prefixies Flashcards by Ayla Marston

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a-
an-

A

not
“a knot”

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anti

A

against

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brady

A

slow
tom brady is slow

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di-
dia-

A

through; between
“diameter, dissect”

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dys

A

bad
“dys-ing on someone is bad”

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endo

A

inside
“into=inside”

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epi

A

on top of
“epic=on top of the world”

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hemi

A

half
“hemisphere=half a sphere”

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hyper

A

too much

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hypo
(before process)

A

too little

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intra

A

inside
“intra-vert”

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macro

A

large
micro=small, so opposite

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meso

A

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

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micro

A

small

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olig-
oligo-

A

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

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pan

A

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

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para

A

beside; near
“paranormal” ghost is near

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peri

A

around
“peri-winkle” always flying around

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poly

A

many; too much
many polys in utah

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tachy

A

fast
“fast fashion is tachy”

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trans

A

through
transition through a tunnel

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ab

A

off; from; away
abduct

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ana

A

up; throughout; again

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beni

A

for good
beni is good for you

bi

two; double bi-lingual (two languages)

contra

against; opposite contrast

de

from; down; out descend

dis

separate; apart distance

ex

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

hypo (before anatomical structure)

below

idio

one's own; peculiar idiot's are peculiar

im

not imposter

ipsi

same (side)

mal- mali-

badly mal: in french is bad

non

not

pro

in front of; in favor of pro's & cons

radio

X-rays or other radiation

re

again

sub

an underlayer; support substitute (supports teachers)

sym- syn- sys-

with; together sympathetic (with you)

un

not

un- uni-

one un in french is one