Prefixes Flashcards by Alex wall | Brainscape

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Cata

A

Down

Catacombs, catastrophe

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ad-, ac-, ag-, al-, an-, as-, at

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to

advertisement, aggregate.

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De

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Down, from, away

Descend, devalue, deflate

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Di, dif, dis

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Part, separate

Divide, disagreement, disconnect

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Dia

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Through, across

Diaspora, diameter, diagnosis

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Per

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Through

Perfect, permeate

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Ami, amo

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Love

Amorous, enamored

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Anima

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Spirit, soul

Animal, animate, animosity, equanimity

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Bellum

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War

Bellicose, belligerent, antebellum

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Brev, bri

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Short

Abbreviation, brief, abridge

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Calcu

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Pebble

Calculate

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Ced, cede, ceed, cess

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Go, move, yield

Proceed, precede, intercede, recede, antecede

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Cep

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Take, hold, get

Intercept, reception, conception

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Claudo, clos, clud, clus

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Close, shut

Claustrophobia, include, seclude, enclose

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Cord

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Heart

Accord, concord, cordial, discord

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Duct, duc

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Lead

Reduction, product, conduct, induction, abduct, introduce, educate

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Eco

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Home

Economics, ecology

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Fact

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Make

Factor, malefactor, manufacture

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Fer

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Carry, bear

Transfer, refer, infer, conference

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Fess

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Declare, state

Confess, professor

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Fid

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Trust

Infidelity, confidence

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Found, fund

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Deep

Profound

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Fuge

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Flee

Fugitive, refuge, centrifuge, subterfuge

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Gam

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Marriage

Monogamy, misogamist, gamete

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Gon

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Angle

Polygon

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Gress

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Step, move

Progress, regress, aggression, congress

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Here, hes

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Stick, cling

Adhere, coherent, hesitate

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Hibit

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Hold

Inhibit, exhibit, prohibit

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Lab

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Work

Labor, collaborate, belabor

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Later

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Side

Lateral, quadrilateral

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Lige

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Connect

Ligament, obligated, religion

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Lique

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Side

Oblique

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Mit, miss

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Send

Dismiss, transmit, emit, remit, commit, submit

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Nat, nasc

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Born, birth

Native, nation, nacent

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Noc, nox

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Harm, kill

Innocent, innocuous, noxious, obnoxious

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Nom

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System, rule, management

Economy, astronomy, taxonomy

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Oleu

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Oil

Petroleum

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Pel, pulse

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Push, drive

Impulse, repulse, impel, compel, dispel, propeller

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Pen, pend

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Hang

Pendulum, appendix, compendium, appendage, compensation

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Plic, ply

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Fold

Reply, imply, comply, complicate, application

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Pone, pose

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Set, place, put

Postpone, deposit, impose

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Quire

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Seek

Acquire, inquire, require

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Roga

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Ask

Interrogate, abrogate, derogatory

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Scend

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Climb

Ascend, descend, transcend

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Sid

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Sit, stay

President, reside, resident, subsidize

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Sentio

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Feel

Sentient, resent, consent, assent

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Sequ

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Follow

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Soph

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Wise

Philosophy, sophomore

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Spir

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Breathe

Respire, inspire, aspire, expire, perspire

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Sui

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Self

Suicide

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Sume

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Use up, take

Consume, resume, assume

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Tax

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Arrangement, order

Taxonomy, taxidermist

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Term

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End, limit

Terminate, determine, exterminate

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Ton

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Sound

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Ven, vene

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Come

Intervene, convene, event, avenue, venue, prevent

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Ventri

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Belly

Ventriloquist, ventral

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Ver, vert

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Turn

Advertisement, invert, revert, conversion, universal

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Vol

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Wish, will

Volunteer, benevolent, malevolent

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Volv, volut

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Roll

Revolution, evolve