English Prefixes, Suffixes, and Stems Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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a, ab, abs

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from

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con

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with

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geo

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earth

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im/in

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not

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im/in/em

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to cause

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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micro

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small

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multi

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many

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photo

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light

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pre

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before

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post

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after

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re

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again

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retro

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back

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un

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not

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ante

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before

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anti

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against

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arch

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chief/first

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mis

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wrong

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di, dis

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apart/not

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pro

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forward

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port

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carry

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carry OUT

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Ex-port

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carry AWAY

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De-port

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carry BACK

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Re-port

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carry INTO

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Im-port

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able

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able to or capable of

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ate

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a verb ending ex: (initial - initiate)

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atory

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adjective ending ex: (migrate - migratory)

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ial

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adjective ending ex: (primordial)

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ion

NOT an adjective ending

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noun ending ex: (act - action) & (decide - decision)

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ious, ive, uous

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adjective endings ex: (rebel - rebellious, relate - relative, vacuum - vacuous)

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iary

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ending

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ism

A

a belief or philosophy

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ist

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one who practices an art, science, or belief

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This suffix does something to adjectives

ity

Changing them into something

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often changes adjectives to nouns (ex: equal - equality)

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less

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without

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ly

A

adverb ending (ex: happy - happily)

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An action

ment

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noun ending, and means the act of

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ness

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noun ending (ex: happy - happiness)

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ology

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the study of

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ous

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adjective ending (ex: populous, amorous)

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tion

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(noun ending) act goes to action

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ty

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(noun ending) eternity, beauty

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an

A

who is

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Not an ending in anyway, shape, or form

ary

A definition for relating to something

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relating to/connected with/place where/that which

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cy

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state of being

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dom

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power or state

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er

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one who/that which

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descendant/resident/member of a group

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ite

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clud, clust

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to shut/to close

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cred

A

to believe

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fer

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to bear or carry

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flect

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to bend

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fin

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end

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fort

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strong

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tele

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far away

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yoc/yok

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to call

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spect

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to see or look

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inspect

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to look at

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spectacle

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something to look at

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prospect

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to look forward to