Group B ante-, anthrop, arch

ante-

before, earlier

antebellum

existing before a war, especially the U.S. Civil War

antecedent

one's ancestors or past history; in grammar, the word or phrase in a sentence to which the pronoun refers

antechamber

a waiting room outside a larger room; anteroom

antedate

to go before in time, predate; to put an earlier date on something than the actual date

antediluvian

before the Biblical Flood; very old or old-fashioned

ante meridiem

before noon; before the sun reaches the meridian; a.m.

anterior

situated before or to the front; preceding in time

anteroom

a waiting room outside a larger room; antechamber

bellum

war

camera

chamber room

diluvium

a flood

meridiem

midday

ante

before

anthrop

human

anthropocentric

interpreting the universe exclusively in terms of human values and experience

anthropoid

of or resembling a human being

anthropology

the study of human beings and the customs and characteristics of human societies

anthropometry

the science dealing with the measurement of the human body to determine differences in individuals or groups

anthropomorphic

attributing something that is nonhuman with human characteristics

anthropophagi

cannibals

misanthropist

a person who hates or distrusts others

philanthrophy

a love of humanity, especially as shown by acts of goodness or kindness

centrum

center

anthropos

man

-logy

the study of

metron

measure

morphe

form, shape

phagein

to eat

misein

to hate

philein

to love

arch-

ultimate, highest ran

-arch

ruler

anarchy

the absence of government; a general state of uproar or disorder

archangel

an angel or high rank

archenemy

a chief enemy

archetype

a first, perfect type or form from which copies, usually inferior, may be made

hierarchy

a group of persons or things arranged according to rank, authority, or importance

matriarch

a female who is the leader or head of a family or group

monarch

a king or queen

oligarchy

a government in which a small group of people has power

an-

without

angelos

angel

inimicus

unfriendly, enemy

typus

a model, a symbol

hieros

sacred, holy

mater

a mother

monos

alone

oligos

small