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contra

against

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syn, sym

with, together

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Paleography

Ancient writing

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Contravene

to oppose; to disagree with 

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pre, pro

for, infront of

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amphi, ambi

around, both, on both sides of

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Orthodoxy

correct belief

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Premonition

warning

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con, com

with, together

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paleo

old

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Neologism

A recently created word

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Coalesce

to come together

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circa

around, circle
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neo

new

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Circumvent

to avoid

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Impediment

obstacle

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Based on your understanding of the prefix ortho, what does the word orthography mean.

Ortho means correct and graphy means writing, so orthography actually means correct writing or spelling.
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Based on your understanding of the prefix contra, what does contradict mean?

Contra means against and the root word dict means to speak, so contradict means to speak against or oppose what someone else has said.

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Ambiguous

Double meaning, unclear, or imprecise

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Synthesis

putting together