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Common Prefixes
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11th Grade
11/29/2009
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Term
a
 Definition
off, from, away OR not, without OR to, toward near
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ab, abs
 Definition
off, from, away
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an
 Definition
not, without OR to, toward, near
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ambi, amphi
 Definition
around, both
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ac, ad, af, ag, al, ap, at, as, at
 Definition
to, toward, near
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ante
 Definition
before in time or order
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ant, anti
 Definition
against
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arch
 Definition
first, chief
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auto
 Definition
self
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bene, ben
 Definition
good, well
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bi
 Definition
two
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cent
 Definition
hundred
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circum
 Definition
around
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co, col, com, con, cor
 Definition
with, together
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de
 Definition
down, away, undoing
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dec, decem, decim
 Definition
ten
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demi
 Definition
half
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dia
 Definition
across, through
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dis
 Definition
not, away, away from
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dys
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bad, poor
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e, ec, ef, es ex
 Definition
out, out of
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equi
 Definition
equal
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extra
 Definition
outside, beyond
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fore
 Definition
in front of, previous
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geo
 Definition
earth
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homo
 Definition
same, similar
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hyper
 Definition
over, excessively
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hypo
 Definition
under, too little
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i
 Definition
not, without
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il, im, in, ir
 Definition
in, on, into, toward OR not, without
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inter
 Definition
between, among
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intra, intro
 Definition
within, inside
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mis
 Definition
wrong(ly), incorrect(ly)
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non
 Definition
not
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ob
 Definition
over, against, toward
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par, para
 Definition
beside, contrary to, beyond
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per
 Definition
through, thoroughly
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post
 Definition
after in time or order
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pre
 Definition
before in time or order
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pro
 Definition
before in time or order, forward, for
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re
 Definition
again, back
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retro
 Definition
backward
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semi
 Definition
half
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sub, suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sus
 Definition
under, beneath
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sur
 Definition
under, beneath OR over, above, beyond
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super
 Definition
above, more than
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sy, syl, sym, syn
 Definition
with, together
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tel, tele
 Definition
distant, far
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trans
 Definition
across, through, beyond
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un
 Definition
not, lack of, opposite of
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vice
 Definition
acting for, next in rank to
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