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Prefixes Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

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Not, without

Examples: amoral. Anesthetic, apolitical, asocial

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ab-

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Away from

Examples: abduction, abstain, abnormal

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ad-

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To, toward

Examples: adjoin, adjacent (lying near to)

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ambi-

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Both

Examples: ambidextrous, ambivalent

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ana-

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Up, back, again

Examples: analogy, anatomy m, anagram

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anti-

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Against

Examples: antipathy, anti war, antisocial

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apo-

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From, away from

Examples: apology, apologize

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auto-

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Self

Examples: autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automation

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bene-

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Good

Examples: benediction, benevolent, benefactor

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cata-, cat-

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down, against

Examples: catastrophe- a turning down

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centro, centri-

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Around, Center

Examples: concentric, centrifugal

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circum-

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Around

Examples: circumlocution, circumference, circumvent

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com-

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With, together

Examples: communal, community

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con-

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With, together

Examples: connect, confide, conspire

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contra-

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Against

Examples: contradict, contravene

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de-

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Down, away

Examples: descend, deject (cast down)

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dia-, di-

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Through, across

Examples: diameter, division

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dis-

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apart, not

Examples: disengage, discord, discomfort

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dys-

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ill, difficult, bad

Examples: dysfunctional, dysentery

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e-

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out of, from

Examples: elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)

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ecto-

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on the outside

Examples: ectoderm - outer skin

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en-, em-

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in

Examples: empathy- feeling in

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endo-

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within, inside

Examples: endoscope - instrument for observing inside

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epi-

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Upon

Examples: epitaph, epidermis, epicenter

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eso-

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inward, within

Examples: esoteric- more inward, esophagus

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eu-

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Well, good

Examples: euthanasia - good death

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ex-

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Out of, from

Examples: exhume, exhale, exodus

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hetero

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other, different

Examples: heterosexual, heterodox, heterogeneous

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homo-

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same

Examples: homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized

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hyper-

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over

Examples: hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity

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cata-, cat-

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down, against

Examples: catastrophe- a turning down

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centro, centri-

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Around, Center

Examples: concentric, centrifugal

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circum-

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Around

Examples: circumlocution, circumference, circumvent

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com-

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With, together

Examples: communal, community

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con-

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With, together

Examples: connect, confide, conspire

36
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contra-

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Against

Examples: contradict, contravene

37
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de-

A

Down, away

Examples: descend, deject (cast down)

38
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dia-, di-

A

Through, across

Examples: diameter, division

39
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dis-

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apart, not

Examples: disengage, discord, discomfort

40
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dys-

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ill, difficult, bad

Examples: dysfunctional, dysentery

41
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e-

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out of, from

Examples: elect (choose out of), eject (throw out)

42
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ecto-

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on the outside

Examples: ectoderm - outer skin

43
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en-, em-

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in

Examples: empathy- feeling in

44
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endo-

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within, inside

Examples: endoscope - instrument for observing inside

45
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epi-

A

Upon

Examples: epitaph, epidermis, epicenter

46
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eso-

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inward, within

Examples: esoteric- more inward, esophagus

47
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eu-

A

Well, good

Examples: euthanasia - good death

48
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ex-

A

Out of, from

Examples: exhume, exhale, exodus

49
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hetero

A

other, different

Examples: heterosexual, heterodox, heterogeneous

50
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homo-

A

same

Examples: homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized

51
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hyper-

A

over

Examples: hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity, hyperactivity

52
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hypo-

A

Under

Examples: hypotension, hypodermic

53
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il-

A

Not

Examples: illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible

54
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im-

A

Not

Examples: imperfect, impolite m, impossible

55
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im- (different one)

A

Into

Examples: imbibe (drink in, take in)

56
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inter-

A

Between

Examples: intervene (come between), interstate

57
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intra-

A

Within

Examples: intrastate, intramural

58
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ir-

A

Not

Examples: irregular, irrational, irredeemable

59
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macro-

A

Large

Examples: macrocosm, macroeconomics

60
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mal, male-

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Bad, evil

Examples: malediction, malevolent , malnutrition

61
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meta-

A

Beyond

Examples: metaphysical

62
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micro-

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Small

Examples: microscope, microcosm, microeconomics

63
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mono-

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One, single

Examples: monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy

64
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neo-

A

New, recent

Examples: neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology, Neolithic

65
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ob-

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against

Examples: object, obstruct (build against)

66
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palin-, pali-

A

Back, again

Examples: palindrome

67
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pan-

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all, every

Examples: pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic

68
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para-

A

False

Examples: paramilitary, paralegal, parachute

69
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per-

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through

Examples: percolate (flow through) perforate (lunch through)

70
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peri-

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Around

Examples: perimeter, periscope

71
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Phil-, philo-

A

Like, lover of

Examples: philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy

72
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poly-

A

Many, several

Examples: polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism

73
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post-

A

After

Examples: postgraduate, posthumous postpone

74
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pre-

A

Before

Examples: precede, predict (tell before)

75
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pro-

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for, forward

Examples: promote, project

76
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pros-

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Toward, in front

Examples: prospect - view in front, something coming up

77
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proto-

A

first

Examples: prototype, protoplasm, protobiology

78
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pseudo

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False

Examples: pseudonym, pseudoscience

79
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re-

A

Again, Back

Examples: repeat, recede, regress (step back)

80
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retro-

A

Back

Examples: retrogression, retroactive

81
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se-

A

away from

Examples: seduce (lead away), secede

82
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sub-

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under

Examples: submarine, subject, subhuman, subterranean

83
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sur-, super-

A

over, above

Examples: superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass

84
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syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-

A

with, together

Examples: symphony, synonym, system, syllable

85
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tele-

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distant, far off

Examples: telephone, telepathy, television, telegram

86
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trans-

A

across

Examples: transient, transatlantic, transport (carry across)

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