Prefixes Flashcards

(43 cards)

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ab

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Away — eg. absent, abduct, abnormal, abort

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amb

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Both — eg. ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous

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ana

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Back — eg. anachronism, anabasis

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anti (ant)

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Against, opposite — eg. antagonist, antidote, antibiotics

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bi

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Two — eg. bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly

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co

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With, together, joint — eg. coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate

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con

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Together, common — eg. connect, convention, concur

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contra

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Against — eg. contraband, contrary

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counter

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Opposing, contrary — eg. counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer

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di

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Twice, two — eg. dilemma, diverse, dioxide

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dia

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Across, through — eg. dialogue, diameter, diagnosis

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eu

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Good, well — eg. euphemism, euphoria

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ex

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Out, former — eg. exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract

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extra

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Beyond — eg. extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance

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homo (homeo)

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Same, alike — eg. homogeneous, homonym, homeopath

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hyper

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Over, beyond — eg. hyperactive, hyperventilate

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hypo

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Under — eg. hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia

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in/im

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Not — eg. incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect

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infra

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Beneath — eg. infrastructure, infrared

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inter

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Between — eg. interview, international, interstate

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ir

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Not — eg. irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular,

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iso

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Equal — eg. isobar, isometric

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macro

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Large, great — eg. macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution

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meta

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Change, beyond, after — eg. metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis

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micro
Small — eg. microscope, micronutrient
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min
Small — eg. minimum, miniature, miniscule, minute
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mis
Wrong, bad — eg. mistake, misinterpret, misogynist
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mono
One — eg. monotheism, monodiglyceride
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neo
New — eg. neophyte, neonatal, neologistic, neocolonialism
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ob (op)
In the way, against — eg. object, objection, opposition, obscure
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omni
All — eg. omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous
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para
Beside, related — eg. parallel, parasite, paramedic
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poly
Many — eg. polytheistic, polyamorous, polygon
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post
After — eg. posterior, postpone, postmortem
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pre
Before — eg. prevent, predetermined, precaution, preview
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re
Again — eg. regenerate, reassess, reconfigure
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retro
Back, backward — eg. retroactive, retrospect, retrograde
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se
Apart — eg. secede, seclude, serum
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sub
Below, under — eg. submarine, subpar
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super
Higher in quality or quantity — eg. superior, supernatural, superfan, superb
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trans
Across, through — eg. transform, transaction, translate, transport
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un
Not — eg. unfair, unable, unfriendly, uncontrollable
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uni
One — eg. unicycle, united, unison