1. prior to, before   de as in decadence   dis as in disparate   pro as in propitiate   ante as in antedate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. under, less   ante as in antedate   sub as in subside   ex as in exculpate   peri as in peripatetic   Half-n-half Clue   3. many   peri as in peripatetic   hypo as in hypochondria   hyper as in hyperbole   multi as in multifarious   Half-n-half Clue   4. earliest, first   prim as in primordial   anti as in antidote   demi as in demigod   macro as in macrocosm   Half-n-half Clue   5. half, partly   peri as in peripatetic   anti as in antidote   sym as in symbiotic   demi as in demigod   Half-n-half Clue   6. with, together   sym as in symbiotic   anti as in antidote   peri as in peripatetic   dis as in disparate   Half-n-half Clue   7. opposite, against   anti as in antidote   ante as in antedate   prim as in primordial   multi as in multifarious   Half-n-half Clue