Prefixes Flashcards

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a

A

without, absence of, lack, no, not

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ab

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away from

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ad

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to; toward, near

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an

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absence of

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ana

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up; again

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ante

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before, in front of, front, forward

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anti

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against, opposed

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apo

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upon

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aut

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self

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bi

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two, both

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bin

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two

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brady

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slow

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cata

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down

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con

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together

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contra

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against, opposite

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de

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down from

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dia

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complete, across, apart, through

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dis

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free from

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dys

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labored, difficult, painful

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e - ec

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out, outside, away from

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ecto

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outer, outside

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endo

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within, inside

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epi

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on, upon

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eso

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inward

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eu

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normal

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ex

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outside

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exo

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outward

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extra

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beyond

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive, above, beyond, more than normal

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hypo

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below, deficient, beneath, less than normal

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in

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into, not

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infra

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below

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inter

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between

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intra

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within, inside

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mal

A

bad

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meso

A

middle

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meto

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after

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micro

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small

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multi

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many

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neo

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new

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nulli

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none

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pan

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total

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para

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beside, about, near

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per

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through

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peri

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surrounding (outer), around

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poly

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many

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post

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after

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pre

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before, in front of

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pro, pros

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before, forward, in front of

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re

A

back, behind

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retro

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back, backward

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semi

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half

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sub

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below, under, beneath

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super

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above

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supra

A

above

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sym

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together, with

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syn

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joined, together, with

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tachy

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fast

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tetra

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four

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trans

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through, across, over, beyond

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tri

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three

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ultra

A

excess

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uni

A

one