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Neutral or positive/negative based on context

ambi both ambivalent having mixed feeling, unable to choose between two

ante before antebellum before the war, bellum (war)

anthro human misanthrope one who hates people

auto self autonomous independent

bi two bifurcate split down the middle

chron time anachronism in the wrong time period (a record player is an

anachronism in the 21stcentury), anna (not)circum around circumspect careful, cautious, spect (look)-to look around

co, con with condescending look down on, disdainful

cog think cognition thought

corp body corporeal having a body

di two dichotomy contradiction, separated into two, mutually exclusive

groups or ideas

dia through dialect regional or local form of a language, lect(read)-read

through

dict say dictum saying, clich

dom mastery dominate have power overe, ex

temp

from

time

extemporaneous done without preparation

away from time

equi equal, same equivocal unclear or using ambiguous language, sometimes

with the intention to mislead; equal voice (=voc)

fac, fic make, do facile easy, doable

gen knowledge,

innate, type

ingenuous nave; not having knowledge genre (type, category),

genetic (from the genes, innate)

grav weight, serious gravity seriousness

hetero different heterogeneous varied, multifaceted; different type, gen(type)

homo same homogeneous same, same typeinter between interrupt come between

lib free, book liberate to set free

loc, loq words, speech loquacious talkative

mal bad malicious cruel, evil

ment mind mentality mindset

morph shape amorphous shapeless

mut change immutable fixed, unchanging, im (not)

nerv boldness,

courage

enervate to sap of energy, e (from)

nom name nominal in name onlyob against obdurate extremely stubborn, obstinate

os bone ossify become hard, like bone

para alongside,

contrary to

paradox contradiction, two seemingly contradictory idea

ped foot, child pedestrian boring, unoriginal, like a child would do

pend hang pendulous hanging, heavy

per through perspicacious perceptive

peri around periphery border

phone sound euphony pleasing sound; happy sound, eu(happy)

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port carry portentous significant, amazing, carrying a lot of weight

pot power potent powerful, potentate (powerful person)

re again revive bring back to life; viv(live)- make live again

scrut look, examine scrutinize look very closely

sens, sent feel sentimental emotional, displaying or appealing to tender feelings

seq follow obsequious follower, toady

pec, spect look spectator one who watches

stat stand static unmoving, in a state of standing

sub below substantiate support, prove, stand belowsuper above supercilious condescending, cil(eyelash)- looking down from

above

tac silence taciturn silent, not talkative

temp time temporize procrastinate, take too much time

ten hold tenacious stubborn, holding on

terr earth terrestrial having to do with the earth

trans through intransigent stubborn, unmovable

vap air, steam evaporate to become air

ven come advent beginning, coming of

vid see invidious envious, in(not)- unable to see(jealous is blinding)

vit, viv life convivial merry, lively, con(with), vitiate (to sap of life, tire out)voc, vox voice vociferous loud

vol desire, fly,

volume

volatile unstable, having the potential to explode, ready to fly

off

volut turn, twist convoluted extremely intricate or complex, con(with), with lot of

turns