Chapter 4: Prefixes: Prefixes Flashcards
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a-
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no, not, without
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an-
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no, not, without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ana-
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up, apart
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self, own
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with, together
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of
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dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-
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out, outside
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endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out, outside
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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deficient, under
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in-
not
Example: insomnia = pertaining to inability to sleep
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in-
into, within
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infra-
beneath, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
in, within, into
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad
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meta-
beyond, change
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micro-
small
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neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para-
abnormal, beside, near
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per-
through
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peri-
surrounding
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poly-
many, much
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, forward
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pros-
before, forward
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re-
back, again
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retro-
behind, backward
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sub-
under
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supra-
above, upper
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syn-
together, with
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sym-
together, with
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across, through
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ultra-
beyond, excess
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uni-
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