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common prefixes
prefixes are syllables that precede the root or stem of a word and change or refine its meaning
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11th Grade
05/06/2008
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ab, abs
 Definition
from, away from
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ambi
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both
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an, a
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without, lack of
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ante
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before
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anti
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against, opposite
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arch

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chief, first
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be
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over, thoroughly
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bi
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two
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cata
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down
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circum
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around
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com, co, col, con, cor
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with, together
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contra, contro
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against
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de
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down, away
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demi
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partly, half
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di
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two
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dia
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across
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dis, dif
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not, apart
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dys
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faulty, bad
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ex, e
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out
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extra, extro
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beyond, outside
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hyper
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above; excessively
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hypo
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beneath; lower
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in, il, im, ir
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not
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in, il, im, ir
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in, on, upon
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inter
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between, among
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intra, intro
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within
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macro

 Definition
large, long
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mega
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great, million
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meta
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involving change
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micro
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small
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mis
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bad, improper
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mis
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hatred
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mono
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one
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multi
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many
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neo
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new
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non
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not
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ob, oc, of, op
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against
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olig
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few
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pan
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all, every
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per
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through, completely
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peri
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around, near
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poly
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many
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post
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after
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pre
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before
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prim
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first
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pro
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forward, in favor of
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proto
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first
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pseudo
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false
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re
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again, back
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retro
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backward
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retro
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backward
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se
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away, aside
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semi
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half, partly
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sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus
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under, less
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super, sur
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over, above
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syn, sym, syl, sys
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with, together
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tele
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far
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trans
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across
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ultra
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beyond, excessive
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un
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not
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under
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below
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uni
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one
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vice
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in place of
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with
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away, against
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