| 1. anti climax, ladder | 5. anti pod es, foot |
| 2. anti christ, Christ | 6. anti thesis, place |
| 3. anti dote, give | 7. anti slave ry, slave |
| 4. anti path y, feel | 8. anti soci al, companion |
1. An anti climax is opposed to or in contrast with a climax. In rhetoric it is a figure or fault of style consisting of an abrupt descent (down the ladder) from stronger to weaker expressions.
3. An antidote is something given to counteract (act against) poison or disease.
5. Those who live at opposite points on the globe so that their feet are directly toward each other are antipodes. Figuratively, things opposed to each other.
6. In rhetoric an antithesis is a figure of speech which consists of one idea placed against another; a contrast.
8. A person is antisocial when he is averse or opposed to society, social intercourse or companionship.
dia = across, through, between.
| 1. diagon al, angle | 4. dia log, speech |
| 2. dia gram, writing | 5. dia meter, measure |
| 3. dia lect, speech | 6. dia pason, all |
| 7. dia phragm, fence | |
1. A diagonal is a line across from angle to angle.
2. A diagram is that which is marked out by lines drawn or written across; as, a figure, a plan.