Prefix and Word Flashcards

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Ob, Oc, Of, Op,

A

against

offend
opponent

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Olig

A

few

oligarchy

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Pan

A

all, every

panorama

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Para

A

beyond, related

parallel
paraphrase

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Per

A

through, completely

permeable
pervade

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Peri

A

around, near

perimeter

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Prim

A

first

primeval

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Pro

A

forward, in favor of

propulsive
proponent

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Proto

A

first

prototype

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10
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Psuedo

A

false

pseudonym

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Abase V.

A

lower, humiliate

I had to abase myself when I lost that swim race

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Abash V.

A

embarrass

I was not abashed by her open honesty about my friend

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Abate V.

A

subside, decrease, lessen

The sandstorm abated

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Abdicate V.

A

Renounce, give up

He abdicated his throne to King Louis XIV

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Aberrant N.

A

abnormal, deviant

The aberrant nature of the child was annoying

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Abet V.

A

aid in doing something wrong

I am willing to abet you in burning her hw

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Abhor V.

A

detest, hate

I abhor you and your heartbreaking ways

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Abject Adj.

A

wretched, lacking pride

The homeless live in abject poverty

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Abjure V.

A

renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king

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Abnegation N.

A

self sacrifice

My act of abnegation to go to my friend’s dinner with a girl I loathe is what kept us from becoming enemies

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Aboriginal Adj.

A

primitive, native

Aboriginal Indians were the first people in America

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Abortive adj.

A

unsuccessful

The abortive procedure to remove the girl from my life was a failure

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Abrade V.

A

scrape, erode

Her face will abrade the pavement if she does not give me her money

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Abrasive adj.

A

rubbing away, tending to grind down

Abrasive liquid can clean dirt such as rubbing alcohol

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Abridge V.
condense or shorten I will abridge the hw to only one page instead of 100
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Abscond V.
depart secretly and hide Anne frank absconded from the Nazis
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Absolve V.
pardon (an offense) The father absolved him of his sins
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Abstemious adj.
sparing in eating and drinking Her abstemious diet made her lose a lot of weight
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Abstract adj.
theoretical, not concrete Hunger is an abstract concept
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Abstruse adj.
profound, difficult to understand The Odyssey is an abstruse book for children in Elementary school