Prefixes Flashcards by Kourtney Hargrove | Brainscape

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Ab-

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Definition: from

Example: absent

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Ad-

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Definition- to, forward

Ex: advance

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Anti-

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Definition- against, opposite

Ex: antibacterial

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Ante-

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Definition- before

Ex: anternoon

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Auto-

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Definition- self

Ex: autobiography

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Bi-

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Definition- two

Ex: bicycle

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Circum-

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Definition- Around

Ex: circumfrence

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De-

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Definition- away from

Ex: depart

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Dia-

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Definition- through, across

Ex: diagonal

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Dis-

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Definition- Away from, not

Ex: disappear, disloyal

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En-

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Definition- put in, into

Ex: enter

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Ex-

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Definition- out of, former

Ex: exit, exasperation

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Extra-

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Definition- outside of, beyond

Ex: extraordinary

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Hyper-

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Definition- over, more

Ex: hyperactive

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il-ir

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Not, without

Ex: illuminate, irritate

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In-, im-

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Definition- into, not

Ex: insert, impossible

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Inter-

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Definition- between

Ex: interact

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Intra-

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Definition- between

Ex-intrastate

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Macro-

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Definition- large

Ex: macroeconomics

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Mal-

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Definition- bad, wrong

Ex: malady, monotonous

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Mono-

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Definition- one

Ex: monopoly, monotonous

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Micro-

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Definition- small

Ex: microscope

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Multi-

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Definition- many

Ex: multicolor

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Non-

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Definition- without, not

Ex: nonsense

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Peri-

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Definition- around

Ex: perimeter

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Post-

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Definition-after

Ex: postscript

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Pre-,pro-

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Definition- before , forward

Ex: preview, prologue

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Semi- (also hemi )

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Definition- half

Ex: semicircle, hemisphere

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Sub-

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Definition- under

Ex: subway, submarine

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Syn-

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Definition- same

Ex: synonym

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Trans-

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Definition- across

Ex: transport, transit

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Tri-

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Definition- three

Ex: tricycle

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Un-

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Definition- not

Ex: unknowing

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Uni-

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One, together

Ex: unity

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A-an

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Definition- Not, without, opposite to

Example: antonym