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Biology 1-h > Column 3 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes > Flashcards

Column 3 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards

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-escent

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becoming

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eso-

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inward, within, inner

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eu-

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well, good, true, normal

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eury-

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widen

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ex-

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out of, away from

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extra-

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beyond, outside

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-fer-

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bear, carry, produce

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ferro-

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iron

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fibr-

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fiber, thread

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fiss-, -fid

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split, divided into

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-flect, -flex

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bend

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flor-

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flower

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flu-, fluct-, -flux-

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flow

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foli-

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leaf

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fract-

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break

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-gam-

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marriage

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gastr-

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stomach

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geo-

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land, earth

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-gen, -gine

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producer, former

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-gene-

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origin, birth

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-gest-

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carry, produce, bear

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-glen-

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eyeball

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-glob-

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ball, round

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gloss-

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tongue

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gluc-, glyc-

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sweet, sugar

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glut-

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buttock

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gnath-

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jaw

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-gon

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angle, corner

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-grad-

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step

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-gram, -graph-

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record, writing

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grav-

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heavy

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-gross-

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thick

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gymno-

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naked, bare

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gyn-

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female

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gyr-

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ring, circle, spiral

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-hal-, -hale

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breathe, breath

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halo-

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salt

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hapl-

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simple

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hector-

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hundred

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-helminth-

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worm

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hem-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepar-, hepat-

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liver

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herb-

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grass, plants

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hetero-

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different, other

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hex-

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six

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hibern-

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winter

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hidr-

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sweat

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hipp-

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horse

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hist-

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tissue

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holo-

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entire, whole

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homo- (Latin)

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man, human

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homo- (Greek)

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same, alike

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hort-

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garden

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hydr-

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water

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hygr-

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moist, wet

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hyper-

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above, beyond, over

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hyph-

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weaving, web

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hyphno-

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sleep

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hypo-

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below, under, less

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hyster-

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womb, uterus

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-iae

A

person afflicted with disease

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-iasis

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disease, abnormal condition

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-ic

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(adjective former)

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-chthy-

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ign-

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

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to, toward, into

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in-

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very, thoroughly

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-ine

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of or pertaining to

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infra-

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below, beneath

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inter-

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within, inside

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intra-

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-ism

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a state or condition

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becoming

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inward, within, inner

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well, good, true, normal

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widen

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out of, away from

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beyond, outside

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bear, carry, produce

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iron

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fiber, thread

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split, divided into

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fiss-, -fid

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bend

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-flect, -flex

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flower

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flow

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flu-, fluct-, -flux-

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leaf

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break

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marriage

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stomach

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land, earth

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producer, former

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-gen, -gine

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origin, birth

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carry, produce, bear

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eyeball

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ball, round

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tongue

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sweet, sugar

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gluc-, glyc-

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buttock

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jaw

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angle, corner

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step

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record, writing

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-gram, -graph-

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heavy

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thick

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naked, bare

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female

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ring, circle, spiral

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breathe, breath

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-hal-, -hale

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salt

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simple

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hundred

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worm

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-helminth-

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blood

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half

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liver

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hepar-, hepat-

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grass, plants

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different, other

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six

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winter

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sweat

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horse

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tissue

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entire, whole

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man, human

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homo- (Latin)

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same, alike

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homo- (Greek)

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garden

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water

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moist, wet

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above, beyond, over

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weaving, web

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sleep

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below, under, less

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womb, uterus

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person afflicted with disease

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disease, abnormal condition

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(adjective former)

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fish

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fire

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not

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

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to, toward, into

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

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very, thoroughly

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of or pertaining to

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below, beneath

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within, inside

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between

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a state or condition

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