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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAL

BAD-

Examples

MALFUNCTION, maldistribution,

BEN(E)

GOOD

EXAMPLES

BENEFIT, BENEFICIAL, BENEFACTOR

ANTI

AGAINST

EXAMPLES

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIBACTERIAL, ANTI-AGGRESSION

SYN(M)

TOGETHER

EXAMPLES

SYNC, SYNCRONIZED, SYNONYM

AUTO

SELF

EXAMPLES

AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AUTOGRAPH, AUTOMATIC

BIO

LIFE

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EXAMPLES

BIOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, BIOLOGIST

CHRON(O)

TIME

EXAMPLES

CHRONOLOGY, CHRONICLES

CENT

ONE HUNDRED

EXAMPLES

CENTIPEDE, CENTIMETER, CENT

GRAPH

TO WRITE

EXAMPLES

AUTOGRAPH, BIOGRAPHY, GRAPHIC

MAN(U)

BY HAND

EXAMPLES

MANUFACTURE, MANUAL, MANUSCRIPT

LOGY

STUDY OF

EXAMPLES

BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY

MICRO

SMALL

EXAMPLES

MICROWAVE, MICROSCOPE, MICROCHIPS

TELE

FAR OFF

EXAMPLES

TELEPORT, TELEGRAM, TELEPHONE

AMBI

BOTH

EXAMPLES

AMBIENT, AMBIDEXTERITY

AUD

TO HEAR

EXAMPLES

AUDIOTORIUM, AUDITION, AUDIO

DICT

TO SAY

EXAMPLES

DICTION, DICTIONARY, DICTATOR

FRACT

TO BREAK

EXAMPLES

FRACTION, FRACTURE,

MULTI

MANY

EXAMPLES

MULTIPLICATION, MULTIPLE, MULTIPLY

PORT

TO CARRY

EXAMPLES

TRANSPORT, PORT, PORTABLE

STRUCT

TO BUILD

EXAMPLES

CONSTRUCT, STRUCTURE

DEMI

PEOPLE

EXAMPLES

DEMOCRAT, DEMOCRATIC, DEMOCRACY

AQUA

WATER

EXAMPLES

AQUARIUM, AQUATIC,

MIS(O)

HATE/WRONG

EXAMPLES

MISANTHROPE, MISUNDERSTANDING, MISTAKE

NYM

NAME

EXAMPLES

SYNONYM, ANTONYM

PAN

ALL

EXAMPLES

PANIC, PANDEMIC, PANDORA

PHIL

LOVE

EXAMPLES

PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHIST, NEUTROPHIL

CIRCUM

AROUND

EXAMPLES

CIRCUMFERENCE, CIRCUMSTANCE

DUCT

TO LEAD

EXAMPLES

CONDUCT, ABDUCT, ABDUCTION

JECT

TO THROW

EXAMPLES

EJECT, REJECT, SUBJECT

MIT

TO SEND

EXAMPLES

SUBMIT, TRANSMIT