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