English Affixes Flashcards

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Ambi

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Latin/Both Eg. Ambiguous

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Aqua

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Latin/water Eg. Aquarium

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Aud

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Latin/to hear Eg. Audience

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Bene

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Latin/Good Eg. Benevolent

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Cent

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Latin/One Hundred Eg. Percent

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Circum

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Latin/Around Eg. Circumstance

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Contra/Counter

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Latin/Against Eg. Encounter

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Dict

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Latin/To say Eg. Dictator

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Duc/Duct

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Latin/To Lead Eg. Induce

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Fac

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Latin/to do/to make Eg. Factory

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Form

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Latin/Shape Eg. Reform

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Fort

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Latin/Strength Eg. Fortitude

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Fract

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Latin/To break Eg. fracture

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Ject

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Latin/throw Eg. rejection

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Jud

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Latin/Judge Eg. Prejudice

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Mal

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Latin/bad Eg. malefactor

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Mater

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Latin/Mother Eg. Maternal

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Mit

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Latin/to send Eg. Admit

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Mort

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Latin/Death Eg. Mortal

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Multi

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Latin/many Eg. Multimedia

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Pater

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Latin/Father Eg. Paternity

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Port

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Latin/to carry Eg. Portable

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Rupt

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Latin/To break E.g Bankrupt

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Scrib/Scribe

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Latin/To write Eg. Prescribe

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Sect/Sec

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Latin/to Cut Eg. Bisect

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Sent

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Latin/To feel, To send Eg. Resent

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Spect

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Latin/To look Eg. Spectator

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Struct

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Latin/To build Eg. Restructure

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Vid/Vis

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Latin/To see Eg. Video

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Voc

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Latin/Voice/To Call Eg. Advocate

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Anthropo

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Greek/Man, Human, Humanity Eg. Philanthopy

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Auto

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Greek/Self Eg. Automobile

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Bio

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Greek/Life Eg. Biology

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Chron

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Greek/Time Eg. Chronic

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Dyna

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Greek/Power Eg. Dynamite

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Dys

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Greek/Bad, Hard, Unlucky Eg. Dyslexic

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Gram

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Greek/Thing written Eg. Telegram

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Graph

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Greek/Writing Eg. Phonograph

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Hetero

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Greek/Different Eg. Heterogeneous

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Homo

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Greek/Same Eg. Homonym

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Hydr

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Greek/Water Eg. Dehydrate

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Hypo

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Greek/Below, Beneath Eg. Hypothetical

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Logy

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Greek/Study of Eg. Biology

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Meter/Metr

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Greek/Measure Eg. Perimeter

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Micro

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Greek/Small Eg. Microbe

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Mis/Miso

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Greek/Hate Eg. Misogyny

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Mono

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Greek/One Eg. Monotonous

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Morph

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Greek/Form. Shape Eg. Morphing

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Nym

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Greek/Name Eg. Synonym

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Phil

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Greek/Love Eg. Philosophy

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Phobia

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Greek/Fear Eg. Phobic

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Phon

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Greek/Sound Eg. Symphony

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Photo/Phos

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Greek/Light Eg. Phosphorous

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Pseudo

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Greek/False Eg. Pseudoscience

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Psycho

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Greek/Soul, Spirit Eg. Psychic

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Scope

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Greek/Viewing instrument Eg. Telescope

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Techno

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Greek/Art, Science, Skill Eg. Technique

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Tele

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Greek/Far off Eg. Telephone