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67 Cards in this Set

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