Prefix Flashcards

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A- or an-

A

Not or without

Agnostic
Anomaly
Atypical

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ab-

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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-

A

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-

A

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-

A

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-

A

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-
Among or between Interim Intermittent Interstate
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mal- or male-
Bad or wrong Malady Malfunction Malicious
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med- or medi-
Middle Medieval Mediocre Medium
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mega-
Very large Megabyte Megalomania Megaphone
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mis-
Wrongly Misinterpret Mistake Misunderstand
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mono-
One Monotone Monologue Monopoly
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multi-
Many Multiple Multiply Multitude
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non-
Not or without Nonabrasive Noncarcinogenic Nonsense
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nov-, neo- or nou-
New Neoclassical Neonatal Neophyte
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oct-
Eight Octagon Octane Octopus
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omni-
All Omnipotent Omnipresent Omnivore
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para-
Beside Parallel Paranoid Paradox
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pan- or pant-
All or everyone Pandemic Panorama Pantheon
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pent-
Five Pentagon Pentagram Pentathlon
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poly-
Many Polygamy Polygon Polytheist
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post-
after Post-Mortem Posterior Postpone
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Pre-
Before or in front Predetermined Prefix Premonition
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pro-
To go forth or put forth Proceed Proclaim Proponent
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quad-, quar-, or quat-
Four Quadrant Quartet Quart
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Quin-, or quint-
Five Quintile Quintet Quintuplet
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re-
Back or again Recline Rediscover Reunite
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se-
Apart or away Seduce Segregate Separate
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semi-
Half Semicircle Semiconscious Semifluid
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sept-
Seven Septuplets Septennial Septet
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sub- or sup-
Under Submarine Subterfuge Subtitle
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super- or sur-
Above or over Supersede Surpass Surveillance
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sym- or syn-
Together or the same Symmetry Synonym Synthetic
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trans-
Across or behind Transaction Transcontinental Transit
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un-
Not Undone Unknown Unseen