| A | B |
|---|
| circum- | around |
| de- | from, away, down, apart; not |
| in- | in, into; not |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| scrib(e)/script | write, written |
| -ion | an action or process; state, quality, act |
| -ive | tending to or performing |
| describe | to represent with words or pictures |
| prescription | a written order for medicine |
| inscription | an engraving on a coin or other object |
| circumscribe | to draw around; to encircle |
| postscript | an addition to an already completed letter, article, or book |
| circumscriptive | tending to limit or enclose; restrictive |
| prescribe | to write or set down as a rule, order, or direction; to order or advise as a medicine |
| description | action or process of picturing in words |
| inscribe | to write or engrave on some surface |
| descriptive | tending to put forth in words |
