark, draw
lemmapremise, choice
dilemmaa decision to be made with two equally good or bad choices
diademtiara or crown
dia-across, through, entirely
gignoskeinto learn
diagnosisinformation from a doctor about one's condition
diagramto graphically represent something, to draw it out
dis-not, apart
ferreto carry
differencesomething that is not the same as others
difficulthard to do
faciliseasy
dys-bad, hard, ill, or difficult
dyslexiaa condition that makes it difficult to learn to read
dysenterydiarrhea
enteraintestines
dyscalculiaa condition that makes it difficult to learn arithmetic
dysgraphiaa condition that makes it difficult to write
epiupon, on, over
epicenterthe point on the surface of the earth over the earthquake
ephemeralshort-lived
hemeraday
epidemica widespread illness
demospeople
epidermisouter most layer of skin
dermisskin
educateto teach
ducereto lead
ex-out
emitto come out of
mittereto send
excelto do extremely well
cellereto rise high, to tower
exitto leave
ireto go
expandto stretch
pandereto stretch


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