Prefixes & Affixes Flashcards

Common Roots & Affixes and their Meanings Common Prefixes.

1
Q

anti-

A

against

anticlimax

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2
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de-

A

opposite

devalue

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3
Q

dis-

A

not; opposite of

discover

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4
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en-, em-

A

cause to

entact, empower

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5
Q

fore-

A

before; front of

foreshadow

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6
Q

-est

A

most

happiest

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7
Q

in-

A

not

injure

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8
Q

-tion

A

state or quality

limitation

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9
Q

-ed

A

past tense usage

marred

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10
Q

mis-

A

wrong

miscarriage

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11
Q

-age

A

action / process

miscarriage

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12
Q

miscel-

A

mix

miscellaneous

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13
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-ous

A

full of / having qualities of

miscellaneous

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