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Power Prefix #1: antiSeptem ber 9, 2012 By Vocabulary.com

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Learn these words beginning with the power prefix "anti" (meaning "against," "in opposition to," or "opposite of"). More Power Prefix lists: con-, fore-, inter-, mis-, pre-, sub-, super-, trans-, and uni-! ELA Common Core State Standard: "Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word."

antithesis
exact opposite
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

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It was the antithesis of good journalism all innuendo and barbs. New York Times (Aug 31, 2010)

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antipathy
a feeling of intense dislike
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

With eyes lowered in antipathy, he seemed to avoid her gaze with loathing. Wingfield, Lewis

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antibiotic
a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

The victim is expected to stay in hospital for another two week s, and will be given antibiotics to avoid risk of infection. BBC (Aug 18, 2012)

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anticlimax
a disappointing decline after a previous rise
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

When finally opened officially on Tuesday night, after the longest and most troubled preview period in Broadway history, the show itself seemed almost an anticlimax. Time (Jun 15, 2011)

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antidote
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

The mental rigor required by the practice of music effectively acted as an antidote to aging, k eeping their nervous systems youthful. Time (Jun 13, 2012)

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antiseptic
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

Last summer, I learned that antiseptic mouth rinse k ills tick s immediately. Seattle Times (May 23, 2010)

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antisocial
shunning contact with others
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

I'm pretty antisocial before games; I don't really lik e talk ing to people in the dressing room beforehand. The Guardian (Mar 3, 2011)

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antihero
a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

The five teen protagonists are neither heroes nor antiheroes: They are "troubled youths" hit by lightning while performing community service. Salon (Aug 11, 2011)

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anti-inflammatory
a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

Zimmermann had been having trouble loosening up before starts, and team doctors prescribed physical treatment and anti-inflammatory pills. Washington Post (Aug 5, 2012)

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antimatter
matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

But then, imagine someone finds a simple way to mak e black holes or antimatter using common materials and wall current? Salon (Jun 17, 2012)

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