Building Your Vocabulary
Terms
undefined, object
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without, not
Example:
amoral - without morals
anarchy - without government
anemia - lack of blood - ab, abs
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away, from
Examples
absent - not here
abduct - take away - ambi
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both
Examples:
ambidextrous - both hands
ambiguous - two meanings - ante
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before
Example:
anteroom - entryway or foyer
antebellum - before the war - anti
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against
Example:
antiwar - opposed to war
antiseptic - against germs or infection - arch
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first, head
Ex:
archbishop - head bishop
arch-rival - main competitor - bi
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two
bicycle - two wheeler
bimonthly - twice a month - circum
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around
circumnavigate - sail around (the world)
circumspect - careful/cautious - co, con, col
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together, with
confer - talk with
combine - join with
collaborate - plan with - de
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down, away
depart - go away
defer - put off - di
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two
divide - split in two
diverge - spreading in two directions - dia
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across
diagonal - from one side to another (at a slant)
diameter - across a circle - dis
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not, apart
disappear - to not appear, vanish
distant - away from - e, ex
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out of
expel - to throw out
emit - to send out - extra, extro
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outside
extraterrestrial - out of the world
extraordinary - beyond the ordinary - in, im
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not
invalid - not valid
imperfect - not perfect - inter
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between
interfere - to come between
interscholastic - between schools - intra, intro
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within
intramural - within the walls
introspective - looking within - micro
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small
microscopic - tiny
microbe - tiny organism - mis
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not, bad
misaligned - not ligned up properly
misjudge - to judge badly - mono
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one
monarch - single ruler
monopoly - one owner or controller - multi
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many
multitude - big crowd
multinational - many nations - neo
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new
neophyte- beginner
neonatal - new born - non
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not
nonsense - no sense
nonhuman - not human - ob, opp
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against
obstruct - to stop or interfere with
oppose - to be against - para
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beyond
paranormal - beyond normal
paragon - outstanding example - peri
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around
periphery - outside edge
perimeter - outside boundary - poly
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many
polygon - many-sided figure
polyglot - speaking many languages - post
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after
postwar - after the war
posterior - rear end - pre
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before
preface - forward to a book, etc
prejudice - prejudgement - prim
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first
primary - first or most important
prime - first or best - pro
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forward, in favor of
propose - to put foward an idea
promote - to advance or support - re
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backward, again
repeat - to do again
return - to go back, bring back - se
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away, aside
secret - hidden, concealed
seclude - shut away - sub
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under
subway - underground passage
subzero - below zeo - super
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above
supermarket - store bigger than others
superior - above or better than others - trans
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across
transfer - to go from one to the other
transport - to take across - ultra
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beyond, extreme
untramodern - extremely modern
ultrasound - beyond sound, unheard - un
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not
unknown - not known
unaware - not aware - uni
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one
uniform - always the same
united - together as one - able, ible
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capable of being done
washable - able to be washed
drinkable - able to tbe drunk - acious, icious
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full of
malicious - full of malice (hatred)
delicious - full of good taste - ate
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to make
penetrate - to make a hole through
dilate - to make larger - ation, ition
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that which is
conflagration - that which is on fire
posistion - that which is in a certain place - cy
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state of being
lunacy - state of being crazy
accuracy - state of being correct - fy
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to make
terrify - to make scared
sanctify - to make holy - ism
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belief
extremism - belief in extremes
monotheism - belief in one god - ist
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on who does or believes
artist - one who does art
communist - one who believes in communism - ity
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state of being
amiability - state of being friendly
ability - state of being able - ize, ise
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make
familiarize - make familiar
realize - make a reality - ous
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full of
ridiculous - full of foolishness
porous - full of holes