Vocab 3 (Prefix - give definition and example) Flashcards by Melody Vu

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ambi, amphi

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both

ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalent

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am, a

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without

anarchy, anemia, amoral

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anti

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against

antibody, antipathy, antisocial

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circum

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around

circumnavigate, circumspect, circumscribe

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co, col, com, con

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with, together

coauthor, collaborate, composition, commerce

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contra, contro

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against

contradict, contravene, controversy

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di, dif, dis

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not, apart

digress, discord, differ, disparity

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dia

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through, across

diagonal, diameter, dialouge

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dys

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abnormal, bad

dysfunctional, dyslexia, dystopia

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e, ex, extra, extro

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out, beyond

expel, excavate, eject, extrovert

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in, il, im, ir (1)

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not

inefficient, inarticulate, illegible, irrepressible

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in, il, im, ir (2)

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in, upon

invite, incite, impression, illuminate

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inter

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between, among

intervene, international, interjection, intercept

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intra

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within

intramural, introvert, intravenous

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mis

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bad, hatred

misdemeanor, mischance, misanthrope

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mono

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one

monarchy, monologue, monotheism

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pan

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all, every

panacea, panorama, pandemic

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peri

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around, near

perimeter, periphery, periscope

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poly

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many

polygon, polygamist, polyglot

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post

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after

postpone, posterity, postscript, posthumos

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pre

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before

preamble, prefix, premonition, prediction

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pro

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forward, for, before

propulsive, proponent, prologue, prophet

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re, retro

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again, back

reiterate, reimburse, react, retrogress

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sub, suc, sup, sus

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under, less

subway, subjugate, suppress

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super, sur

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over, above

superior, supernatural, supervise, surtax

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syn, sym, syl, sys

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with, together

symmetry, synchronize, synthesize, sympathize

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trans

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across

transfer, transport, transpose,

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un

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not

unabridged, unkempt, unwitting