Word Knowledge (Prefixes) Flashcards by Gabriel Garcia

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Prefix: a, an

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Meaning: without, not

Examples: anachronism

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Prefix: ab, abs, a

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Meaning: apart, away from

Examples: abnormal

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Prefix: ad

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Meaning: toward

Examples: adhere

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Prefix: agere

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Meaning: act

Examples: agent

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Prefix: amphi

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Meaning: round, both sides

Examples: ambivalent

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Prefix: ante

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Meaning: before

Examples:

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Prefix: anti

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Meaning: against

Examples: antipathy

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Prefix: archos

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Meaning: leader, first, chief

Examples: oligarchy

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Prefix: bene

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Meaning: well, favorable

Examples: benevolent, beneficent

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Prefix: bi

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Meaning: two

Examples: binary

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Prefix: caco

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Meaning: bad

Examples: cacophony

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Prefix: circum

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Meaning: around

Examples: circumnavigate

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Prefix: corpus

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Meaning: body

Examples: corporeal

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Prefix: credo

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Meaning: belief

Examples: credible

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Prefix: demos

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Meaning: people

Examples: demographic

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Prefix: di

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Meaning: two, double

Examples: diatomic

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Prefix: dia

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Meaning: across, through

Examples: dialectic

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Prefix: dis

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Meaning: not, apart

Examples: disenfranchise

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Prefix: dyn

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Meaning: be able

Examples: dynasty

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Prefix: ego

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Meaning: I, self

Examples: egocentric

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Prefix: epi

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Meaning: upon, cover

Examples: epigram, epiphyte

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Prefix: ex

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Meaning: out of, from

Examples: extraneous

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Prefix: geo

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Meaning: earth

Examples: geocentric, geomancy

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Prefix: ideo

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Meaning: idea

Examples: ideology

Prefix: in

Meaning: in Examples: induction

Prefix: in, im

Meaning: not Examples: immoral

Prefix: inter

Meaning: between Examples: interstellar

Prefix: lexis

Meaning: word Examples: lexicography

Prefix: liber

Meaning: free, book Examples: liberal

Prefix: locus

Meaning: place Examples: locality

Prefix: macro

Meaning: large Examples: macrophage

Prefix: mirco

Meaning: small Examples: micron

Prefix: mono

Meaning: one, single Examples: monocle, monovalent

Prefix: mortis

Meaning: death Examples: moribund

Prefix: olig

Meaning: few Examples: oligarchy

Prefix: peri

Meaning: around Examples: peripatetic

Prefix: poly

Meaning: many Examples: polygamy

Prefix: pre

Meaning: before Examples: prescient

Prefix: solus

Meaning: alone Examples: solitary

Prefix: subter

Meaning: under, secret Examples: subterfuge

Prefix: un

Meaning: not Examples: unsafe

Prefix: utilis

Meaning: useful Examples: utilitarian