prefixies Flashcards

1
Q

a-
an-

A

not
“a knot”

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2
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anti

A

against

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3
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brady

A

slow
tom brady is slow

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4
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di-
dia-

A

through; between
“diameter, dissect”

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5
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dys

A

bad
“dys-ing on someone is bad”

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6
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endo

A

inside
“into=inside”

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7
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epi

A

on top of
“epic=on top of the world”

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8
Q

hemi

A

half
“hemisphere=half a sphere”

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9
Q

hyper

A

too much

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10
Q

hypo
(before process)

A

too little

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11
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intra

A

inside
“intra-vert”

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12
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macro

A

large
micro=small, so opposite

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13
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meso

A

in the middle
“middle child is so meso (messy)

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14
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micro

A

small

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15
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olig-
oligo-

A

several; a handful
“olive-garden” = severa; breadsticks

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16
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pan

A

all; everything or everyone
“cook all in a pan”

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17
Q

para

A

beside; near
“paranormal” ghost is near

18
Q

peri

A

around
“peri-winkle” always flying around

19
Q

poly

A

many; too much
many polys in utah

20
Q

tachy

A

fast
“fast fashion is tachy”

21
Q

trans

A

through
transition through a tunnel

22
Q

ab

A

off; from; away
abduct

23
Q

ana

A

up; throughout; again

23
Q

beni

A

for good
beni is good for you

24
Q

bi

A

two; double
bi-lingual (two languages)

25
Q

contra

A

against; opposite
contrast

26
Q

de

A

from; down; out
descend

27
Q

dis

A

separate; apart
distance

28
Q

ex

A

out; off; from; beyond
you want your ex to be…

29
Q

hypo
(before anatomical structure)

A

below

30
Q

idio

A

one’s own; peculiar
idiot’s are peculiar

31
Q

im

A

not
imposter

32
Q

ipsi

A

same (side)

33
Q

mal-
mali-

A

badly
mal: in french is bad

34
Q

non

A

not

35
Q

pro

A

in front of; in favor of
pro’s & cons

36
Q

radio

A

X-rays or other radiation

37
Q

re

A

again

38
Q

sub

A

an underlayer; support
substitute (supports teachers)

39
Q

sym-
syn-
sys-

A

with; together
sympathetic (with you)

40
Q

un

A

not

41
Q

un-
uni-

A

one
un in french is one