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Vocabulary for prefixes

Vocabulary words for Greek and Latin Roots

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HemisphereHalf of the globe - On the opposite side of the earth from the Arctic, Antarctica sits at the bottom of the Southern Hemisphere.
Semicivilizedpartly civilized - The explorers thought the natives to be semicivilized, because although they had a government system, they wore animal skins.
deductto take away or lower- When the man bought thousands of dollars of products, his wife decided to deduct his credit limit.
disadvantageto have lower odds or probability of succeeding- The 3 men who broke into the bank had a disadvantage to the police outside.
antecedentbefore in time- WWI was anteedent to WWII.
responsean answer, or reply-The US responeded quickly to the terrorist attacks on september 11.
transferthe NAVY officer was transfered accross the US to San Diego.
prologueprecede- The prologue to the US constitution described the breif meanings of the writting.
coopperativeworking together for a common purpose or benefit- The Delta Force squad went on a cooperative mission in WWII.
intrudeto enter without permission- The Criminals intruded the bank to steal money.
uncivilizedwithout civilization- The 3rd world countries such as China didnt have many people who were civilized or didnt have an advanced human culture.
mistakeaccidentally cause a problem- The man mistakingly spilled his coffee on the women beside him.
hypothermiaunder freezing- The man recieved hypothermia after taking a dive into the Arctic Ocean
periodicrecuring at intervals of time-The buses come back from their last stop periodically.
united-Made into or caused to act as one-The Two Buisnes's united after competeing with each other for years.
monatomicon atom in a molecule-The monatomic moleculoe was very small and only contained one atom.
monotoneSpeaking in one tone of voice-The radio talk show host was extremely boring because he spoke in monotone.
bipedA two footed animal- The Biped lurked slowly accross the bridge with his two feet.
diodeA two-element electron tube or a semiconductor.
centenaryof or pertaining to a 100 years- The wait in the doctors office was likie a centenary of years.
centipedeA bug with a hundred legs-The centipede crawled slowly accross the ground with its numerous legs.
hectogramUnit of measuring equal to a 100 grams-The toy car built out of gold in the 1980's weighed about a hectometer.
millisecond1/1000 of a second-Faster than the human can blink their eye hundreds of milliseconds have already passed.
Kilobyte1000 ina byte-After typing the paper on the computer George had used 20 kilabytes of memory.
nondrinkera person who stays away from alchohol-Many non-drinkers tend to lead more successful lives than those who are alchoholics.
antichrista person who was said to currupt the world but be conquered by Christs Second coming-Hitler was said to be the antichrist of the 1940's.
antibioticdestroy bacteria harming an animal-HumANS TAKE ANITBIOTICS EVERYDAY TO STAY HEALTHY AND LIVE LONG LIVES.
contraryopposite in nature or character-The man who wanted a chocolate cookie though contrary to the one who wanted a cinnomon cookie.
distastedislike, disinclination-The little boy had distataste for doing chores in the garden.
mistreatto treat badly or abusively- The older child mistreated his younger brother when his friends came over.
antedateTo be of an older date than- The two books from prehistoric times antedate the bones of the dinosour.
forecastTo predict- The TV show host forecasted the weather for the next week.
prehistoricPrior to recorded history- Dinosours and Cavemen were prehistoric to the modern animals and humans.
proceedThe process of moving on or forward- The tired mountain men had to proceed before the fatefull storm arrived.
postfixSuffix- There are postfixes at the end of most words.
reactivateTo render active again- The man switched the switch twice and reactivated the light.
superscriptThe exponent also know as the superscript above the number was a 6.
infraredColor below red- The men used infrared gogles to find cluse on the mysterious murder case.
ecosidedestruction of large areas in the enviornment-The lpapaer companies commited ecoside to the forest when they started to mass produce paper.


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