MT: Prefixes Flashcards

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A or an

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not

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Ab

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away from

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Ad

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toward, in the direction of

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ambi/o

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on both sides

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amphi

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on both sides

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ana

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up, apart (“anatomy” —cut apart)

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ante

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before

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anti

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opposing

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ap/o

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separated from, derived from

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aut/o

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self

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bi

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twice, double

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brady

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slow

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cata

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down, lower, against

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brachy

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short

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circum

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around

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co

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with, together

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con

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with, together

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com

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with, together

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contra

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against

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de

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away from, cessation

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di

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two, apart, separation

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dia

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through, during, across

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dis

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apart from

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dys

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bad or painful

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e

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out, away

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ec

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out, away

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ex

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out, away

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ext

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outside

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exo

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outside

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ecto

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outside

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Em

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to make into, put into, get into

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En

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to make into, put into, get into

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end, endo,

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inside, within

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ent, ento

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inside, within

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epi, ep

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upon, over, on

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eu

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true, normal

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extra/o

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beyond/outside of

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hemi/semi

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half, partial

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hyper

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above/excessive

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hyp, hypo

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beneath, deficient

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Im

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not, opposite of

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In

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not; opposite of

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infra

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below/beneath

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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intro

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into/within

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macro

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large

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mal

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bad

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mes/o

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middle

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meta

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changing

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micr/o

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small

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mono/uni

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single

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neo

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new

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oligo

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few, scanty

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pan

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all

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para

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beside/beyond/across from

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per

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through

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peri

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surrounding/around

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poly

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a lot, plurality

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post

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after/behind

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pre

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before

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pro

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before

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presby

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old

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pseudo

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fake

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quadri

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four

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re

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again/backward

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retro

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behind

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sub

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beneath

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super/supra

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in excess, above, superior

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sym

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similarity, likeness

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syn

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similarity, likeness

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tachy

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fast

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trans

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across, through

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ultra

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beyond, excessive

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tri

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three

76
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what do prefixes act as?

A

adjectives

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leio

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smooth