Native
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Prefix
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Meaning
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Example
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a-
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verb > predicative adjective with
progressive aspect
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afloat, atremble
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anti-
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against
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anti-war, antivirus, anti-human
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arch-
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supreme, highest, worst
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arch-rival, archangel
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be-
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equipped with, covered with, beset with
(pejorative or facetious)
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bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, bewitch
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co-
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joint, with, accompanying
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co-worker, coordinator, cooperation
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counter-
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against, in opposition to
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counteract, counterpart
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de-
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reverse action, get rid of
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de-emphasise
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dis-
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not, opposite of
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disloyal, disagree
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dis-
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reverse action, get rid of
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disconnect, disinformation
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en-/em-
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to make into, to put into, to get into
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enmesh, empower
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ex-
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former
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ex-husband, ex-boss, ex-colleague, exit
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fore-
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before
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forearm, forerunner
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in-/il-/im-/ir-
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not, opposite of
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inexact, irregular
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inter-
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between, among
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interstate, interact
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mal-
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bad(ly)
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malnourish
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mid-
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middle
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midlife
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mini-
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small
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minimarket, mini-room
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mis-
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wrong, astray
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misinformation, misguide
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out-
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better, faster, longer, beyond
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outreach, outcome
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over-
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too much
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overreact, overact
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post-
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after
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post-election, post-graduation
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pre-
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before
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pre-election, pre-enter
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pro-
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for, on the side of
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pro-life
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re-
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again, back
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rerun
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self-
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self
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self-sufficient
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step-
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family relation by remarriage
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stepbrother
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trans-
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across, from one place to another
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transatlantic
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twi-
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two
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twibill, twilight
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un-
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not, opposite of
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unnecessary, unequal
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un-
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reverse action, deprive of, release from
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undo, untie
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under-
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below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity,
lesser, insufficient
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underachieve, underground, underpass
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up-
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greater, higher, or better
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upgrade, uplift
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with-
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against
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withstand
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Prefix
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Meaning
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Examples
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Afro-
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relating to Africa
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Afro-American
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ambi-
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both
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ambidextrous, ambitendency
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amphi-
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two, both, on both sides
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amphiaster, amphitheater, amphibian
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an-/a-
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not, without
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anemic, asymmetric
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ana-/an-
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up, against
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anacardiaceous, anode
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Anglo-
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relating to England
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Anglo-Norman
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ante-
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before
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antenatal
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anti-
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opposite, against
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antivenom
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apo-
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away, different from
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apomorphine
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astro-
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star
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astrobiology
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auto-
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self
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autobiography,
automatic
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bi-
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two
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bicycle
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bio-
|
biological
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biodegrade
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circum-
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around
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circumnavigate
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cis-
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on this side of
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cislunar
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con-/com-/col-/cor-/co-
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together or with
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confederation, commingle, colleague,
correlation, cohabit
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contra-
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opposite
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contradict
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cryo-
|
ice
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cryogenics
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crypto-
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hidden, secret
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cryptography
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de-
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down
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depress
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demi-
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half
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demigod
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demo-
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people
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demography
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di-
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two
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dioxide
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dis-/di-/dif-
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apart
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differ, dissect
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down-
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to make something lesser, lower or worse
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downgrade
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du-/duo-
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two
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duet
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eco-
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ecological
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ecosystem
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electro-
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electric, electricity
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electro-analysis
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epi-
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upon, at, close upon, in addition
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epidermis
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Euro-
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European
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Eurocentric
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ex-
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out of
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export
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extra-
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outside
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extracurricular
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fin-
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kinship
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affinity
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Franco-
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French, France
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Francophile
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geo-
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relating to the earth or its surface
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geography
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gyro-
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spinning on an axis
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gyrosphere, gyrocopter
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hetero-
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different
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heterosexual
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hemi-
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half
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hemimorphic
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homo-
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same
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homogenous, homologous
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hydro-
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relating to water, or using water
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hydroelectricity
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hyper-
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above, over
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hypo-
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under or below something, low
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ideo-
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image, idea
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ideograph
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idio-
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individual, personal, unique
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idiolect
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in-
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in, into
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insert
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Indo-
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relating to the Indian subcontinent
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Indo-European
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infra-
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below, beneath
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infrared
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inter-
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among, between
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intercede
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intra-
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inside, within
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intravenous
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iso-
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equal
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isochromatic
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macr(o)-
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long
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macrobiotic
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maxi-
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very long, very large
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maxi-skirt
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mega-/megalo-
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great, large
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megastar, megalopolis
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meta-
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after, along with, beyond, among, behind
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meta-theory
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micro-
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small
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microbacillus
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midi-
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medium-sized
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midi-length
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mon(o)-
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sole, only
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monogamy
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multi-
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many
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multi-storey
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neo-
|
new
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neolithic
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non-
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not
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nonexistent
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omni-
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all
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omnipotent, omnipresent
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ortho-
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correcting or straightening
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orthodontics, orthotropic
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paleo-
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old
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paleolithic
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pan-
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all, worldwide
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pan-African, pandemic
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para-
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beside, beyond
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parallel
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ped-/pod-
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foot
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pedestrian, podiatrist
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per-
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through, completely, wrongly,
exceedingly
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permeate, permute
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peri-
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around
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periphrase
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photo-
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light, photography, photograph
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photoelectric
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poly-
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many
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polygon
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post-
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after
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postpone
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pre-
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before
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predict
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preter-
|
beyond, past, more than
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preternatural
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pro-
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substitute, deputy
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proconsul
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pro-
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before
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procambium
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pros-
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toward
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proto-
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first, original
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protoplasm,
prototype
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pseudo-
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false, imitation
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pyro-
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fire
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pyrokinetic
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quasi-
|
partly, almost, appearing to be but not
really
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quasi-religious
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retro-
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backwards
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retrograde
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semi-
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half
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socio-
|
society, social, sociological
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sociopath
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sub-, sup-
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below, under
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support
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super-
|
above, over
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supervisor
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supra-
|
above, over
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suprarenal
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sur-
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above, over
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surreal, surrender
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syn-/sy-/syl-/sym-
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together, with
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synthesis, symbol, syllable, system
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tele-
|
at a distance
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telegraph, television
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trans-
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across
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transverse
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tri-
|
three
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tricycle
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ultra-
|
beyond
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ultraviolet, ultramagnetic
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uni-
|
one
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vice-
|
deputy
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vice-president, vice-principal
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Prefix
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Meaning
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Example
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y-
|
inflectional prefix
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yclad, yclept (both archaic words)
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