Common Prefixes Flashcards

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anti-

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against ex: anticlimax

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de-

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opposite ex: devalue

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en-, em-

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cause to ex: enact, empower

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fore-

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before; front of ex: foreshadow, forearm

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In-, im

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in ex: income, impulse

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in-, im-, il-, ir-

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not ex: indirect, immoral, illiterate, irreverent

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inter-

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between; among ex: interrupt

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mid-

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middle ex: midfield

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mis-

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wrongly ex:misspell

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10
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non-

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not ex:nonviolent

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over-

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over; too much ex:overeat

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12
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pre-

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before ex: preview

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13
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re-

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again ex: rewrite

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semi-

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half; partly; not fully ex: semifinal

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sub-

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Under ex: subway

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super-

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above; beyond ex: superhuman

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trans-

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across ex:transmit

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un-

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not; opposite of ex: unusual

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under-

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under; too little ex: underestimate