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Basic affixes Flashcards

1
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anticlimax

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disappointment

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antidote

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against poison

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antithesis

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opposite

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automobile

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car

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automaton

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robot

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autograph

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signature

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discomfort

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uncomfortable

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disease

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illness

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dislocation

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out of place

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disabled

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crippled

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innovation

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new idea

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renovate

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redo a space

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novice

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new student

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novel

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new story

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15
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transcribe

A

write down

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16
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describe

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put into words

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17
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scribe

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writer

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script

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writing

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prescription

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doctor’s orders

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proscription

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a rule against something

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21
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incoherent

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can’t be understood

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22
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incompatible

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unusable with

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23
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malcontent

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unhappy person

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malnutrition

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starving

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25
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misanthrope

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hates people

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anthropologist

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studies cultures (people)

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monosyllabic

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speaks very little

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monotonous

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boring / dull

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monocle

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lens for one eye

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ambiguous

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something uncertain

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31
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ambivalent

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don’t care

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32
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ambidexterous

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can use either hand

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33
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ambient

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all around

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34
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aquarium

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fish tank

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aquamarine

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sea-green

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36
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audible

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can hear it

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37
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auditorium

A

place for speeches

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38
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audience

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group of listeners

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39
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audition

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appointment to listen to someone

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40
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benefactor

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treats a person well

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41
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benevolent

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treats people well

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42
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beneficial

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helpful

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43
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circumference

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distance around

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44
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circumstantial

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indirect proof

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45
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circumlocution

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indirect explanation

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46
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dictation

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to speak

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dictator

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tells you what to do / bad boss

48
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conduct

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shows you where to go

49
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induce

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make you do something

50
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conform

A

go along with

51
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contradict

A

say something against

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contrary

A

against something

53
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condiment

A

goes with food / a topping or sauce

54
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fortitude

A

having strength

55
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fortress

A

strong building

56
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fortify

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make stronger

57
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fraction

A

split up number

58
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fracture

A

split in something

59
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fractious

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causing a split

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projectile

A

something thrown forward

61
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eject

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thrown out

62
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reject

A

thrown back

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prejudice

A

judged beforehand

64
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judicial

A

to do with judging

65
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injudicious

A

poor decision

66
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admit

A

accept something

67
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transmit

A

send across

68
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motician

A

deals with dead people

69
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mortal

A

can die

70
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mortgage

A

a loan for X number of years

71
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transport

A

carry across

72
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report

A

goes back to

73
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portable

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can be carried

74
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rupture

A

to break

75
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errupt

A

to break out

76
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bankrupt

A

break the bank

77
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disrupt

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to cause a break

78
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consent

A

feel the same

79
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resent

A

hate someone for something that happened

80
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vocal

A

of the voice

81
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advocate

A

speaks on someone else’s behalf

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revoke

A

take back a promise

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asteroid

A

star rock

84
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atronomy

A

study of stars

85
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astronaut

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star voyager

86
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biography

A

story of someone’s life

87
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biology

A

study of life

88
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chronic

A

repeats over time

89
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chronicle

A

story of a time

90
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synchronize

A

keep the same time

91
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chronometer

A

measures time

92
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document

A

something written

93
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docile

A

follows teachings

94
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doctrine

A

teachings

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doctor

A

an educated person

96
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dynamo

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source of power

97
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dynamite

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an explosive

98
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dynasty

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powerful family

99
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dynamic

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changes rapidly

100
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democracy

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government of the people

101
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demographic

A

facts about people

102
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demonstrate

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show to people

103
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prostrate

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kneel or lay down before people

104
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empathy

A

feeling the same

105
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apathy

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feel nothing

106
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pathetic

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overwhelmed by feelings

107
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pathogen

A

makes one feel ill

108
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genetics

A

what makes us who we are

109
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gentle

A

born well

110
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telepathy

A

feeling something from far away

111
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television

A

seeing something from far away

112
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telescope

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sees something far away

113
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vital

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necessary for life

114
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vitamin

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minimal nutrient for life

115
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vigor

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enthusiasm

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vigil

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watching

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vignette

A

showing a slice of life

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