Prefixes Flashcards

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ambi-

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both (AMBIvalent - feeling both ways about an issue)

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ab-

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not, away from (ABnormal - not normal)

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amphi-

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round, both sides (AMPHItheater - a round theater)

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anti-

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against (ANTIwar - against war)

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arch-

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main (ARCHrival - main rival)

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auto-

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self (AUTOmobile - self driven vehicle)

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bene-

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good (BENEficial - something good)

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bi-

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two (BIcycle - a cycle with 2 wheels)

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bio-

A

life (BIOlogy - the study of life)

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con-, co-

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with (COoperate - work with others)

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counter-

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opposite, offset (COUNTERclockwise - in direction opposite of clockwise)

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de-

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remove (DEoderant - removes odor)

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deca-

A

ten (DECAde - ten years)

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dis-

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not (DIShonest - not honest)

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dict-

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to speak (DICTate - to speak aloud)

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ex-

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former, away (ex-girfriend - former girlfriend)

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extra-

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beyond (EXTRAordinary (beyond what is ordinary)

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fore-

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before, in front of (FOREground - the part of a scene that is nearest to and in front view)

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im-, in-

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not, without (INactive - not active)

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inter-

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between (INTERnational - between nations)

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iso-

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same (ISOmetric - having the same measurement)

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manu-

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hand (MANUal - done or worked on with the hands)

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meta-

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change, transformation (METAplasia - transformation of one tissue to another)

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micro-

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small (MICROscope - devuce used to look at small objects

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mid-

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in the middle of (MIDnight - in the middle of the night)

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mis-

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bad, wrong (MISlead - lead in the wrong direction)

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mono-

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one (MONOpoly - when one company has power)

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multi-

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many things (MULTIcolor - many colors)

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mut-

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change (MUTant - someone or something that changes)

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non-

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no (NONsense - no sense)

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over-

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beyond some quantity, limit (OVERtime - time in excess of a set limit)

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para-

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beyond (PARApsychology - beyond psychology)

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ped-

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foot (PEDicure - care of feet, toes, and nails)

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post-

A

after (POSTwar - after the war)

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pre-

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before (PREheat - heat before)

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pseudo-

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false, not real (pseudonym - fictitious name)

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re-

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again (REdo - do again)

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sub-

A

under, below (subzero - below zero)

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terra-

A

earth (terrain - piece of land)

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topo-

A

place (toponym - the name of a place)

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trans-

A

change (transpose -change the position of)

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tri-

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three (tricycle - a cycle with three wheels)

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troglo-

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cave (troglocole - to live in a cave)

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ultra-

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beyond (ultramodern - beyond modern)

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un-

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not (uncooked - not cooked)

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uni-

A

one (unicorn - mythical animal that has one horn)

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xen-

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foreign, guest (xenophobia - fesr of strangers or foreigners)