Greek prefix Flashcards by Desmond Chan

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Ana(2nd -a lost before vowel)

A

up ana-lysis ana-batic **an(a)-ion **an(a)ode

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anti

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against anti-dote anti-septic

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apo/aph

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away from apo-stasy aph-elion (helion = sun)

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cata(2nd -a lost before vowel)

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down cata-bolic cat-ion cat-hode

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di

A

twice double di-atomic

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dicha

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in two,asunder dich-tomy

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dia

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through dia-meter dia-tom **di/a/tom/ic

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dys

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badly,difficult,hard dys-trophy dys-lexia

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ekto/ec/exo

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out of/outside eccentric, exo-dus, ecto-derm exo-gamy

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endo/to em

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in,within ende-mic em-phasis

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eso

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within eso-teric

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epi/eph

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on, upon epo-nym epi-demic eph-meral

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eu

A

well/good euthanasia euphony

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hemi

A

half hemi-sphere

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hyper

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above hyper-tension hyperglycermia

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hypo

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under hypodermic hypoglycemia

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meta (a drop follow by vowel)

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after,becomes change metamorphosis

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opistho

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behind opisthographic

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palin

A

back ,again palindrome

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para

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beside para-noia

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peri**

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around peri-meter

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pro

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before,in front of pro-gnosis

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pros(o-,tho-)

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to toward, near PROS-thesis

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syn(sym)

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with, together syn-thesis sym-biotic sym-bol

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A/an

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Not,without a-tom, a-nesthetic

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Amphi /ampho

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On both side amphi-bious ampho-teric

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Hodos

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Road/way

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Hermera

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Day

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Haima

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Blood

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Derma

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Skin

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Demos

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People

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Graphein

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To write

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Meta**

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After,become changes metamorphosis

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Palin

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Back,again palinsro

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No Greek root**

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Know something

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a/an

A

not/without a-tom an-esthetic a-theist