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72 Cards in this Set
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a- |
no, not
ex. atheist, agnostic, atypical |
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ab- or abs- |
away, from
ex. absent, abstain, abnegate |
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anti- |
against
ex. antibody, antipersonnel, antithesis |
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bi- |
two
ex. bilateral, bisexual, bipartisan |
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circum- |
around
ex. circumnavigate, circumvent, circumference |
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com- or con- |
with, together
ex. conform, congregate, comfort |
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contra- or counter- |
against
ex. contradict, countermand, counteract |
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de- |
away from
ex. detour, delegate, defer, deter |
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deca- |
ten
ex. decade, decathlon |
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extra- |
outside, beyond
ex. extracurricular, extraordinary |
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fore- |
in front of
ex. foreman, foreground, foresight |
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geo- |
earth
ex. geology, geopolitical, geography |
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hyper- |
above, over
ex. hyperactive, hyperbole, hypertension |
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il- |
not
ex. illogical, illegal, illegitimate |
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mal- or male- |
evil, bad
ex. malediction, maleficent, malady
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multi- |
many
ex. multiply, multilingual, multitude |
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ob- |
blocking
ex. obscure, obstruct, obfuscate, obviate |
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omni- |
all
ex. omnibus, omniscient, omnipotent |
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out- |
external
ex. outside, outbound, outlet, outlier |
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que-, quer-, or ques- |
ask
ex. question, query |
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re- |
back, again
ex. return, respond, repeat, relish, relive |
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semi- |
half
ex. semisweet |
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super- |
over, more
ex. superior, superlative, superfluous |
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tele- |
far
ex. telephone, telecommute |
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trans- |
across
ex. transatlantic, transcontinental, translate |
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un- |
not
ex. uninformed, unintelligent, unintelligible |
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-able or -ible |
capable of
ex. agreeable, responsible, culpable |
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-age |
act of
ex. breakage, manage, forage, tonnage |
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-al |
relating to
ex. function: functional exception: exceptional |
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-ance or -ence |
instance of an action
ex. perform: performance
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-ation |
action, process
ex. liberate: liberation eliminate: elimination retaliate: retaliation |
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-en |
made from
ex. silk: silken wood: wooden
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-ful |
full of
ex. help: helpful prayer: prayerful
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-ic |
relating to, like
ex. alcohol: alcoholic toxin: toxic majesty: majestic |
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-ical |
possessing a quality of
ex. magic: magical fantasy: fantastical electricity: electrical
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-ion |
result of, act of
ex. legislate: legislation remedial: remediation relate: relation |
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-ish |
resembling
ex. child: childish woman: womanish elf: elfish |
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-ism |
belief in
ex. Buddha: Buddhism relativity: relativism military: militarism
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-ist |
one who characterizes
ex. elite: elitist royal: royalist dueler: dualist |
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-ity |
quality of
ex. specific: specificity duplicitous: duplicity |
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-less |
not having
ex. child: childless faith: faithless flight: flightless |
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-let |
small one
ex. book: booklet pig: piglet |
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-man |
relating to humans
ex. gentle: gentleman rifle: rifleman line: lineman |
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-ment |
act or process of
ex. establish: establishment replenish: replenishment move: movement |
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-ness |
possessing a quality
ex. good: goodness kind: kindness fool: foolishness |
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-or, -er |
one who does a thing
ex. orate: orator narrate: narrator fix: fixer |
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-ous |
state of
ex. danger: dangerous religion: religious |
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-y |
quality of
ex. taste: tasty runs: runny brawn: brawny |
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anthro or anthrop |
relating to humans
ex. anthropology, anthropomorphic |
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bibl |
relating to books
ex. bibliography, bible |
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brev |
short
ex. brevity, abbreviate |
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cede or ceed |
go, yield
ex. recede, succeed |
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chrom |
color
ex. chromosome, monochrome |
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cogn |
know
ex. cognizant, cognitive, recognizance |
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corp |
body
ex. corporeal, corporate, corpse |
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dict |
speak
ex. diction, dictate, verdict, dictionary |
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domin |
rule
ex. dominate, dominion |
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flue or fluc |
flow
ex. influx, fluid, fluctuate |
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form |
shape
ex. formulate, reform, formative |
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fract or frag |
break
ex. fragment, fracture, refract |
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graph |
writing
ex. biography, phonograph, pictograph, graphite |
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junct |
join
ex. juncture, junction, adjunct |
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liber |
free
ex. liberate, liberal |
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lum or lumen |
light
ex. illuminate, luminous |
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oper |
work
ex. cooperate, operable, operation |
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path or path |
suffer, feeling
ex. pathology, psychopath, pathos, homeopathy |
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port |
carry
ex. portable, transport, report, support |
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press |
squeeze
ex. repress, suppress, compress |
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scrib or script |
write
ex. describe, transcript, prescribe |
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sens or sent |
feel
ex. sentient, sense, present |
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tract |
pull
ex. traction, tractor, retract, contract |
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voc or vok |
call
ex. revoke, invoke, vocal |
