Prefixes Flashcards

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“A(G.) not, no”

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Amoral, asexual

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“A (L.) away from”

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Abnormal, abduct

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“AB (L.) away from”

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Abscission, abductor

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AD (L.) toward

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Adhere, adumbrate

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ALTER (L.) another

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Alternate, alteration

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“AMPHI (G.) around, both”

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Amphitheater, amphibian

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ANA (G.) up

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Anaerobic, analog

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ANTE (L.) before

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Antecedent, anterior

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ANTI (G.) against

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Antipathy, antitank

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CIRCUM (L.) around

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Circumference, circumnavigate

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“CO (L.) with, together”

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Company, collaborate

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“CON (L.) with, together”

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Continue, confirm

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CONTRA (L.) against

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Contradict, contrast

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“DE (L.) down, down from”

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Descend, deduct

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DIA (G.) through

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Diagonal, diagnostic

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“DIS (L.) apart, away from”

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Disperse, distend

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DYS (G.) bad

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Dysfunctional, dyslexia

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“E (L.) out of”

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Eczema, epilation

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EC (G.) outside

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Ecosystem, ecosphere

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“EM (G.) in, within”

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Embalm, emblaze

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“EN (G.) in, within”

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Enter, entrance

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EPI (G.) upon

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Epidermis, epidemic

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“EX (L.) out of, away from”

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Exotic, exterior

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HYPER (G.) over

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Hyperactive, hyperactive

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“IN (L.) in, into, on, against, not”

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Incorporate, inspiration

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INTRO (L.) inside

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Intromission, introduction

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OB (L.) against

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Obdurate, obduracy

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“OMNI (L.) every, all”

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Omnipresent, omnivore

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PER (L.) through

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Perceive,perception

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PERI (G.) around

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Perimeter, period

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POST (L.) after

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Postpone, postoperation

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PRE(L.) before

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Prelude, preview

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“RE (L.) back, again”

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Reappear, reprint

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RETRO (L.) backwards

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Retrograde, retrogress

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SUB (L.) beneath

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Subway, subterranean

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“SUPER, SUR (L.) above”

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Superintendent, supervise

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“SYM (G.) with, together”

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Symbiotic, symmetry

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“SYN (G.) with, together”

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Synchronous, synthesis

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TRANS (L.) across

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Transcend, transfix

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TELE (G.) distant

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Telecommunication, telepathic