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Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a, an

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without, not (asexual, amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism)

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ab, abs, a

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apart, away from (abnormal, abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission . See “ad”)

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ad

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toward [adhere, adductor (muscle) . See “ab”, adumbrate]

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agere

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act (agent, agency, agenda)

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amphi, ambi

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round, both sides (amphitheater, amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalent)

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ante

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before (antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior)

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anthro

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man (anthropology, anthropomorphic)

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anti

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against (antipathy, antitank, anticlimax)

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aqua

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water (aquarium, aqueous)

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archaios

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ancient (archeology, archetype, archaic, archeozoic)

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archos

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leader, first, chief (monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect)

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audio

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hear (audiophile, audiometer, auditory)

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auto

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self (automatic, automaton, auto-immune)

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bi

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two (bi-partisan, bisexual, biennial, binary, bicuspid, bivalve)

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bene

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well, favorable (benefit, benevolent, benefactor, beneficent)

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bible

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book (bibliography, Bible, bibliophile)

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17
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bio

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life (biology, biography, bio-active)

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18
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caco

A

bad (cacophony)

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cide

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kill (homicide, parricide, germicidal, ecocide)

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circum

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around (circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate)

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21
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constitutus

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stand (constitution, statute)

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22
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corpus

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body (corpse, corporeal punishment, corpus callosum)

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cracy

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rule (democracy, theocrat, technocracy)

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24
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credo

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belief (credit, (see also roots section)

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demos

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people (democracy, demographic)

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di

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two, double (dimorphism, dicotyledon, diatomic)

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27
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dia

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across, through (diagonal, dialectic, dialogue, diagnosis)

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dis

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not, apart (disperse, disinherit, disenfranchise, distend)

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dominus

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lord (dominant, dominion)

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30
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dynasthai

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be able (dynamic, dynamo, dynasty, dynamite)

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31
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ego

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I, self (ego, egomaniac, egocentric)

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epi

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upon, over (epidermis, epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis, epinephrine, epiphysis)

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ex

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out (exotic, exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophthalmic, exogenous, exothermic, exoskeleton)

34
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federis

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league, pact (federation, confederate, see also roots section)

35
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frater

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brother (fraternize, fraternity, fraternal, fratricide)

36
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geo

A

earth (geology, geography, geocentric, geomancy)

37
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graph

A

write, record (graphic, graphite, graphology, see also roots section)

38
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hetero

A

mixed, unlike (heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox, heterodont, hetero atom, heterocyclic, heterozygous)

39
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homo

A

same, alike (homogeneous, homogenized, homozygous, homolytic fission, Homo sapiens, homonid, homeostasis)

40
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idem

A

the same (identity, idiopathic, I, individual)

41
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ideo

A

idea (ideology, ideation, ideal)

42
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idios

A

ones own (idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic)

43
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in

A

in (incarcerate, incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous, indicator, inspiration)

44
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in, im

A

not (incredible, ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal, immoral)

45
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inter

A

between (interact, interstellar, interpret, interstitial)

46
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legis (lex)

A

law (legal, legislature)

47
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lexis

A

word (lexicon, lexicography)

48
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liber

A

free, book (liberty, library, liberal)

49
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locus

A

place (locality, local, circumlocution)

50
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macro

A

large (macroeconomics, macroscopic, macrophage)

51
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mania

A

obsession (maniac, Beatlemania, see roots section)

52
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meter

A

measure (metronome, speedometer, odometer)

53
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micro

A

small (microscope, micron, micrometer, microorganism)

54
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mittere, mitto

A

send (mission, transmit, remit, see roots section)

55
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mono

A

one, single (monocle, monopoly, monogamy, monovalent, monomania, monarchy)

56
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mortis

A

death (mortician, mortuary, moribund, morbid)

57
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nomen

A

name (noble, ignominy, nomenclature, nominal)

58
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olig

A

few (oligarchy, oligopoly)

59
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pater

A

father (paternal, paternity, patricide)

60
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ped

A

foot (pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist, see roots section)

61
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peri

A

around (peripatetic, periscope, perineum, peritoneum)

62
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phage

A

eat (phagocyte, phagocytosis, see roots section)

63
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philo

A

love (philosophy, philanthropy)

64
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polein

A

sell (monopoly)

65
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polis

A

city (political, metropolitan, see roots section)

66
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poly

A

many (polygamy, polyphonic, hoi polloi, see roots section)

67
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porto

A

carry (porter, export)

68
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post

A

after (post script (p.s.), ex post facto, post hoc, post-mortem)

69
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pre

A

before (premier, preview, premium, prescient)

70
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pro

A

before, in favor of (project, projectile)

71
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psyche

A

mind, soul (psychology)

72
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publicus

A

people (public, republic, pub, publican)

73
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riparia

A

river (riparian)

74
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scope

A

examine (microscope, oscilloscope)

75
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scribo

A

write (transcribe, scribe, script, see roots section)

76
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solus

A

alone (solo, solitary)

77
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subter

A

under, secret (subterfuge, subtle, subaltern, subterranean)

78
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sin (sys before b, p, or m)

A

together, with (synchronize, symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope, systematic)

79
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tele

A

distance (telegraph, telephone, teleology)

80
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trans

A

across (transport, transcend, transmogrify)

81
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utilis

A

useful (utility, utilitarian)

82
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vide, visibil, vis

A

see (video, vision, visible)

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