Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots Flashcards

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Deb; Debilitate

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Deb: Weak
Debilitate: to make weak, cripple

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Di; Dichotomy

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Di: two
Dichotomy: contradictory, separated into two mutually exclusive groups or ideas

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Dia; Dialect

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Dia: through
Dialect: regional or local form of a language; dia + lect, read = read through

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Dict; Dictum

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Dict: say
Dictum: saying, cliche

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Dis; Disparage

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Dis: not
Disparage: to put down, insult

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Dom; Dominate

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Dom: mastery
Dominate: have power over

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Dur; Endure

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Dur: hard, lasting
Endure: last

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E, Ex; Extemporaneous

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E, Ex: from

Extemporaneous: done without preparation; equi + temp, =

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Equi; Equivocal

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Equi: equal, same

Equivocal

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Err; Erroneous

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Err: wrong

Erroneous

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Eu; Euphoria

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Eu: happy

Euphoria

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Fac, Fic; Facile

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Fac, Fic: make, do

Facile

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Fall; Fallacious

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Fall: wrong

Fallacious

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Fict; Ficitious

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Fict: false

Ficitious

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Fid; Perfidy

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Fid: loyal

Perfidy

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Gen; Ingenuous

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Gen: knowledge, innate

Ingenuous

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Grav; Gravity

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Grav: weight, serious

Gravity

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Hetero; Heterogeneous

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Hetero: different

Heterogeneous

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Homo; Homogeneous

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Homo: same

Homogeneous

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Im, In; Ineffable

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Im, In: not

Ineffable

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Inter; Interrupt

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Inter: between

Interrupt