Pre/Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
ante-
A
Before
2
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ana-
A
backward, upward
3
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anti-
A
against
4
Q
auto-
A
self
5
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bene-
A
good, well
6
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con-
A
with, together
7
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ecto-
A
outside, external
8
Q
hetero-
A
different, other
9
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homo-
A
same
10
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inter-
A
between
11
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intra-
A
within
12
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mal-
A
ill; evil
13
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mis-
A
incorrect
14
Q
neo-
A
new
15
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omni-
A
all
16
Q
patho-
A
ill
17
Q
sub-
A
under
18
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trans-
A
across
19
Q
aqua
A
water
20
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chron
A
time: chronic (of long duration, continuing)
21
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clude, clus
A
shut, close: preclude (shut beforehand; prevent)
22
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cog, cogn
A
know, knowledge: cognizant (knowledgeable about; aware)
23
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duce, duct
A
lead: induce (lead to; bring about)
24
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fact, fect, fict
A
make, do: factory (place where things are made)
25
graph, gram
write, record, picture: graphic (creating a strong image)
26
hydr, hydro
water: dehydrate (remove water from)
27
ject, jac
throw, cast: interject (throw in between)
28
logue, logy
speech; science: eulogy (speech of praise); zoology (animal
science)
29
man; manu
hand; by hand: manual (handbook)
30
meter
measure: thermometer (instrument to measure
temperature)
31
ped, pod
foot: pedal (relating to the foot); podiatrist (foot
doctor)
32
pend, pense
hang, weigh: impend (menace, as in "hanging overhead")
33
scribe, script
write: inscribe (write on, autograph);
inscription (something written)
34
sec, sect
cut: bisect (cut in half)
35
spire, spirat
breath, breathe: expire (die, as in "breathe your last breath')
36
tract
draw, drag: extract (draw out)
37
troph
feed: autotroph (feeder on food made by the
organism)
38
vene, vent
come: convene (come together)
39
vocat, voke
call: vocation (profession, as in your "calling");
evoke (call out)
40
volve, volu
roll, turn: evolve (develop, as in "roll forward».
revolution (a turn around)
41
-able, -ible
capable or worthy of: defensible (capable of being defended)
42
-ance, -ence
relating to, state of: despondence (state of being dejected,
depression)
43
-ic
pertaining to: dramatic (pertaining to drama); aquatic (see above)
44
-ish
like, somewhat: mulish (like a mule); greenish (somewhat green)
45
-less
without: childless (without a child)
46
-ment
result; action: deferment (act of delaying)
47
-ness
condition, quality of: happiness (condition of being happy)
48
-ology
study of: biology (study of life)
49
-phobe
hate, dislike: hydrophobe (avoids water)
50
Ab
- off, away from (absent)
