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67 Cards in this Set
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a- an
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not, without
anesthetic |
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ab
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away from
abduction |
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ad
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to toward
adjoin, adjacent (lying near to) |
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ambi
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both
ambidextrous, ambivalent |
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ana
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up, back, again
analogy, anatomy, anagram |
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anti
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against
antipathy, antiwar, antisocial |
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apo
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from, away from
apology, apologize |
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auto
|
self
autobiography, automobile, autocracy, automaton |
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bene
|
good
benediction benevolent benefactor |
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cata cat
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down, against
catastrophe--a turning down |
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centro - centri
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around, center
concentric, centrifugal |
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circum
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around
circumlocution circumference, circumvent |
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com
|
with, together
communal, community |
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con
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with, together
connect, confide conspire |
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contra
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down
contradict, contravene |
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de
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down, away
descend, deject (cast down) |
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dia-di
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through apart
diameter, division |
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dis
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across not
disengage, discord, discomfort |
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dys
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ill, difficult,bad
dysfunctional, dysentery |
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e-
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out of, from
elect (choose out of), eject (throw out) |
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ecto-
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on the outside
ectoderm--outer skin |
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en-em
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in
empathy--feeling in |
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endo
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within, inside
endoscope--instrument for observing inside |
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epi
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upon
epitaph epidermis, epicenter |
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eso
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inward, within
esoteric--more inward, esophagus |
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eu-
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well, good
euthanasia--good death |
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ex-
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out of, from
exhume, exhale, exodus |
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hetero
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other, different
heterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox heterogeneous |
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homo
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same
homosexual, homogeneous, homogenized |
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hypher
|
over
hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity |
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hypo
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under
hypotension, hypodermic |
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il
|
not
illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible |
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im
|
not
imperfect, impolite, impossible |
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im
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into
imbibe (drink in, take in) |
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in
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not
indiscreet, invisible |
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in-
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into
incorporate (take into the body) |
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inter
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between
intervene (come between), interstate |
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intra
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within
intrastate, intramural |
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ir
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not
irregular, irrational, irredeemable |
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macro
|
large
macrocosm, macroeconomics |
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mal-male
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bad, evil
malediction malevolent, malnutrition |
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meta
|
beyond
metaphysical |
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micro
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small
microscope, microcosm, microeconomics |
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mono
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one, single
monologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy |
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neo
|
new, recent
neologism, neo-liberal, neonatology. neolithic |
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ob
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against
object, obstruct (build against) |
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palin-pali
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back, again
palindrome |
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pan
|
all, every
pantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic |
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para
|
false
paramilitary, paralegal, parachute |
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per
|
through
percolate (flow through) perforate (punch through) |
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peri
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around
perimeter, periscope |
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phil-philo
|
like, lover of
philosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy |
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poly
|
many, several
polygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism |
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post
|
after
postgraduate, posthumous postpone |
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pre-
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before
precede, predict (tell before) |
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pro
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for, forward
promote, project |
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pros
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toward, in front
prospect—view in front, something coming up |
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proto
|
first
prototype, protoplasm, protobiology |
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pseudo
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false
pseudonym, pseudoscience |
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re
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again, back
repeat, recede, regress (step back) |
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retro
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back
retrogression, retroactive |
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se
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away from
seduce (lead away), secede |
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sub
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under
submarine, subject, subhuman subterranean |
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sur- super
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over, above
superhuman, superego, superintend, surpass |
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syn,sym,syl,sys
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with, together
symphony, synonym, system, syllable |
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tele
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distant, far off
telephone, telepathy, television, telegram |
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trans
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across
transient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across) |