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Week 1 Flashcards

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ad

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Meanings: to, toward
Language: Latin
Sample words: advance, affirm, announce

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amphi

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Meanings: around, on both sides
Language: Latin
Sample words: amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalence

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Ana

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Meanings: up, back, again
Language: Greek
Sample words: analysis, anatomy, anachronism

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ante

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Meanings: before
Language: Latin
Sample words: antecedent, antemeridian, anteroom

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anti

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Meanings: against
Language: Greek
Sample words: antibody, antiseptic, antisocial

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apo

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Meanings: From, away from
Language: Greek
Sample words: aphorism, apology, apostrophe

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cata

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Meanings: down, away; concerning
Languages: Greek
Sample words: cataclysm, catalog, catheter

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circum

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Meanings: around
Language: Latin
Sample words: circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumspect

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com

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Meanings: with, together
Language: Latin
Sample words: commemorate

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contra

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Meanings: against
Language: Latin
Sample words: contradict, contrary, controversy

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de

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Meanings: down, from
Language: Latin
Sample words: descend, depose, debug

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dia

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Meanings: through
Language: Greek
Sample words: diabetes, diagnosis, diameter

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en, em

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Meanings: in
Language: Greek
Sample words: empathy, empower, endemic

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epi

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Meanings: on, at, to; in addition to
Language: Greek
Sample words: epidemic, empower, epicenter

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ex, ec, e

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Meanings: out, away from
Language: Greek/Latin
Sample words: excavate, exhale, eject

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extra, exter, extrovert

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Meanings: outside
Language: Latin
Sample words: extraordinary, exterior, extrovert

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hypo

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Meanings: under, below
Language: Greek
Sample words: hypoglycemia, hypothermia, hypothesis

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hyper

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Meanings: over, beyond, excessively
Language: Greek
Sample words: hyperactive, hypercritical, hypertension

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in, il, I’m

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Meanings: in, into
Language: Latin
Sample words: inspect, illuminate, import

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inter

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Meanings: between
Language: Latin
Sample words: international, intersection, intercept

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intra, intro

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Meanings: within
Language: Latin
Sample words: intrastate, intravenous, introvert

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meta

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Meanings: With, after, beyond; change
Language: Greek
Sample words: metaphysics, metamorphosis, method

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oh, op, oc, of

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Meanings: to, against
Language: Latin
Sample words: object, obscure, opposition

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para

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Meanings: beside, beyond; contrary to, irregular
Language: Greek
Sample words: parasite, parallel, paragraph

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per

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Meanings: through
Language: Latin
Sample words: permanent, permeate, perennial

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peri

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Meanings: around, about, near
Language: Greek
Sample words: periodontal, peripheral, perimeter

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post

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Meanings: after
Language: Latin
Sample words: posthumous, postpone, postscript

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pre

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Meanings: before
Language: Latin
Sample words: preamble, prepare, prediction

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pro

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Meanings: before, in front of
Language: Latin/Greek
Sample words: prognosis, prologue, prophet

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pros

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Meanings: to, toward, in addition to
Language: Greek
Sample words: prosthesis, proselyte, prosody

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re

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Meanings: back, again
Language: Latin
Sample words: rebound, reaction, rewind

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se

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Meanings: apart, without
Language: Latin
Sample words: secede, seclude, serum

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sub

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Meanings: under, below
Language: Latin
Sample words: submarine, submerge, substandard

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ab, a

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Meanings: From, away from
Language: Latin
Sample words: abduct, abnormal, absent

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super

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Meanings: above
Language: Latin
Sample words: superior, supersonic, supervise

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syn, sym, sys, syl

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Meanings: together, with
Language: Greek
Sample words: symmetry, synergy, syllable

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trans

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Meanings: across, through
Language: Latin
Sample words: transcontinental, transfer, transport

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ultra, ult

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Meanings: beyond
Language: Latin
Sample words: ultramodern, ultrasonic, ultraviolet

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aph

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Meanings: From, away from
Language: Greek
Sample words: aphorism

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cath

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Meanings: down, away; concerning
Languages: Greek
Sample words: catheter

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con

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Meanings: with, together
Language: Latin
Sample words: contemporary

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co

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Meanings: with, together
Language: Latin
Sample words: coauthor

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