Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
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ab-
A
away from; e.g., absent
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ad-
A
to, toward; e.g., advance
3
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ambi-
A
both; e.g., ambidextrous
4
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circum-
A
around; e.g., circumnavigate
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contra-
A
against; e.g., contradict
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de-
A
down, away; e.g., descend
7
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dis-
A
not, apart; e.g., disconnect
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ex-
A
out of; e.g., exit
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extra-
A
beyond; e.g., extraordinary
10
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in-
A
not, into; e.g., incorrect
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inter-
A
between; e.g., international
12
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intra-
A
within; e.g., intranet
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mis-
A
wrongly; e.g., misinterpret
14
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multi-
A
many; e.g., multiple
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non-
A
not; e.g., nonexistent
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post-
A
after; e.g., postwar
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pre-
A
before; e.g., preview
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pro-
A
forward; e.g., progress
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re-
A
again; e.g., rewrite
20
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semi-
A
half; e.g., semicircle
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sub-
A
under; e.g., submarine
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super-
A
above; e.g., superhuman
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trans-
A
across; e.g., transport
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un-
A
not; e.g., unhappy
25
under-
below, too little; e.g., underestimate
26
a-
without; e.g., atypical
27
amphi-
both; e.g., amphibian
28
anti-
against; e.g., antidote
29
auto-
self; e.g., autobiography
30
bio-
life; e.g., biology
31
chrono-
time; e.g., chronology
32
geo-
earth; e.g., geography
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hyper-
over, excessive; e.g., hyperactive
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hypo-
under, below; e.g., hypothermia
35
micro-
small; e.g., microscope
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mono-
one, single; e.g., monologue
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neo-
new; e.g., neoclassical
38
pan-
all; e.g., pandemic
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photo-
light; e.g., photograph
40
poly-
many; e.g., polygon
41
psycho-
mind; e.g., psychology
42
techno-
art, skill; e.g., technology
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tele-
distant; e.g., telescope
44
thermo-
heat; e.g., thermometer
45
-able
able to be; e.g., readable
46
-ible
capable of being; e.g., reversible
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-al
relating to; e.g., universal
48
-ial
having characteristics of; e.g., facial
49
-ed
past tense; e.g., walked
50
-en
made of; e.g., golden
51
-er
one who; e.g., teacher
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-est
most; e.g., tallest
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-ful
full of; e.g., helpful
54
-ic
having characteristics of; e.g., poetic
55
-ing
verb form; e.g., sleeping
56
-ion
act, process; e.g., submission
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-ity
state of; e.g., activity
58
-ive
adjective form of noun; e.g., active
59
-less
without; e.g., hopeless
60
-ly
how something is; e.g., lovely
61
-ment
state of being; e.g., contentment
62
-ness
state or condition of; e.g., openness
63
-ous
having qualities of; e.g., courageous
64
-s
plural; e.g., trains
65
-es
plural; e.g., boxes
66
-y
characterized by; e.g., gloomy
67
-cracy
rule; e.g., democracy
68
-graphy
writing; e.g., biography
69
-logy
study of; e.g., psychology
70
-meter
measuring device; e.g., barometer
71
-nomy
system of rules; e.g., astronomy
72
-phobia
fear of; e.g., arachnophobia
73
-scope
instrument for viewing; e.g., microscope
