Common Prefixes Flashcards
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a-
A
without, not, no
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ab-
A
from, away from
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ad-
A
toward, increase
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alb-
A
white
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ambi-
A
both, both sides
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an-
A
without, not
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ante-
A
before, in front
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anti-
A
against
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auto-
A
self
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bi-
A
two, double
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bio-
A
life
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brady-
A
slow
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circum-
A
around
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con-
A
together, with
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contra-
A
against
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de-
A
down, from
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dis-
A
free of, to undo
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dys-
A
bad, difficult, painful, disordered
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ecto-
A
outside
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endo-
A
within, inner
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epi-
A
upon, over
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eu-
A
good, normal
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ex-
A
out, away from, outside
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extra-
A
outside, beyond
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hemi-
half
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homeo-
likeness, same
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homo-
same
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hydro-
water
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hyper-
excessive
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hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
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idio-
individual
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in-
in, inside, within, not
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infra-
beneath, below, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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juxta-
near, beside
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meta-
beyond, after
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milli-
one-thousandth
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mono-
one
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multi-
many
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non-
not
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pan-
all
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para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
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per-
though
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peri-
around
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poly-
many, much, excessive
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front
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primi-
first
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pseudo-
false
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retro-
backward, behind
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semi-
half
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sub-
under, below
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supra-
above, over
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sym-
joined, together
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tachy-
rapid
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trans-
across, through
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
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xanth/o-
yellow
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Prefix
A word element added at the beginning of a word that changes (or alters) the meaning of the word.
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Word Root
The basic foundation of a word, to which component parts are added.
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Combining Form
Is created when a word root is combined with a vowel - used to join the word parts appropriately when creating words.
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Suffix
A word element added at the end of a word root that changes (or alters) the meaning of the word.
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hetero-
different
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ultra-
beyond, excess
