prefix
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Vocabulary
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meaning
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Derivatives
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ab- (a-, abs-)
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a, from
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away, away
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High school graduation , ablative , absolute , graduate , abstraction , abscess
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ad- (ac-, af-, ag-, ap-, at-, as-)
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ad
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approach, add, take part
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Adaptation , addition , adhesion , adjective , adoption , adoration , adsorption , advocate , affinity , affix , aggregate , acquisition , acceptance , acceptor , excise , apposition , assimilation , association , attraction
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ambi- (amb-)
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amb
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around, from two / more sides
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Ambidexter , ambience , ambigram , ambiguity , ambition , ambivalence
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ante- (anti-)
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ante
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ahead, ahead
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Antecedent , anticipation
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equi-
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aequus
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equal
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Equidistance , equifinality , equilibration / equilibration , equimolar , equipartition , equipollence , equipotential , equivalence , equivariant , equivocation
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bi-
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to
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two-, both-
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Biathlon , bigamy , biconcave , biconvex , bilateral , bimetal , bipolar , bisexual , biceps
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circum-
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circum
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all around
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Circumpolar , circumcision
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cis-
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cis
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this side
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Cisalpine (this side of the Alps), Cisdanubia , Cisjordania , Cisleithania , Cispadan Republic , Cisrhenan Republic , Cis-trans-Isomerism , Cisuralium
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con (co-, col-, com, cor-)
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cum
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with, together, completely
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Coalition , co-author , coincidence , college , fellow student , communism , capacitor , conference , constant , contraction , corrosion , corruption
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contra-
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contra
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against
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Contraindication , counterproductive, counterpoint ; see also Contra / Contra and Counter
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de-
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de
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down, away, down
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Deduction , definition , deficit , deflation , defloration , depression
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dextro
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dexter
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right
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Dextrocardia , dextrose
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dis- (di-, dif-, dir-)
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-
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apart, un-, dis-
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Difference , diffusion , distance , distribution , division
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ex- (e-, ef-)
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e, ex
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out, out, up, he, very, quite,
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Edition , efficiency , emission , exam , copy , retreat , exclusion
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extra-
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extra
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outside
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extragalactic , extrapolation
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in-¹ (il-, im-, ir-)
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in
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in, on, on, in
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illuminate , illusion , implant , implicit , index , inclusion , inspection , instance , institute , instruction , intention , intonation , invasion , inventory , inventory , investment , irritation
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in-² (il-, im-, ir-)
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-
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not, without, un-
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illegal , illegitimate , disloyal , real estate , imperfect , impotence , inexact, inexistence, informal , inconsistent , incorrect, irrational , unreal , irregular, irrelevance
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infra-
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infra
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below
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Infrared , infrasound , infrastructure
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inter-
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inter
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between, middle
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Interaction , intercity , interdependence , interdisciplinary , intercontinental , international , internet , punctuation , interregnum , intersexuality , intersubjectivity , interval , intervention , interview
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intra-
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intra
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within
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intracutaneous , intramuscular , intrauterine , intracellular
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iuxta- (later also juxta-)
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iuxta
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(close) by, next to
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Juxtaglomerular Apparatus , Juxtaoral Organ , Juxtaposition
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laevo-
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laevus
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Left
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Levocardiogram
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multi-
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multi
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many, many
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multifactorial, multimillionaire , multiplication , multivitamin juice
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non-
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non
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not, un-
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Nonsense , non-stop , non-verbal
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ob- (of-, op-)
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if
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contrary to
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Autopsy , object , oblate , obligation , obliteration , observation , obsession , constipation , obstruction , offensive , opposition
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omni-
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omnis
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everything, everyone, whole
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Omnipotence , omnipresence
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paen- (pen-)
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paene
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almost
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Paenibazillus , Paenultima , Paenungulata , Peninsula , Penumbra
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by-
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by
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through, around
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Perfect , permanence , perforation , permeability
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post Office-
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post Office
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after, behind
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post in fact , post-feminism , Postfix , postglacial , postkarbonisch , post-colonialism , post-communism , postkulmisch , Post Marxism , post-materialism , postmodernism , post-mortem , post-natal , post-operative , post position , after puberty , post-socialism , post tertiary , post-traumatic , postvariszisch
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pre-
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pre
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before, prematurely
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Preference , prefix , prelude , premise , preparation , preposition , presentation , condom , president , prevalence , prevention , precedence , precession
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praeter-
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praeter
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past
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Preterism , past tense
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pro- (prod-)
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Per
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forwards, forwards, forwards instead of for
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Product , profession , profit , progression , prohibition , project , promiscuity , promotion , pronoun , propeller , proportion , prostitution , protest , commission , provocation , procedure , procedure , percent , process
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re (red-)
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-
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back again
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Redaction , redundant , reflex , reflection , reflexive , reflux , refraction , regress , convalescent , recruit , revolver , prescription , recite
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sē-
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sē (sēd)
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without; aside, away
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security , secretion , selection , separation , secession
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semi-
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-
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half
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semi analytical, semi-finals , semi-colon , semilunar valve , semi-opera , semi-permeability , semipräsidentiell , semi-probabilistic, semi-professional , semi-vowel , hemihydrate
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sesqui-
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sesqui
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half times larger / more, in compositions one and a half
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Sesquialter , sesquilinear , sesquioxide , sesquiterpene
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sub- (suf-, sug-, sur-, su-, sus-)
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sub
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under
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Subdominant , subject , subjectivity , subculture , subsidiarity , suffix , suggestion , surrogate , suspect, suspension
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great-
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great
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over
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Superintendent , superlative , supernova , superposition , superstrat , supervision
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supra-
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supra
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above, above
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Suprafacial , superfluidity , superconductor , supranationality
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trans- (tra-, tran-)
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trans
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over, over, beyond, to the other side
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Traject , transfer , transformation , transgender , transgression , transhimalaya , transidentity , transistor , transit , transcription , transculture , transmission , transpiration , transport , transsexuality , transuran , transylvania , transversal , transcendence
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ultra-
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ultra
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beyond, beyond ... beyond
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ultrabornological , ultrafilter , ultramarine , ultramontane , ultrasound , ultraviolet
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vē- (vae-)
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-
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bad bad
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vēpallidus (vaepallidus; German dead pale )
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