Prefixes Flashcards

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Greek: Not, no: against, atypical

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Latin: Away From: aversion, afar

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Latin: Away from: abstinent, abrasion

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Latin: toward: advance, adapt

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Alter

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Latin: another: alternate, alteration

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Amphi

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Greek: around, both: amphibian, amphitheater

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Ana

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Greek: up: anabasis, anacatharis

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Ante

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Latin: before: antecedent, antebellum

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Anti

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Greek: against: antisocial, anticlimactic

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Circum

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Latin: around: circumnavigate, circumference

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Latin: with, together: cooperate, coplanar

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Latin: with, together: conjugate, contagious

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Contra

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Latin: against: contraceptive, contradict

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Latin: down, down from: descend, decentralize

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Latin: through: diameter, dialysis

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Latin: Apart, away from: dissipate, dissenting

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Dys

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Greek: bad: dysentery, dysprosium

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Latin: Out of: eject, emasculate

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Ec

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Greek: outside: ectopic, eccentric

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Em

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Greek: in, within: empathy, emphasis

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En

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Greek: in, within: endocrine, energy

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Epi

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Greek: upon: epicenter, epiglottis

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Ex

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Latin: out of, away from: exile, exhume

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Hyper

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Greek: over: hyperextended, hypersensitive

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In

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Latin: in, into, on, against, not: inefficient, inscribe

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Intro

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Latin: inside: introduction, introspective

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Ob

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Latin: against: object, obstruct

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Omni

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Latin: every, all: omnipotent, omniscient

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Per

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Latin: through: periscope, pertain

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Post

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Latin: after: posterior, postpone

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Pre

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Latin: before: predetermined, precedent

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Re

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Latin: back, again: revisit, restate

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Retro

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Latin: backwards: retrospective, retrograde

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Sub

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Latin: beneath: subterranean subsection

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Super/sur

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Latin: above: supersede, surname

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Sym

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Latin: with, together: symbiotic, sympathy

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Syn

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Greek: with, together: synergy, synonym

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Trans

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Latin: across: transatlantic, transgender

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Tele

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Greek: distant: telephone, telegram