Prefixes Flashcards

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epi-

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on top of

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inter-

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between

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hypo-

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below

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infra-

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below

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sub-

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below

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pro-

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before / in front of

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retro-

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backwards or behind

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poly-

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many

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macro-

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big / large / long

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micro-

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small

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quadri-

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four

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dipl-

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double

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bi-

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two

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above / excessive

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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multi-

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many / much

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nullii-

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none

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primi-

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first

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tri-

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three

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circum-

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around

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extra-

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outside of

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intra-

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inside / within

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para-

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beside / next to

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supra-

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above

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endo-

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inside

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to or toward

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peri-

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around

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dia-

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across or through

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trans-

A

across or through

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ecto-

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outside of

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exo-

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outside of

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extra-

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outside of

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intra-

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inside

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super-

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excessive (sometimes above)

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supra-

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above

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ultra-

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beyond

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a-

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not

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an-

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(negation)

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anti-

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against

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eu-

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good / normal

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dys-

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bad / abnormal

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homo-

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same

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homeo-

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same

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contra-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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mal-

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bad

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pan-

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all

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pseudo-

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false

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sym-

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together

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syn-

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together

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tachy-

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fast