Prefixes Flashcards

(9 cards)

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ante - anterior

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before - preceding, former, past

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anti - anticipate

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against, not in favor - to expect that something will happen and be ready for it, to do something before someone else, expect, foresee

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auto - autonomous

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self - independent, self-governing, sovereign

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bi - biased

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two - prejudiced, distorted, weighted

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circum - circumvent

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circle, around - to come around, to avoid something by changing the direction in which you are travelling, to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval

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co - coherent

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with, together - consistent, orderly, organized

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col - collect

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with, together - cluster, assemble, gather, accumulate

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com - complex

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with, together - to include (many different things), tortuous, complicated

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con - condense

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with, together - to make dense, abbreviate, compress

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