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1
Q

a, an

A

without, not

2
Q

ante

A

before

3
Q

anti

A

against

4
Q

brandy

A

slow

5
Q

circum

A

around

6
Q

contra

A

against

7
Q

dys

A

difficult, disordered, painful

8
Q

ecto

A

exterior

9
Q

endo

A

interior

10
Q

epi

A

on, upon

11
Q

extra

A

combining, in addition to, outside of

12
Q

hemi

A

half

13
Q

hyper

A

above

14
Q

hypo

A

below

15
Q

infra

A

situated, formed, occurring beneath

16
Q

inter

A

between

17
Q

intra

A

within, during

18
Q

mal

A

bad, poor, abnormal

19
Q

peri

A

around

20
Q

post

A

after

21
Q

pre

A

before

22
Q

retro

A

behind

23
Q

semi

A

one half

24
Q

sub

A

under, below, down, near, almost

25
Q

super

A

above, excess

26
Q

supra

A

above or over

27
Q

trachy

A

swift, rapid

28
Q

trans

A

across, through, over

29
Q

xero

A

pertaining to dryness