Figurative Language Flashcards
1
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Anti-
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Meaning: Against, opposite of.
Examples: Anticlimax, antiaircraft.
2
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Auto-
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Meaning: Self, same.
Examples: Autopilot, autobiography.
3
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Co-
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Meaning: With, together.
Examples: Copilot, coworker.
4
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De-
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Meaning: Down, off, away from.
Examples: Devalue, deactivate.
5
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Dis-
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Meaning: Not, apart, away.
Examples: Disappear.
6
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Ex-
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Meaning: Out of, from, former.
Example: Extract.
7
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Extra-
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Meaning: Beyond, outside, more than.
Example: Extravagant.
8
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Hyper-
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Meaning: Over, more, beyond.
Example: Hyperactive.
9
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il-, im-, in-, ir-.
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Meaning: Not, without.
Example: illegal.
10
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Inter-
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Meaning: between, among.
Example: Intersect.
11
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Micro-
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Very small.
Ex: microscope.
12
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Non-
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Not, without.
Ex: Nonentity.
13
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Omni-
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All, every.
Ex: omniscient.
14
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Post-
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After, behind.
Ex: Postmortem.
15
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Pre-, Pro-.
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Before, forward.
Ex: Precede.
