| macro |
large, long |
macrobiotic = tending to prolong life
macrocosm = the great world
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| mega |
great, million |
megalomania = delusions of grandeur
megaton = million tons of TNT
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| meta |
involving change |
metamorphosis = change of form
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| micro |
small |
microcosm = miniature universe
microscopic = extremely small
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| mis |
bad, improper |
misdemeanor = minor crime
mischance = unfortunate accident
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| mis |
hatred |
misanthrope = He who hates mankind
misogynist = woman-hater
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| mono |
one |
monarchy = government of one ruler
monotheism = belief in one god
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| multi |
many |
multifarious = having many parts
multitudinous = numerous
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| neo |
new |
neologism = newly coined word
neophyte = beginner
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| non |
not |
noncommittal = undecided
nonchalant = with ease
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ob
oc
of
op |
against |
obstruct = block
occlude = close, block out
offend = insult
opponent = someone who struggles against
|
| olig |
few |
oligarchy = government by a few |
| pan |
all, every |
panacea = cure all
panorama = unobstructed view in all directions
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| para |
beyond, related |
parallel = similar
paraphrase = restate, translate
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| per |
through, completely |
permeable = allowing passage through
pervade = spread throughout
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| peri |
around, near |
perimeter = outer boundary
periphery = edge
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| poly |
many |
polyglot = speaking several languages
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| post |
after |
posthumous = after death
|
| pre |
before |
preamble = introductory statement
premonition = forewarning
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| prim |
first |
primordial = existing at the dawn of time
primogeniture = state of being the first born
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| pro |
forward, in favor of |
propulsive = driving forward
proponent = supporter
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| proto |
first |
prototype = first of its kind
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| pseudo |
false |
pseudonym = pen name
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| re |
again, back |
reiterate = repeat
reimburse = pay back
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| retro |
backward |
retrospect = look back in time
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| se |
away, aside |
secede = withdraw
seclude = shut away
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| semi |
half, partly |
semiconscious = partly conscious
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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
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| super, sur |
over, above |
supernatural = above natural things
surtax = additional tax
surcharge = additional expense
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syn
sym
syl
sys |
with, together |
synchronize = timed together
sympathize = pity, identify with
syllogism = explanation of how ideas relate
system = network
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| tele |
far |
telegraphic = communication over a distance
telescopic = seeing far away
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| trans |
across |
transport = carry across
transcontinental = across continent
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| ultra |
beyond, excessive |
ultra conservative = exceedingly conservative
ultraviolet = beyond red
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| un |
not |
unkempt = not combed, disheveled
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| under |
below |
underling = someone inferior
understudy = one who studies under
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| uni |
one |
unison = oneness of pitch, complete accord
union = in or with agreement
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| vice |
in place of |
viceroy = acting in place of a king
vice-president = acts in place of president
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| with |
away, against |
withstand = stand up against, resist |
