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32 Cards in this Set
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*a, ab, abs-
ambi, amphi- *ante, anti- *anti- arch |
from, away; avert, abjure, absent
around, both; ambidextrous, amphibious before, antedate, anticipate against; antidote, antislavery first, chief; archangel, archenemy |
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auto-
ben- *bi- *circum- *com, con, col, cor, co- |
self; autobiography, automatic
good, well; benediction, benefactor two; bisect, bilateral around; circumnavigate, circumvent together; commit, concord, collect, correct, co-worker |
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*contra, contro, counter-
*de- demi- dia- *dis, di, dif- *equi |
against; contradict, controvert, counteract
down, away from, about; descend, depart, describe half' demigod, demitasse across, through; diameter, diastole apart, not; dissension, division, diffident equal; equinox, equivalent |
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*ex, e, ef-
extra- *hyper- hypo- |
out of, from; extract, eject, efface
out of, beyond; extraordinary, extraterrestrial too much; hypercritical, hypersensitive too little, under; hypochondriac, hypodermic |
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*in, il, im, ir-
*in, il, im, ir- inter, intro- *mal, mis- mono- neo- |
into, in, on; invade, illustrate, immerse, irritate
not; indistinct, illegal, impossible, irresponsible between, among; interpose, introduce bad; malevolent, mistreat one, single; monotone, monorail new; neoplasm, neophyte |
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*non-
*ob, of, op- *omni- ortho pan- *peri- |
not; nonentity, nonconformist
against; obviate, offend, oppose all; omniscient, omnipresent around; perimeter, periscope |
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*poly-
*post- |
after; postpone, postmortem
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*pre-
*pro- *re- *retro- |
before; predict, precursory
forward, before; proceed, provide back, again; recur, recede backward; retrogress, retrosect |
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se-
semi- *sub- *super- syn, sym |
apart, away; seduce, sedition
half; semicircle, semiconscious under; submarine, subversive with, at the same time; synonymous, sympathetic |
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*trans-
ultra- *un- *uni- vice- |
across; transcontinental, transmit
beyond; ultraliberal, ultramodern not; unaware, uninformed one; unanimous, uniform instead of; vice-chancellor, viceroy |
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*-able, ible
-acious, cious -age -al *-ance, ence *-ate, ent, ant, ante |
able; pliable, returnable, comestible
having the quality of; capacious, meretricious act, condition; courage, foliage belonging to; legal, regal state of; abundance, indulgence one who; candidate, advocate, resident, tenant, debutante |
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-ary, eer, er
*-cy -dom *-ence -er, or *-escent *-fy |
one who; secretary, engineer, mariner
state, position of; adequacy, presidency state of; freedom, serfdom state of; presence, credence one who; player, actor, monitor, employer becoming; adolescent, putrescent make; beautify, sanctify |
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-hood
-ic, id *-il, ile *-ion *-ious *-ish |
state of; knighthood, childhood
of, like; bucolic, acrid capable of being; evil, servile act of; desperation, perspiration characterized by; spacious, illustrious like; boyish, foolish |
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-ism
-ist *-ive -mony *-ness -ory |
belief in or practice of; idealism, capitalism
one who practices or is devoted to; anarchist, harpist relating to; abusive, plaintive state of; harmony, matrimony a place for; factory, depository |
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*-ous, ose
-ship *-some -tude -ward *-y |
full of; ponderous, verbose
state of, skill; friendship, gamesmanship characteristic of; loathsome, fearsome state of; lassitude, rectitude in the direction of; windward, backward full of; unruly, showy |
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*ad-
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to; adhere. **by assimilation, ad- takes the forms of a-, ac-, af-, al-, an-, ap-, as-, at-; aspire, accord, affect, allude, annex, appeal, assume, attract
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*a, ab, abs-
ambi, amphi- *ante, anti- *anti- arch |
from, away; avert, abjure, absent
around, both; ambidextrous, amphibious before, antedate, anticipate against; antidote, antislavery first, chief; archangel, archenemy |
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auto-
ben- *bi- *circum- *com, con, col, cor, co- |
self; autobiography, automatic
good, well; benediction, benefactor two; bisect, bilateral around; circumnavigate, circumvent together; commit, concord, collect, correct, co-worker |
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*contra, contro, counter-
*de- demi- dia- *dis, di, dif- *equi |
against; contradict, controvert, counteract
down, away from, about; descend, depart, describe half' demigod, demitasse across, through; diameter, diastole apart, not; dissension, division, diffident equal; equinox, equivalent |
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*ex, e, ef-
extra- *hyper- hypo- |
out of, from; extract, eject, efface
out of, beyond; extraordinary, extraterrestrial too much; hypercritical, hypersensitive too little, under; hypochondriac, hypodermic |
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*in, il, im, ir-
*in, il, im, ir- inter, intro- *mal, mis- mono- neo- |
into, in, on; invade, illustrate, immerse, irritate
not; indistinct, illegal, impossible, irresponsible between, among; interpose, introduce bad; malevolent, mistreat one, single; monotone, monorail new; neoplasm, neophyte |
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*non-
*ob, of, op- *omni- ortho pan- *peri- |
not; nonentity, nonconformist
against; obviate, offend, oppose all; omniscient, omnipresent around; perimeter, periscope |
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*poly-
*post- |
after; postpone, postmortem
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*pre-
*pro- *re- *retro- |
before; predict, precursory
forward, before; proceed, provide back, again; recur, recede backward; retrogress, retrosect |
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se-
semi- *sub- *super- syn, sym |
apart, away; seduce, sedition
half; semicircle, semiconscious under; submarine, subversive with, at the same time; synonymous, sympathetic |
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*trans-
ultra- *un- *uni- vice- |
across; transcontinental, transmit
beyond; ultraliberal, ultramodern not; unaware, uninformed one; unanimous, uniform instead of; vice-chancellor, viceroy |
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*-able, ible
-acious, cious -age -al *-ance, ence *-ate, ent, ant, ante |
able; pliable, returnable, comestible
having the quality of; capacious, meretricious act, condition; courage, foliage belonging to; legal, regal state of; abundance, indulgence one who; candidate, advocate, resident, tenant, debutante |
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-ary, eer, er
*-cy -dom *-ence -er, or *-escent *-fy |
one who; secretary, engineer, mariner
state, position of; adequacy, presidency state of; freedom, serfdom state of; presence, credence one who; player, actor, monitor, employer becoming; adolescent, putrescent make; beautify, sanctify |
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-hood
-ic, id *-il, ile *-ion *-ious *-ish |
state of; knighthood, childhood
of, like; bucolic, acrid capable of being; evil, servile act of; desperation, perspiration characterized by; spacious, illustrious like; boyish, foolish |
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-ism
-ist *-ive -mony *-ness -ory |
belief in or practice of; idealism, capitalism
one who practices or is devoted to; anarchist, harpist relating to; abusive, plaintive state of; harmony, matrimony a place for; factory, depository |
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*-ous, ose
-ship *-some -tude -ward *-y |
full of; ponderous, verbose
state of, skill; friendship, gamesmanship characteristic of; loathsome, fearsome state of; lassitude, rectitude in the direction of; windward, backward full of; unruly, showy |
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*ad-
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to; adhere. **by assimilation, ad- takes the forms of a-, ac-, af-, al-, an-, ap-, as-, at-; aspire, accord, affect, allude, annex, appeal, assume, attract
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