Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots 7th grade Flashcards by Lisa Mahnken | Brainscape

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aqua-

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Meaning: water

Words - aquarium, aquaplane

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aero-

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Meaning: air

Words: aerosol, aerobrakes, aerobic

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bib-

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Meaning - spoken by people

Words - bibliography, Bible

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bio-

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Meaning - life, living things

Words - biosphere, biology, bioactivity

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chron

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Meaning: time

Words: chronological, chronic

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dem

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Meaning: people

Words: democracy, demonstrate, demo

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geo

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Meaning: earth

Words: geography, geothermal

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graph

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Meaning: to write on paper

Words: autograph, graphic, bargraph, oceanography

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hemi

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Meaning: half

Words: hemisphere, hemicycle, hemispace

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meter

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Meaning: to measure

Words: acidmeter, perimeter, centimeter

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micro

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Meaning: small

Words: microcapsule, microburst, microscope

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migr

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Meaning: to move

Words: immigrant, migration

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mim

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Meaning: to copy

Words: mimic, mimeograph

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mort

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Meaning: death

Words: mortuary, immortal, postmortem

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phon

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Meaning: sound

Words: microphone, phonics, earphone

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photo

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Meaning: light

Words: photosynthesis, photography

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scrib and script

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Meaning: to write

Words: prescription, scribe, scribble, describe

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tele

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Meaning: far

Words: telegraph, telephone, television

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test

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Meaning: to test or evaluate

Words: contest, testimony, contestant

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prefix a-

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meaning: not or none

atypical, anemia, anonymous

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prefix be-

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Meaning: completely

beclogged, begrudge, beclothed, becalm

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prefix mid-

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Meaning: middle

midbrain, midweek, midafternoon, midday

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prefix post-

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Meaning: after

postdeadline, postcolonial, posttest

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Prefix semi-

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Meaning: half

semipro, semifinals, semicolon, semiannual

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prefix super-

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Meaning: the best or the biggest

supercenter, supercharge, superman, superior

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suffix ant or ent

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Meaning: a person that performs an action

attendant, assistant, parent, government

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suffix -ess

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Meaning: female

hostess, lioness, waitress

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suffix -ism

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Meaning: a belief or to possess (have)

baptism, patriotism, alcoholism, heroism

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suffix -ist

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Meaning: a person

cartoonist, colonist, archaeologist, biologist