1 Flashcards
1
Q
ad, ac, af, an, ap,as, at
A
to, toward
adapt—to fit into
adhere—to stick to
attract—to draw near
2
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com, con, co, col
A
with, together combine—to bring together contact—to touch together collect—to bring together coworker—one who works together with another worker
3
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in, il, ir, im
A
into inject—to put into impose—to force into illustrate—to put into example irritate—to put into discomfort
4
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inter
A
between, among
international—among nations
interact—to act among
the people
5
Q
pro
A
forward, going ahead
proceed—to go forward
promote—to move forward
6
Q
mal
A
wrong, bad
malady—illness
malevolent—evil
malfunction—poorly functioning
7
Q
mis
A
wrong, badly
mistreat—to treat badly
mistake—to get wrong
8
Q
ab
A
away from
absent—not present, away
abscond—to run away
9
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anti
A
against antifreeze—a substance used to prevent freezing antisocial—someone who is not social
10
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de, dis
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away from, down,the opposite of, apart, not depart—to go away from decline—to turn down dislike—not to like dishonest—not honest distant—apart
11
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ex, e, ef
A
out, from
exit—to go out
eject—to throw out
efface—to rub out, erase
12
Q
in, il, ir, im
A
not inactive—not active impossible—not possible illiterate—not literate irreversible—not reversible
13
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non
A
not
nonsense—no sense
nonstop—having no stops
14
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ob
A
against, in front of
obstacle—something that
stands in the way of
obstinate—inflexible
15
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un
A
not
unhelpful—not helpful
uninterested—not interested
