Success- Prefixes Flashcards

65 prefixes

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Ab-

A

From

Ex: abstain, abnormal

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A-, an-

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Not,without

Ex. Aseptic, atheist

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Alt-

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Other

Ex: altruist, alternate

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Ambi-, amphi-

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Both

Ex: ambivalent, amphibious

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Ant-, Anti-

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against, opposite

Ex. anti-inflammatory, antithesis

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Ante-

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before

Ex. antecedent, antediluvian

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Auto-

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self

Ex. autobiography, autonomous

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Be-

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make

Ex. beguile, becalm

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Bi-

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two

ex. bifocals, biannual

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by-

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near

ex. bypass, bystander

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circum-

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around

ex. circumference, circumspect

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co-, com-, con-

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with

ex. conmingle, convergent

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contra-

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against

ex. contrary, controversial

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counter-

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opposite

ex. counteract, countermand

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de-

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down, from

ex. descendant, deform

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di-, dis-

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apart, away

ex. disassociation, discriminate

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di-, du-

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two

ex. dichotomy, duplex

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dys-

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bad

ex. dysfunction, dysphoria

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e-, ex-

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outer, exit

ex. emanate, eviction

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em-, en-

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in

ex. embed, enclosure

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epi-

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after

ex. epitaph, epilogue

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equi-

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equal

ex. equable, equanimity

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eu-

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good

ex. euphonious, eulogy

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extra-

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outside

ex. extrasensory, extravagant

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for-
against | ex. forgo, forsworn
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fore-
before | ex. forecast, foreshadow
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hetero-
different | ex. heterogeneous, heterodox
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homo-
same | ex. homogenize, homonym
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hyper-
excess | ex. hyperbole, hyperactive
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il-, im-, in-
in or not | ex. illiterate, ineffable
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inter-
between | ex. intercontinental, interjection
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intr-
within | ex. introspective, intrinsic
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ir-
not | ex. irredeemable, irregularity
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macro-, mega-
large | ex. macrocosm, megalith
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meta-
change | ex. metamorphosis, metaphor
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mis-
against, wrong | ex. misbegotten, misstatement
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mon-, mono-
one | ex. monarch, monotone
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multi-
many | ex. multifarious, multiplicity
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ne-, neg-
not | ex. nescience, negation
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neo-
new | ex. neophyte, neologism
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non-
not | ex. nondescript, nonpareil
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off-
from | ex. offshoot, offspring
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olig-
few | ex. oligarchy, oligopoly
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omni-
all | ex. omnipotent, omnivorous
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out-
surpass | ex. outclass, outstrip
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pan-
all | ex. panorama, pandemic
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peri-
all around | ex. periphery, peripatetic
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poly-
many | ex. polygot, polygamy
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post-
after | ex. posterity, postscript
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pre-
before | ex. precursor, prelude
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pro-
before, for | ex. profundity, promulgate
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prot-
first | ex. protagonist, prototype
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pseudo-
false | ex. pseudonym, pseudoscience
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re-
again | ex. recap, refurbish
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re-, retro-
back | ex. regress, retrospective
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se-
away | ex. secede, seclusion
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sub-
below | ex. subliminal, substandard
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super-
exceed, over | ex. superimpose, supernatural
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sym-, syn-
same, together | ex. symmetrical, synergy
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tele-
distant | ex. telegraph, telecommunications
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trans-
across | ex. transitory, transmute
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ult-
beyond | ex. ulterior, ultraviolet
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un-
not | ex. unerring, unnerve
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uni-
one | ex. uniform, unity
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with-
back, away | ex. withhold, withdrawn