PREFIX
circum - around
de - away, down
in - in, into, not
post - after
pre - before

ROOT
scrib/script - write, written

SUFFIX
-ion - state, quality, act

WORDS AND DEFINITIONS
circumscribe - to draw around; to encircle
describe - to represent with words or pictures
inscription - an engraving on a coin or other object
postscript - an addition to an already completed letter, article, or book
prescription - a written order for medicine