World History Vocabulary Week 1

Pre- Definition: before (in time, place, order, degree, or importance) Example: predict, preview, pretest

Post- Definition: subsequent to; after Example: postpone, posterior,

Ante- Definition: before Synonym: antebellum, antedate, anteroom

Anti- Definition: against, opposite of Example: antibiotic, antisocial,

Con- Definition: with Example: conflict, consensus, conclude

Contra- Definition: against, in opposition Example: contradict, contrast

Ex- Definition: out of; not, without Example: exit, exterior, exception

Co- Definition: together, mutually, in common Example: coexist, combine, compare

Para- Definition: alongside of, beside, near Example: parallel

Sub- Definition: under, below, beneath Example: submerge, subconscious

Neo- Definition: new, young, recent Example: neoclassic, neonatal