Basic affixes Flashcards
1
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anticlimax
A
disappointment
2
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antidote
A
against poison
3
Q
antithesis
A
opposite
4
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automobile
A
car
5
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automaton
A
robot
6
Q
autograph
A
signature
7
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discomfort
A
uncomfortable
8
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disease
A
illness
9
Q
dislocation
A
out of place
10
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disabled
A
crippled
11
Q
innovation
A
new idea
12
Q
renovate
A
redo a space
13
Q
novice
A
new student
14
Q
novel
A
new story
15
Q
transcribe
A
write down
16
Q
describe
A
put into words
17
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scribe
A
writer
18
Q
script
A
writing
19
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prescription
A
doctor’s orders
20
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proscription
A
a rule against something
21
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incoherent
A
can’t be understood
22
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incompatible
A
unusable with
23
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malcontent
A
unhappy person
24
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malnutrition
A
starving
25
misanthrope
hates people
26
anthropologist
studies cultures (people)
27
monosyllabic
speaks very little
28
monotonous
boring / dull
29
monocle
lens for one eye
30
ambiguous
something uncertain
31
ambivalent
don't care
32
ambidexterous
can use either hand
33
ambient
all around
34
aquarium
fish tank
35
aquamarine
sea-green
36
audible
can hear it
37
auditorium
place for speeches
38
audience
group of listeners
39
audition
appointment to listen to someone
40
benefactor
treats a person well
41
benevolent
treats people well
42
beneficial
helpful
43
circumference
distance around
44
circumstantial
indirect proof
45
circumlocution
indirect explanation
46
dictation
to speak
47
dictator
tells you what to do / bad boss
48
conduct
shows you where to go
49
induce
make you do something
50
conform
go along with
51
contradict
say something against
52
contrary
against something
53
condiment
goes with food / a topping or sauce
54
fortitude
having strength
55
fortress
strong building
56
fortify
make stronger
57
fraction
split up number
58
fracture
split in something
59
fractious
causing a split
60
projectile
something thrown forward
61
eject
thrown out
62
reject
thrown back
63
prejudice
judged beforehand
64
judicial
to do with judging
65
injudicious
poor decision
66
admit
accept something
67
transmit
send across
68
motician
deals with dead people
69
mortal
can die
70
mortgage
a loan for X number of years
71
transport
carry across
72
report
goes back to
73
portable
can be carried
74
rupture
to break
75
errupt
to break out
76
bankrupt
break the bank
77
disrupt
to cause a break
78
consent
feel the same
79
resent
hate someone for something that happened
80
vocal
of the voice
81
advocate
speaks on someone else's behalf
82
revoke
take back a promise
83
asteroid
star rock
84
atronomy
study of stars
85
astronaut
star voyager
86
biography
story of someone's life
87
biology
study of life
88
chronic
repeats over time
89
chronicle
story of a time
90
synchronize
keep the same time
91
chronometer
measures time
92
document
something written
93
docile
follows teachings
94
doctrine
teachings
95
doctor
an educated person
96
dynamo
source of power
97
dynamite
an explosive
98
dynasty
powerful family
99
dynamic
changes rapidly
100
democracy
government of the people
101
demographic
facts about people
102
demonstrate
show to people
103
prostrate
kneel or lay down before people
104
empathy
feeling the same
105
apathy
feel nothing
106
pathetic
overwhelmed by feelings
107
pathogen
makes one feel ill
108
genetics
what makes us who we are
109
gentle
born well
110
telepathy
feeling something from far away
111
television
seeing something from far away
112
telescope
sees something far away
113
vital
necessary for life
114
vitamin
minimal nutrient for life
115
vigor
enthusiasm
116
vigil
watching
117
vignette
showing a slice of life
