Prefix Flashcards by Ricardo Velazquez | Brainscape

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a- or an-

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no, not
Sample: Atheist

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ab- or abs-

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away, from
Sample: Absent

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anti-

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against
Sample: antibody

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bi-

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two
Sample: bilateral

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circum-

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around
Sample: circumnavigate

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co- col- com- or con-

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with, together
Sample: conform

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contra- contro- counter-

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against
Sample: contradict

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de-

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away from
Sample: detour

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deca-

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ten
Sample: decade

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extra-

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outside, beyond
Sample: extracurricular, extraordinary

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fore-

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in front of
Sample: foretell

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geo-

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earth
Sample: geology

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hyper-

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above, over
Sample: hyperactive

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il-

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not
Sample: illogical

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mal- or male-

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evil, bad
Sample: malediction

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multi-

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many
Sample: multiply

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ob-

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blocking
Sample: obscure

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omni-

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all
Sample: omnibus

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out-

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external
Sample: outside

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que- quer- or ques-

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ask
Sample: question, query

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re-

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back, again
Sample: return

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semi-

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half
Sample: semisweet

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super-

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over, more
Sample: superior

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tele-

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far
Sample: telephone

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trans-

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across
Sample: transatlantic

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un-

A

not
Sample: uninformed

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ad-

A

toward or near
Sample: adjacent

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ambi- or amphi-

A

both
Sample: ambidextrous

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ant- of ante-

A

before
Sample: antecedent

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cent- or centi-

A

hundred
Sample: centipede

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dis-

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opposite of
Sample: disagree

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dys-

A

faulty or abnormal
Sample: dyslexic

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em- or en-

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cause to or put into
Sample: embed

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e- or ex-

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out of or from
Sample: exclude

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hex- or sex-

A

six
Sample: hexagon, or sextet

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hypo-

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beneath, less than, or under
Sample: hypocrite

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in- or im-

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inside or into
Sample: implicit

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inter-

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among or between
Sample: intermittent

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med- or medi-

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middle
Sample: mediocre

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mis-

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wrongly
Sample misinterpret

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mono-

A

one
Sample: monologue

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nov- neo- nou-

A

new
Sample: neophyte

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oct-

A

eight
Sample: octane

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para-

A

beside
Sample: paradox

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pan- pant-

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all or everyone
Sample: panorama

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pent-

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five
Sample: pentathlon

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poly-

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many
Sample: polytheist

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post-

A

after
Sample: posterior

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pre-

A

before or in front
Sample: premonition

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quad- quar- quat-

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four
Sample: quartet

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quin- quint-

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five
Sample: quintile

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se-

A

apart or away
Sample: seduce

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sept-

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seven
Sample: spetennial

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sub- sup-

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under
Sample: subterfuge

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sym- syn-

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together or same
Sample: synthetic