prefixes Flashcards

1
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after (aftertaste, afterthought)

A

afterwards

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anti (anti-war, anti-capitalist)

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against

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anti (anti-clockwise, anti-globalisation, antisocial)

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opposite

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4
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auto (autobiography, autobiographical, automatic)

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by itself/yourself

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bi (bicycle, bilingual, bimonthly (twice a month)

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two or twice

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6
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co (co-operate, co-author)

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together

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7
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de (degenerate, defuse, devalue)

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reduce

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8
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de (decode, deforestation, deregulate)

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remove

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dis (disagree, disbelief, dishonest, disloyal, dissimilar)

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not

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10
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dis (disappear, disconnect, disqualify)

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opposite

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11
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down (downgrade, downhill, downstairs, downstream)

A

to a lower level

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ex (ex-husband, ex-president, ex-student)

A

former

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13
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fore (forecast, foresee)

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before

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14
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fore (foreground, forename)

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in front

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il, im, in, ir (illegal, illiterate, immoral, impatient, irregular, incorrect)

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not

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16
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inter (international, interact)

A

between

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17
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mal (malfunction, malnourised, malpractice)

A

badly or wrongly

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18
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mega (megarich, megastar)

A

huge

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19
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micro (microscope, microchip, microscopic)

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extremely small

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20
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mini (minibus, miniskirt)

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small or short

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mis (misbehave, misplace, misunderstand, mismanagement)

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bad/badly or wrong/wrongly

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mono (monolingual, monotonus)

A

one or alone

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multi (multi-purpose, multi-racial, multinational)

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non (non-smoker, non-violent, non-profit-making)

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out (outgrow, outnumber)
more/more than
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out (outdoors, outskirts)
outside
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over (over-estimate, overgrown, overpopulation, oversleep, overwork)
too much or too longo
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over (overcoat, overhead, overlap)
above/on top
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over (overland, overseas)
across
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post (postgraduate, postscript, post-war)
after
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pre (pre-historic, pre-school, pre-war)
before
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pro (pro-European, pro-war)
in favour of
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pseudo (pseudo-intellectual, pseudonym)
not real
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re (rebuild, re-examine, re-unite, rewind)
again
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re (replace, rearrange)
in another way
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semi (semi-circle, semi-final)
half
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semi (semi-active)
partly
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sub (submarine, subway, substandart)
below
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sub (subnormal, sub-committee, subplot)
less or less important
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super (supermarket, superstar, superpower)
large, great or powerful
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trans (trans-continental, trans-Atlantic, transport)
across
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trans (transform, translation)
showing change
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tri (triangle, trilogy)
three
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un (uncomfortable, uncrowded, uncommon, unfriendly, unlikely, unhelpful, unreliable, unspoilt, unstable)
not
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un (undo, undress, unlock, unpack, unzip)
opposite action
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under (undercooked, undernourished, unerpaid)
not enough
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under (underclothes, underline, underpass)
underneath
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under (under-estimate, undersized)
too little/too small
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up (upgrade, uplift, upstairs)
to a higher level