anti & antThese ROOT-WORDS are ANTI & ANT, the Prefixes which mean AGAINST. In the first six words on the list the I is dropped from ANTI to avoid using two vowels together. In No. 8, the h is joined with the t. Others have the full ANTI before a consonant. Don’t confuse ANTI with ANTE which means something entirely different, as you well know. 1. Antacid : ANT acid (ant as’ id) n. A remedy for acidity of the stomach; a counteracting agent 2. Antagonism : ANT agonism (an tag’ o niz um) n. A strong feeling against a person or an idea 3. Antalkaline : ANT alkaline (ant al’ ka line) adj. An agent against alkalinity 4. Antapology : ANT apology (ant a pol’ o ji) n. A reply to an apology 5. Antarchism : ANT archaism (ant’ ar kiz um) n. Antagonism to government 6. Antarctic : ANT arctic (ant ark’ tik) n. The opposite of the North Pole; the South Pole 7. Antephialtic : ANT ephialtic (and ef i al’ tik) adj. Preventing nightmares 8. Anthelmintic : ANT helmintic (ant hel mint’ ik) adj. Expelling worms from the system 9. Antibiosis : ANTI biosis (anti i bi o’ sis) n. Antagonism between organisms in the body 10. Antibody : ANTI bodi (ant’ i bode e) n. A substance in the body which opposes foreign substances 11. Antibromic : ANTI bromic (an ti bro’ mik) adj. Deodorant 12. Anticlimax : ANTI climax (ant i kile’ maks) n. The movement from a great event to one of lesser importance; a let down 13. Anticoagulant : ANTI coagulant (ant i ko ag’ yu lant) adj. Hindering the coagulation of the blood 14. Antidote : ANTI dote (ant’ i dote) n. A remedy against a poison 15. Antifreeze : ANTI freeze (ant i freze’) n. A substance which slows up the process of freezing 16. Antisepsis : ANTI sepsis (ant i sep’ sis) n. Prevention of infection; acting like an antiseptic 17. Antitoxin : ANTI toxin (ant i tok’ sin) n. An agent which counteracts poison in the body 18. Antipathy : ANTI pathy (an tip’ a thee) n. A strong feeling of dislike 19. Antipodes : ANTI podes (an tip’ o deze) n. Parts of the world which are opposite to each other 20. Antithesis : ANTI thesis (an tith’ e sis) n. A contrast of ideas | ||||||||
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