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51 Cards in this Set
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a, an
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without, not
Example: amoral - without morals anarchy - without government anemia - lack of blood |
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ab, abs
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away, from
Examples absent - not here abduct - take away |
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ambi
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both
Examples: ambidextrous - both hands ambiguous - two meanings |
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ante
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before
Example: anteroom - entryway or foyer antebellum - before the war |
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anti
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against
Example: antiwar - opposed to war antiseptic - against germs or infection |
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arch
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first, head
Ex: archbishop - head bishop arch-rival - main competitor |
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bi
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two
bicycle - two wheeler bimonthly - twice a month |
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circum
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around
circumnavigate - sail around (the world) circumspect - careful/cautious |
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co, con, col
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together, with
confer - talk with combine - join with collaborate - plan with |
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de
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down, away
depart - go away defer - put off |
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di
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two
divide - split in two diverge - spreading in two directions |
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dia
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across
diagonal - from one side to another (at a slant) diameter - across a circle |
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dis
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not, apart
disappear - to not appear, vanish distant - away from |
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e, ex
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out of
expel - to throw out emit - to send out |
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extra, extro
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outside
extraterrestrial - out of the world extraordinary - beyond the ordinary |
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in, im
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not
invalid - not valid imperfect - not perfect |
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inter
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between
interfere - to come between interscholastic - between schools |
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intra, intro
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within
intramural - within the walls introspective - looking within |
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micro
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small
microscopic - tiny microbe - tiny organism |
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mis
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not, bad
misaligned - not ligned up properly misjudge - to judge badly |
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mono
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one
monarch - single ruler monopoly - one owner or controller |
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multi
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many
multitude - big crowd multinational - many nations |
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neo
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new
neophyte- beginner neonatal - new born |
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non
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not
nonsense - no sense nonhuman - not human |
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ob, opp
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against
obstruct - to stop or interfere with oppose - to be against |
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para
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beyond
paranormal - beyond normal paragon - outstanding example |
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peri
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around
periphery - outside edge perimeter - outside boundary |
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poly
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many
polygon - many-sided figure polyglot - speaking many languages |
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post
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after
postwar - after the war posterior - rear end |
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pre
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before
preface - forward to a book, etc prejudice - prejudgement |
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prim
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first
primary - first or most important prime - first or best |
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pro
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forward, in favor of
propose - to put foward an idea promote - to advance or support |
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re
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backward, again
repeat - to do again return - to go back, bring back |
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se
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away, aside
secret - hidden, concealed seclude - shut away |
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sub
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under
subway - underground passage subzero - below zeo |
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super
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above
supermarket - store bigger than others superior - above or better than others |
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trans
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across
transfer - to go from one to the other transport - to take across |
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ultra
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beyond, extreme
untramodern - extremely modern ultrasound - beyond sound, unheard |
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un
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not
unknown - not known unaware - not aware |
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uni
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one
uniform - always the same united - together as one |
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able, ible
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capable of being done
washable - able to be washed drinkable - able to tbe drunk |
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acious, icious
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full of
malicious - full of malice (hatred) delicious - full of good taste |
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ate
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to make
penetrate - to make a hole through dilate - to make larger |
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ation, ition
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that which is
conflagration - that which is on fire posistion - that which is in a certain place |
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cy
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state of being
lunacy - state of being crazy accuracy - state of being correct |
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fy
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to make
terrify - to make scared sanctify - to make holy |
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ism
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belief
extremism - belief in extremes monotheism - belief in one god |
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ist
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on who does or believes
artist - one who does art communist - one who believes in communism |
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ity
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state of being
amiability - state of being friendly ability - state of being able |
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ize, ise
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make
familiarize - make familiar realize - make a reality |
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ous
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full of
ridiculous - full of foolishness porous - full of holes |