Prefixes 1
contra
against
syn, sym
with, together
Paleography
Ancient writing
Contravene
to oppose; to disagree with
pre, pro
for, infront of
around, both, on both sides of
Orthodoxy
correct belief
Premonition
warning
con, com
with, together
paleo
old
Neologism
A recently created word
Coalesce
to come together
circa
neo
new
Circumvent
to avoid
Impediment
obstacle
Based on your understanding of the prefix ortho, what does the word orthography mean.
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.
Ambiguous
Double meaning, unclear, or imprecise
Synthesis
putting together