THE WORD WITHIN A WORD

LESSON 1Ms. Reed

William A. Hough High School

1. ANTE- BEFORE Antedate- to come before in time Antecedent-something that comes

before something else Antebellum-existing before war

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2. ANTI- AGAINST Antiaircraft- defense against air attack Antibody-substance in the body that

fights against disease Anticlimax- viewed as going against the

climax

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3. BI- TWO Bilateral- having two sides Bicycle- having two wheels Binary-made up of two parts

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4. CIRCUM- AROUND Circumnavigate-to sail around Circumspect-looking around at all

options Circumvent-to get around in a clever

way

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5. COM- TOGETHER Combination-two or more things coming

together Comfort-coming together for support Common- coming together to share a

certain item

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6. CON- TOGETHER Contract- coming together to legally

agree Confine-to keep together within

boundaries Conjunction- a connector that joins

items together

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7. DE- DOWN Deposit- to put or to place down Descent- a downward incline or slope Despicable- deserving to be held in

contempt or put down

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8. DIS- AWAY Distract- to pull away attention or focus Distort- to pull away from normal view Dispute- to pull away from agreeing

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9. EQUI- EQUAL Equitable-marked by being equal, just or

impartial Equilateral- a side exactly equal to

others Equivocate-to speak of two parties

equally

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10. EXTRA- BEYOND Extraterrestrial-occurring beyond earth Extraordinary- beyond ordinary Extravagant-beyond reasonable bounds

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11. INTER- BETWEEN, AMONG

interact: working among others interrupt: break between intervene: come between

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12. INTRA (INTRO)- WITHIN

Intravenous: inside the vein Introduce: lead inside Introspect: look inside or within

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13. MAL- BAD Malevolent- having an evil or bad

influence Malcontent- a person with chronically

bad attitude Malicious- done with bad or evil

intentions

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14. MIS- BAD Misfit- something that fits badly Mistake- an error resulting from bad

judgment Misfortune- bad fortune or ill luck

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15. NON- NOT Nonstop- going and not stopping for a

break Nonconformity- not going with the

status quo Nonchalant- not concerned with the

current situation

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16. POST- AFTER Postgraduate-relating to a person

studying after graduating from high school or college

Posthumous-Occurring after one’s death Postscript- additional information added

to the end of a document

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17. PRE- BEFORE Prefix: before something Precede: before in time or place Prevent: before it happens

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18. SEMI- HALF Semicircle- a half of a circle Semitone- a half step in music Semi-aquatic-living or growing half in

water and half out of water

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19. SUB- UNDER Subterranean- under the earth’s surface Submarine- a machine that travels

under water Subordinate- to work under someone

else

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20. SUPER- OVER Supervise- to work over or in charge of

someone Superb-something done over and above

expectations Superior- to rank over or higher than

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21. SYM (SYN)- TOGETHER

Synonym: same as Symphony: together in sound or action Synthetic: bringing together different item

to make a new one

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22. TRI- THREE Tricycle- having three wheels Triangle- having three sides Triceps-a three-headed muscle in the

arm

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23. UN- NOT Unfit- not fit for a certain situation Unequal- not having access to the same

things Undone-not complete, unfinished

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