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Trevor's prefixes
prefix meanings
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10/14/2005
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a,ab
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amoral, abnormal, atonal
 Definition
away from, without
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ad, ac, af, al
ap, ar, as, at
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advance, accord, approach
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to, toward
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ambi
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ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalent
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both
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amphi
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amphibian, amphitheater
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both, around, about
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an
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anarchy, anemia, anesthesia
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without, lack of
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ana
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anachronism, analogy, analysis
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up, backward, excessively
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ante
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antecendent, antechamber, antebellum
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before
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anti
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antifreeze, antibody, anticlimax
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against
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arch
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archetype, archbishop, archeology
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chief, first
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be
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because, belittle, befriend
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completely
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bi
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bicycle, bisect, bicarbonate
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two
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by
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bystander, byproduct, bypass
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near, secondary, incidental
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cata
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catapult, catastrophe, cataclysm
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down, against
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circum
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circumnavigate, circumfrence, circumcision
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around
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co, col, com, con, cor

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cooperation, communicate, collect
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with, together
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contra
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contraceptive, contraband, contradict
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against
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de
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decline, descent, decrease
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down from
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dia
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diameter, diagonal, diaphragm
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through
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dis, dif
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disconnect, different, distant, dissect
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apart from
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en
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enter, endanger, enclose
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in
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epi
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epicenter, epidermis, epigram
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on, upon
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ex, ec, e
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exit, eccentric, emit
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out
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extra
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extraterrestrial, extradite, extraordinary
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beyond
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for
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forbid, forward, forgive
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against, away
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fore
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forecast, forehand, foreknowledge
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in front of
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kilo
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kilometer, kilogram, kilobyte
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1,000
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intra, intro*
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introduction, intravenous, introvert
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within, inside
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inter
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interstate, intersection, interrupt
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between
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in, im, il, ir

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impossible, illegal, innovate
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no, in, into, on
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meta
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metaphor, metamorphosis, metabolism
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with, after, over, beyond
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non
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nonfat, nonpartisan, nonsense
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not
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milli
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millimeter, milligram, millisecond
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1/1000
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ob
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object, obstacle, obstruct
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against
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para
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parallel, paraphrase, paramedic
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beside, beyond
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per
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perseve, percent, perceive
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through, by, thouroughly
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peri
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periscope, periphery, perimeter, experience
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around
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post
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posterity, postpone, postmortem
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after
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pre
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prefix, prearrange, prepared
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before
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with
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withstand, withhold, withdraw
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against, away
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re
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return, retract, remove
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back, again
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trans
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transport, translate, transmit
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across
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ultra
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ultraviolet, ultramarine, ultrasonic
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beyond, exceedingly
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un
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uncooked, unreasonable, unpopular
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not
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vice
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vuce president, viceroy, vice versa
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in place of
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pro
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pronoun, progress, promote
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for, forward, in place of
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retro
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retroactive, retrospective, retrograde
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backwards
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se
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separate, segregate, select
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apart
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sub, suc, suf, sur, sus, sup, sug
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submerge, suffix, suggest
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under
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super
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superlative, supernatural, superior
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above
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sym, syn, syl
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synonym, sympathy, syllable
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with, together
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