some common roots and prefixes Flashcards

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a, an

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not, without

atheist, anarchy, apathy, atypical…

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ab

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away, down, from, off

absent, abduction, abnormal

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act

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do, move

action, react, activity

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ad

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to, towards

admit, address, advertisement, adjust

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ante

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before

antedecent, antebellum

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anti, ant

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against, opposite

antisocial, antigen, antipathy, antidepressants

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arm

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weapon

army, disarm, armour

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audi

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to hear

audible, audiobook, automobile

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bell

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war

belligerent, rebel, antebellum

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bene

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good, well

beneficial, benefit, benevolent

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bi

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two

bicycle, bicep,

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bio

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life, living

biology, biohazard, biography

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cede, ceed, cess

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to go, to yield

succeed, proceed, succession

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chron

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time

chronic, chronology

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cide, cis

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to kill, to cut

suicide, genocide, incision, circumcision

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circum

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around

circumstance, circumscribe

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clud, clus, claus

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to close

claustrophobia, exclusive, enclose

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con, com

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with, toghether

compact, compress, contract

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contra, counter

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against, opposite

contradict, controversy, counter arguement

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cred

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to believe

credible, credit, incredible

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commun

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to share

community, communication

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cycl

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circle, wheel

bycicle, cyclical, cycle

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de

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from, down, away

detach, depart, derail, depress

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demo

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people

democrocy, epidemic, demographic

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dict
speak predict, dictionary, contradict, dictate
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dis, dys, dif
away, not, negative dismiss, disconnect, dysfunction, dyslexia, differ
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duc, duct
to lead, pull produce, abduct, product
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dyn, dyna
power dynamic, dynamite
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e, ex
out, away, from exit, express, exude, eject, explotion
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eu
good, pleasant euphoria, euphemism
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exter, extra
outside of external, exhale, extract, extreme
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flu, flux
flow influence, fluctuate
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flect, flex
to bend flexible, reflex
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graph
to write grammar, polygraph, biography, telegram
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hetero
other heterosexual
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homo
same homosexual
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hyper
over, above hyperactive, hypersensitive
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in, im (il/ir)
not impossible, incapable
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inter, intro
between inernational, introvert, internal
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intra
within, into intranet
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jac, ject
to throw eject, projector, reject
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log, logo, loc, loq
word, speak, speech monologue, dialogue, apology
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mal
bad malaria, malevolent, malefisent
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mit, miss
to send remit, transmit, mission
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multi
many multiply, multi-colored
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neo
new neonazi
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non
not non-profit, non-fat, nonfiction
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omni
all omnipotent
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pan
all, whole, general, completely pansexual, pandemic
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para
beside paramedic, comparison, paraphrase
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per
through, intensive perform, perfect
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peri
around periscope, perimeter
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phon
sound telephone, microphone
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phot
light photograph
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poly
many polyamorous
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port
to carry transport, portable
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re
back, again report, regain, reflect
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retro
backwards retrospect
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scrib, script
to write scribble, prescribe, inscription
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sect, sec
cut dissect, transect, intersect
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semi
half semi-final, semiconsious, semicircle, semi-monthly
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spect
to look inspect, spectator, circumspect, retrospect
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sub
under, below submarine, submerge, submit
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super, supra
above superior, superficial
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syn
together synthesis, synergy
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tele
distance, from afar television, telephone, telegraph
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theo, the
god theist, atheist, theology
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therm, thermo
heat thermometer, thermal
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tract
to drag, draw tractor, attract, extract
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trans
across transport, transmit, transoceanic
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vert, vers
to turn convert, revert, introvert, extrovert
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ven, vent
to come convention, prevent, invent
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vita
life vital, vitality, vitamins
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vol
to will benevolent, volition, voluntary, malevolent