Prefixes Flashcards

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ab.abs

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from

example: abduct, kidnap

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ad

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to, forward

example: adjure, request earnestly

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ac

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to, forward

example: accord agreement, harmony

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af

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to, forward

example: affliction distress

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ag

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to, forward

example: aggregation collection

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an

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to, forward

example: annexation add to

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ap

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to, forward

example: apparition ghost

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ar

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to, forward

example: arraignment indictment

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as

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to, forward

example: assumption arrogance, the taking for granted

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at

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to, forward

example: attendance presence, the persons present

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ambi

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both

example: ambiguos, double meaning

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an,a

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without

example: anarchy, lack of government

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ante

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before

example: antecedent preceding event or word

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anti

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against, opposite

example: antipathy hatred

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arch

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chief, first

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be

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over, throughly

example: bedaub

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bi

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both

example:

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cata

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down

example:

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circum

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around

example:circumnavigate

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com

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with, together

example:

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co

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with, together

example:

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col

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with, together

example:

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con

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with, together

example:

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cor

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with, together

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dys
faulty,bad example: dyslexia faulty ability to read dyspepsia indigestion
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ex
out example: expel drive out extirpate
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e
out | example: eject
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extra
beyond example:extracurricular beyond the curriculum extraterritorial beyond a nation's bounds
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extro
beyond | example:extrovert person interested chiefly in external objections and actions
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hyper
above;excessively example:hyperbole exaggeration hyperventilate breathe at an excessive rate
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hypo
beneath;lower | example hypoglycemia low blood sugar
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in
not example: inefficient not efficient inarticulate not clear or distinct
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il
not | example: illegible not readable
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im
not | example: impeccable not capable of sinning; flawless
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ir
not | example:irrevocable not able to be called back
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inter
between, among example:intervene come between international between nations interjection a statement thrown in
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intra
within | example: intramural within a school
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aqua
water example: aqueduct passageway for conducting water aquatic living water aqua fortis nitric acid (strong water)
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arch
ruler, first example: archaeology study of antiquities (study of first things) monarch sole ruler anarchy lack of government
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aster
star example: astronomy study of the stars asterisk star like character (*) disaster catastrophe (contrary star)
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aud
hear example: audible able to be heard audience hearers
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audit
hear | example: auditorium place where people may be heard
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auto
self example: autocracy rule by one person (self) automobile vehicle that moves by itself autobiography story of one's own life
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belli
war example: bellicose inclined to fight belligerent inclined to wage war rebellious resisting authority
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ben
``` good example: benefactor one who does good deeds benevolence charity (wishing good) ```
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bon
good | example: bonus something extra above regular pay
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biblio
book example: bibliography list of books bibliophile lover of books Bible The Book
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bio
life example: biography writing about a person's life biology study of living things biochemist student of the chemistry of living things
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breve
short example: brevity briefness abbreviate shorten breviloquent marked by brevity of speech
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ced
to yield, to go | example:
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cess
to yield, to go | example:
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celer
swift | example:
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cent
one hundred | example:
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chron
time | example:
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cid
to cut, to kill