Prefix Flashcards by Anthony Bowen | Brainscape

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A- or an-

A

Not or without

Agnostic
Anomaly
Atypical

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ab-

A

Away from, apart from, or down

Abnormal
Abolish
Abstract

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ad-

A

Toward or near

Address
Adjacent
Advocate

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Ambi- or amphi-

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Both or on both sides

Ambidextrous
Ambiguous
Amphibian

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Ant- or ante-

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Before

Antecedent
Antenatal
Anteroom

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Anti-

A

Against

Antibiotic
Antidepressant
Antifreeze

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bi-

A

Two

Bilingual
Binoculars
Bipartisan

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Cent- or centi-

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Hundred or hundredth

Centiliter
Centimeter
Centipede

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Circu- circum-

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Around

Circuit
Circumference
Circumstance

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co-, col-, com-, or con-

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Together or with

Collaborate
Cooperate
Compatible

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contra-, contro-, or counter-

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Against

Contradict
Controversial
Counterculture

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de-

A

Away from, off, down, or reversal

Defrost
Derailed
Devalue

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deca-

A

Ten

Decade
Decathlon
Decahedron

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Dis-

A

Opposite of

Disagree
Disappear
Disintegrate

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dys-

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Faulty or abnormal

Dysfunction
Dyslexic
Dystrophy

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e- or ex-

A

Out of or from

Evade
Exclude
Expire

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em- or en-

A

Cause to or put into

Embed
Encode
Engulf

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extra-

A

Outside or beyond

Extract
Extracurricular
Extraordinary

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fore-

A

Before

Forecast
Foremost
Foresight

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hex- or sex-

A

Six

Hexagon
Hexadecimal
Sextet

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hyper-

A

Over or above

Hyperactive
Hyperbole
Hyperventilate

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hypo-

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Beneath, less than or under

hypochondriac
Hypocrite
Hypothesis

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in- or Im-

A

Not or without

Immoral
Inactive
Innocuous

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in- or im-

Second meaning

A

Inside or into

Implicit
Indigenous
Intrinsic

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inter-

A

Among or between

Interim
Intermittent
Interstate

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mal- or male-

A

Bad or wrong

Malady
Malfunction
Malicious

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med- or medi-

A

Middle

Medieval
Mediocre
Medium

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mega-

A

Very large

Megabyte
Megalomania
Megaphone

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mis-

A

Wrongly

Misinterpret
Mistake
Misunderstand

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mono-

A

One

Monotone
Monologue
Monopoly

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multi-

A

Many

Multiple
Multiply
Multitude

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non-

A

Not or without

Nonabrasive
Noncarcinogenic
Nonsense

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nov-, neo- or nou-

A

New

Neoclassical
Neonatal
Neophyte

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oct-

A

Eight

Octagon
Octane
Octopus

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omni-

A

All

Omnipotent
Omnipresent
Omnivore

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para-

A

Beside

Parallel
Paranoid
Paradox

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pan- or pant-

A

All or everyone

Pandemic
Panorama
Pantheon

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pent-

A

Five

Pentagon
Pentagram
Pentathlon

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poly-

A

Many

Polygamy
Polygon
Polytheist

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post-

A

after

Post-Mortem
Posterior
Postpone

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Pre-

A

Before or in front

Predetermined
Prefix
Premonition

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pro-

A

To go forth or put forth

Proceed
Proclaim
Proponent

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quad-, quar-, or quat-

A

Four

Quadrant
Quartet
Quart

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Quin-, or quint-

A

Five

Quintile
Quintet
Quintuplet

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re-

A

Back or again

Recline
Rediscover
Reunite

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se-

A

Apart or away

Seduce
Segregate
Separate

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semi-

A

Half

Semicircle
Semiconscious
Semifluid

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sept-

A

Seven

Septuplets
Septennial
Septet

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sub- or sup-

A

Under

Submarine
Subterfuge
Subtitle

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super- or sur-

A

Above or over

Supersede
Surpass
Surveillance

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sym- or syn-

A

Together or the same

Symmetry
Synonym
Synthetic

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trans-

A

Across or behind

Transaction
Transcontinental
Transit

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un-

A

Not

Undone
Unknown
Unseen