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Undergraduate 4
06/27/2012

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Term
agri-
Definition
field
Term
anthropo-
Definition

man

(ex. anthropology)

Term
astro-
Definition

star

(ex. Astrology)

Term
bio-
Definition

life

(ex. biology)

Term
cardio-
Definition

heart

 (ex. cardiac)

Term
-cede
Definition

go

(ex. precede)

Term
chromo-
Definition

color

(ex. chromatology)

Term
demos-
Definition

people

(ex. democracy)

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derma-
Definition

skin

(Ex. dermatology)

Term
dyna-
Definition

power

(ex. dynamic)

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geo-
Definition
earth (ex. geology)
Term
helio-
Definition

sun

(ex. heliotrope)

Term
hydro-
Definition
water
Term
hypno-
Definition
sleep
Term
-ject
Definition

throw

(ex. eject)

Term
magni-
Definition

great, big

(ex. magnify)

Term
man(u)-
Definition
hand
Term
mono-
Definition
one
Term
ortho-
Definition

straight

(ex. orthodox)

Term
-pod
Definition

foot

(pseudopod)

Term
psycho-
Definition

mind

(ex. psychology)

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pyro-
Definition

fire

(ex. pyrometer)

Term
-script
Definition

write

(ex. manuscript)

Term
terra
Definition

earth

(ex. terrace)

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thermo-
Definition

heat

(ex. thermometer)

Term
zoo
Definition

animal

(ex. zoology)

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ante-
Definition

before

(ex. antebellum)

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anti-
Definition
against
Term
auto-
Definition
self
Term
bene-
Definition
good
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
contra-
Definition
against
Term
de-
Definition
reverse, remove
Term
dis-
Definition

apart

(ex. dislocate)

Term
dys-
Definition

bad

(ex. dysfunctional)

Term
ecto-
Definition
outside
Term
endo-
Definition
within
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ex-
Definition
out
Term
equi-
Definition
equal
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extra-
Definition
beyond
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hyper-
Definition
over
Term
hypo-
Definition
under
Term
in-
Definition

in

(ex. interim- in between)

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inter-
Definition
between
Term
intra-
Definition
within
Term
intro-
Definition
in, into
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macro-
Definition
large
Term
mal-
Definition

bad

(ex. maladjusted)

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micro-
Definition
small
Term
multi-
Definition
many
Term
neo-
Definition
new
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non-
Definition
not
Term
pan-
Definition

all

(ex. pantheon)

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poly-
Definition
many
Term
post-
Definition
after
Term
pre-
Definition
before
Term
proto-
Definition
first
Term
pseudo-
Definition
flase
Term
re-, red-
Definition
back again
Term
retro-
Definition
backward
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
sub-
Definition
under
Term
super-
Definition
above
Term
tele-
Definition
far
Term
trans-
Definition
across
Term
ped-
Definition
foot
Term
meter
Definition
measure
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond, on the far side of, excessive
Term
aqua
Definition
water
Term
bio
Definition
life
Term
carn
Definition
meat
Term
biblio
Definition
book
Term
aud
Definition
sound
Term
sou
Definition
Term
chron
Definition
time
Term
ego
Definition
self
Term
dic
Definition
speak
Term
amphi
Definition
both ends
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dent
Definition
health
Term
crusta
Definition
shell
Term
fac
Definition
make
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