Oct. 14th - Prefixes Flashcards

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re

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again, back

- reiterate (repeat) , reimburse (pay back)

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retro

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backward

- retrospect (looking back)

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se

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away, aside

- secede (withdraw) , seclude (shut away)

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semi

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half, partly

- semiannual (every six months) , semiconscious (partly conscious)

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sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus

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under, less

-subway (underground road) , succumb (to give on) , suffuse (spread through)

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super, sur

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over, above

- supernatural (above natural things) , supervise (oversee)

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syn, sym, syl, sys

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with, together

- synchronize (time together) , sympathize (identify with)

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tele

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far

- telemetry (measurement from a distance) , telegraphic (communicated over a distance )

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trans

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across

- transport (carry across)

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ultra

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beyond, excessive

- ultramodern (excessively modern) , ultra-critical (exceedingly critical_

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un

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not

- unfeigned (not pretended) , unkempt (not combed)

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under

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below

- underling (someone inferior)

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uni

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one

- unison (complete accord) , unicycle (one wheel)

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vice

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in place of

- vicarious (substitute)

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with

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away, against

- withhold (hold back;keep) , withstand (resist)

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