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achromatic-without color; anhydrous-without water |\n| a | on | afire-on fire; ashore-on the shore; aside-on the side |\n| a, ab/s | from, away, off | abduct-carry away by force; abnormal -away from normal, not normal; absent-away, not present; aversion-the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten. |\n| a/c/d | to, toward, near | accelerate-to increase the speed of; accessible-easily\u003Cbr>entered, approached, or obtained; admittance-allowing into; |\n| acro | top, height, tip, beginning | acrobat-a \"high walker\"; acronym-a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia-fear of height |\n| act | do | activity-something that a person does; react-to do something in response; interaction-communication between two or more things |\n| aer/o | air | aerate-to let air reach something; aerial -relating to the air; aerospace-the air space |\n| agr/i/o | farming | agriculture-management of the land, agribusiness-making money by utilizing land; agrarian-relating to the management of land |\n| alg/o | pain | neuralgia-pain caused by a nerve; analgesic-a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia-aching for the familiar |\n| ambi, amphi | both, on both\u003Cbr>sides, around | ambidextrous-able to use both hands equally; ambiguoushaving more than one meaning; ambivalence-conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing |\n| ambul | walk, move | amble-to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant-walking or moving around; ambulance-a vehicle that moves a patient |\n| ami/o | love | amiable-friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity-friendly and peaceful relations; amorous-showing romantic love |\n| ana | up, back, against, | analysis-a close examination of something; anatomy-the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism-not being in the right place in time |\n| andr/o | man, male | androgynous-being both male and female; androidresembling a human; misandry-hatred towards men |\n| anim | life, spirit | animal -a living organism; animate-to make alive; equanimity-of balanced spirit |\n| ann/enn | year | anniversary-a date observed once a year; annual -happening once a year; millennium-1,000 years |\n| ante | before, in front | antecede-to come before something in time; antemeridianbefore noon; anteroom-a small room before the main room |\n\n\n| anth/o | flower | chrysanthemum and amaranth-names of flowers; anthologya collection of treasured writings; anthozoan-half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| anthrop/o | human | anthropology-the study of mankind; anthropomorphismgiving human form to non-human things; philanthropy-the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds) |\n| anti | against, opposite of | antibody-a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic-preventing infection; antisocial -opposing social norm |\n| apo, apho | away, off, separate | aphorism-a short expression of a general truth; apology-an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe-a small dash used in place of an omitted letter |\n| aqu/a | water | aquarium-a water container for fish; aquatic-relating to water; 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