some common roots and prefixes Flashcards by svanhildur aðalsteinsdóttir | Brainscape

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a, an

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not, without

atheist, anarchy, apathy, atypical…

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ab

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away, down, from, off

absent, abduction, abnormal

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act

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do, move

action, react, activity

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ad

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to, towards

admit, address, advertisement, adjust

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ante

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before

antedecent, antebellum

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anti, ant

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against, opposite

antisocial, antigen, antipathy, antidepressants

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arm

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weapon

army, disarm, armour

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audi

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to hear

audible, audiobook, automobile

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bell

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war

belligerent, rebel, antebellum

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bene

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good, well

beneficial, benefit, benevolent

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bi

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two

bicycle, bicep,

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bio

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life, living

biology, biohazard, biography

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cede, ceed, cess

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to go, to yield

succeed, proceed, succession

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chron

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time

chronic, chronology

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cide, cis

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to kill, to cut

suicide, genocide, incision, circumcision

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circum

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around

circumstance, circumscribe

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clud, clus, claus

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to close

claustrophobia, exclusive, enclose

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con, com

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with, toghether

compact, compress, contract

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contra, counter

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against, opposite

contradict, controversy, counter arguement

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cred

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to believe

credible, credit, incredible

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commun

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to share

community, communication

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cycl

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circle, wheel

bycicle, cyclical, cycle

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de

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from, down, away

detach, depart, derail, depress

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demo

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people

democrocy, epidemic, demographic

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dict

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speak

predict, dictionary, contradict, dictate

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dis, dys, dif

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away, not, negative

dismiss, disconnect, dysfunction, dyslexia, differ

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duc, duct

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to lead, pull

produce, abduct, product

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dyn, dyna

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power

dynamic, dynamite

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e, ex

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out, away, from

exit, express, exude, eject, explotion

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eu

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good, pleasant

euphoria, euphemism

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exter, extra

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outside of

external, exhale, extract, extreme

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flu, flux

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flow

influence, fluctuate

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flect, flex

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to bend

flexible, reflex

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graph

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to write

grammar, polygraph, biography, telegram

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hetero

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other

heterosexual

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homo

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same

homosexual

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hyper

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over, above

hyperactive, hypersensitive

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in, im (il/ir)

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not

impossible, incapable

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inter, intro

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between

inernational, introvert, internal

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intra

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within, into

intranet

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jac, ject

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to throw

eject, projector, reject

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log, logo, loc, loq

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word, speak, speech

monologue, dialogue, apology

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mal

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bad

malaria, malevolent, malefisent

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mit, miss

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to send

remit, transmit, mission

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multi

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many

multiply, multi-colored

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neo

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new

neonazi

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non

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not

non-profit, non-fat, nonfiction

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omni

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all

omnipotent

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pan

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all, whole, general, completely

pansexual, pandemic

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para

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beside

paramedic, comparison, paraphrase

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per

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through, intensive

perform, perfect

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peri

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around

periscope, perimeter

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phon

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sound

telephone, microphone

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phot

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light

photograph

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poly

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many

polyamorous

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port

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to carry

transport, portable

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re

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back, again

report, regain, reflect

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retro

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backwards

retrospect

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scrib, script

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to write

scribble, prescribe, inscription

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sect, sec

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cut

dissect, transect, intersect

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semi

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half

semi-final, semiconsious, semicircle, semi-monthly

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spect

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to look

inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect

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sub

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under, below

submarine, submerge, submit

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super, supra

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above

superior, superficial

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syn

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together

synthesis, synergy

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tele

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distance, from afar

television, telephone, telegraph

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theo, the

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god

theist, atheist, theology

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therm, thermo

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heat

thermometer, thermal

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tract

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to drag, draw

tractor, attract, extract

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trans

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across

transport, transmit, transoceanic

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vert, vers

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to turn

convert, revert, introvert, extrovert

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ven, vent

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to come

convention, prevent, invent

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vita

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life

vital, vitality, vitamins

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vol

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to will

benevolent, volition, voluntary, malevolent