PREFIX ROOT SUFFIX Flashcards

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a

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without (apathy, amoral, asymmetrical)

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ab

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away (absent, abduct, abnormal, abort)

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-cious, -uous

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Full of (vivacious, volumptuous)

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acu

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sharp (acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity)

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agri

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farming (agriculture, agrarian)

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alb

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white (albino, albumen, albacore)

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amb

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both (ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous)

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ambul

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walk, move (amble, ambulance, ambulant)

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amic

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friendly (amicable, amicably, dynamic)

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ana

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back (anachronism, anabasis)

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anti (ant)

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against, opposite (antagonist, antidote, antibiotics)

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arche (archi)

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primitive, origin (archaic, archaeology, archive)

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auto

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self (autopilot, autonomous, autocratic)

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bel

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war, fight (rebel, antebellum, bellicose)

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bene

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good (benefit, benign, benevolent, benefactor)

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bi

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two (bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly)

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cata

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intensive, according to (cataclysm, catastrophic, catalog)

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cede (cess, ced)

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go, withdraw (recede, exceed, recession)

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ceive

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take (receive, perceive, reconceive)

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cent

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hundred (centennial, century, percent)

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cerebr

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brain (cerebral, cerebrate)

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cert

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sure (certain, ascertain, certify)

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chron

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time (chronicle, chronology, anachronism)

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cide

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kill (genocide, pesticide)

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circum
around (circumference, circumstance)
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clam (claim)
shout, speak (exclaim, clamor, proclaim)
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clar
clear (clarify, clarification, declare)
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clud (clus)
close (conclusion, seclude, conclude)
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clin (cline)
lean (inclination, incline, recline)
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co
with, together, joint (coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate)
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cog
know (cognitive, incognito, cognition)
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con
together, common (connect, convention, concur)
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contra
against (contraband, contrary)
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corp
body (corporation, corpse, corporal)
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counter
opposing, contrary (counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer)
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cracy (crat)
rule (democracy, democrat, theocracy, bureaucracy)
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cred
believe (incredible, credit, credulous, credence)
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crypt
hidden, secret (cryptic, encrypt)
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culp
blame, fault (culpable, exculpate, culprit)
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cumul
mass, heap (accumulate, cumulative)
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dem
people (democracy, demographics)
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di
twice, two (dilemma, diverse, dioxide)
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dia
across, through (dialogue, diameter, diagnosis)
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domin
master (dominate, predominate, domineering)
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don
give (donate, pardon, donor)
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dorm
sleep (dormitory, dormant, dormer)
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dur
harden, long lasting (durable, duration, endure)
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dyn
power, energy (dynamite, dynamic)
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ence (ance)
state, condition (performance, conference, insurance)
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esth (aesth)
beauty, feeling (esthetician, aesthetic, kinesthesia
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ethn
nation, race (ethnicity, ethnology, ethnocentric)
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eu
good, well (euphemism, euphoria)
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ex
out, former (exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract)
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extra
beyond (extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance)
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fer
carry, bring (transfer, ferry, conifer, confer)
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flect (flex)
bend (reflect, flexible, inflect, deflect)
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fid
trust (confidence, fidelity)
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fore
in front of, previous (before, therefore, forebode, forecast)
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fusc
dark (obfuscation, infuscate, subfuscous, fuscous)
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ger
old age (geriatrics, gerontology)
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grad (gress)
to step, to go (digress, gradual, graduate)
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gyn
woman (gynecology, androgynous, misogyny)
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homo (homeo)
same, alike (homogenous, homonym, homeopath)
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hyper
over, beyond (hyperactive, hyperventilate)
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hypo
under (hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia)
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ian
related to (librarian, historian, pedestrian)
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idio
peculiar, distinct (idiotic, idiomatic)
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in/im
not (incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect)
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infra
beneath (infrastructure, infrared)
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inter
between (interview, international, interstate)
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ir
not (irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular)
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iso
equal (isobar, isometric)
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lab
work (elaborate, laboratory, laborious, labor, collaborate)
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lat
broad, wide (dilate, latitude)
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laud
praise (laudably, applause, applaud)
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lex
word, law (lexicology, dyslexic, alexia, lexicon)
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loq
speech (loquacious, eloquent, colloquialism)
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luc
light (elucidate, lucid, translucent)
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macro
large, great (macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution)
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mal
bad, evil (malignant, maltreat, malfeasance, malicious)
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medi
middle (mediocre, medium, medieval)
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melan
black, dark (melancholy, melanoma, melodrama)
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meta
change, beyond, after (metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis)