Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a-/an-

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not/without (a- before consonants; an- before vowels)

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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4
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a-

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not/without (before consonants)

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5
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an-

A

not/without (before vowels)

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ante-/pre-/pro-

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before

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ante-

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before

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before

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10
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anti-/contra-

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aganist

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11
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anti-

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aganist

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12
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contra-

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aganist

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13
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bi-/di-

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two

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14
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brady-

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slow

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de-

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down from, removing

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dia-

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through, between, across

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bi-

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two

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18
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di-

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two

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19
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dys-

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difficult/abnormal

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20
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ecto-/ex-/exo-

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outside/without/away from

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21
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ecto-

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outside/without/away from

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22
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ex-

A

outside/without/away from

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23
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exo-

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outside/without/away from

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24
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en-/endo-/em-/eso-

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inside

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en-

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inside

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endo-

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inside

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em-

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inside

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eso-

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inside

29
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epi-

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above/on

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eu-

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good/normal

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hemi-/semi-

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half/partly

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hemi-

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half/partly

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semi-

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half/partly

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hyper-

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excessive, greater than normal

35
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hypo-/sub-

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beneath/below normal, under

36
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in-

A

not

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infra-

A

beneath

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inter-

A

between

39
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hypo-

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beneath/below normal, under

40
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sub-

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beneath/below normal, under

41
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intra-

A

within/inside of

42
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macro-

A

large

43
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mal-

A

bad

44
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meso-

A

middle or moderate

45
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micro-

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small

46
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multi-/poly-

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many/excessive

47
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mono-/uni-

A

one

48
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nulli-

A

none

49
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para-

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near, beside, resembling, abnormal

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per-

A

through, by, or complete

51
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multi-

A

many/excessive

52
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poly-

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many/excessive

53
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mono-

A

one

54
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uni-

A

one

55
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peri-

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around/near

56
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post-

A

after, behind

57
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primi-

A

first

58
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re-

A

back, again

59
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retro-

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behind, backward

60
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super-

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more than normal, excessive

61
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supra-

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above, over

62
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sy(n)(m)-

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together, union

63
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tachy-

A

fast

64
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trans-

A

across/through

65
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uni-

A

one