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30 Cards in this Set
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Ab- a- abs- |
'Away from', 'from' abduction, abnormal, aversion, abstraction, abstain |
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Ad-, ac-, ag-, |
'To', toward', 'near' Adrenal, adverb, access, aggression, alleviate |
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Ambi-, ambo-, |
'Both', 'around' |
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ante- |
‘before’, ‘in front of’antechamber, antecedent |
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circum-, circu- |
‘around’circumference, circumstance, circuitous |
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con-, com-, co-, etc |
with’, ‘together’, ‘very’ conduct, confine, compose, compress, correspond, cooperate, collect NB: Assimilation will cause the last consonant of this prefix to become the same asthe first consonant of the root |
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contra-, contro- |
‘opposite’, ‘against’ (through French, counter-)contradict, contraceptive, controversy, controvert, counteract, counterindicate |
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de- |
‘down’, ‘away’, ‘off’, ‘thoroughly’describe, descend, depression |
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dis-, di-, dif- |
‘apart’, ‘in different directions’, ‘thoroughly’dissect, dispersion, divorce, digress, divert, differ, diffusion |
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ex-, e-, ef- |
‘out’, ‘from’, ‘removal’, ‘completely’exclude, expel, exclamation, emit, elect, elongate, effectiveNB: after ex- an initial s in a root sometimes disappears, as in ex-(S)PECT and ex-(S)PIRE |
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extra-, extro |
‘outside of’, ‘beyond’extraordinary, extrasensory, extrovertary, extrasensory, extrovertin-, im-, etc |
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in-, im-, etc. |
‘into’, ‘on’ (through French, en-)incision, induce, illuminate, imprint, irrigation, encloseNB: Assimilation will cause the last consonant of this prefix to become the same asthe first consonant of the root. |
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intra-, intro- |
‘within’intramural, introduce, introvert |
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in-, im-, etc. |
‘not’ infirm, inefficient, impossible, illegible, irresponsibleNB: Assimilation will cause the last consonant of this prefix to become the same asthe first consonant of the root. |
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infra- |
‘below’infrared, infrahuman, infraspecific |
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infra- |
‘below’infrared, infrahuman, infraspecific |
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inter- |
‘between’, ‘among’interrupt, intercept, interact |
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juxta- ‘ |
by the side of’, ‘close to’juxtaposition, juxtaspinal |
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ob-, etc. |
against’, ‘toward’, ‘completely’obstruct, obstacle, obvious, oppose, offer, occurNB: Assimilation will cause the last consonant of this prefix to become the same asthe first consonant of the root |
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per- |
‘through’, ‘wrongly’, ‘completely’perfect, permeate, pervade, perjury |
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post- |
‘behind’, ‘after’postpone, postscript, postgraduate |
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pre- (prae-) ‘ |
before’, ‘in front of’prevent, prepare, precaution, praenomen, praetorian |
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pro- |
‘forward’, ‘in front of’progress, project, prolong |
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re-, red- |
‘back’, ‘again’, ‘against’reduce, reject, recede, redundant, redemption |
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retro- |
‘backwards’, ‘behind’retroactive, retrospective, retrograde |
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se- |
aside’, ‘away’secede, select, secrete |
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sub-, sus-, suc-, etc. |
‘under’, ‘up from under’, ‘somewhat’submarine, subscribe, submerge, suspend, suffer, supportNB: Assimilation will cause the last consonant of this prefix to become the same asthe first consonant of the root. |
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super-, supra- |
‘above’supernatural, superstructure, supersonic, suprarenal |
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trans-, tran-, tra- |
‘across’, ‘through’transmit, transfer, transfusion, transcribe, transcend, trajectory, travesty, tradition |
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ultra- |
‘beyond’ultraviolet, ultramodern, ultrasonic |
