Prefixes Flashcards

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ante-

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before, in front of

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ben(e)-

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well

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contra-

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opposite, against

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de-

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down, away, off

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extra-

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outside, beyond

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within

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juxta-

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by the side of, close to

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mal(e)-

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badly, poorly

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per-

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through

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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forward, in front of

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retro-

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backward, behind

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se-

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apart, aside, away

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super-

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above

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ultra-

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beyond

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ab-, a-, abs

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away from, from

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ad-, ac-, af-, ag,

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to, toward, near

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ambi-, ambo-

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both, around

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circum-, circu-

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around

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con-, co-, com-

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with, together, very

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dis-, di-, dif-

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apart

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ex-, e-, ec-, ef-

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out, from

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in-, il-,im-, ir-

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into, on

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in-, il-, im-, ir

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not

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ob-, oc-, of-

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against, toward

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re-, red-

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back, again, against

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sub-, suc-, sus-

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under, up from under

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trans-, tra-, tran-

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across, through

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milli-

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thousand, thousandth

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septim-

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seventh

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semi-

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half

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second-

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second

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prim-

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first

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oct-

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eight

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quint-

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fifth

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dec-

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tenth

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qaurt-

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fourth

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sex-

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six

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cent-

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hundred, hundredth

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du-

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two

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quinque-

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five

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sect-

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sixth

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tri-

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three

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octav-

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eighth

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non-

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ninth

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sept(em)-

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seven

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qaudr-

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four

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un-

A

one

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terti-

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third

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novem-

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nine

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centr-

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center

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equ-

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equal, even

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magn-

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great

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medi-

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middle

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mult-

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many, much

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pen-

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almost

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plur-

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many

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vari-

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different, varied