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Flashcards by Tomas Lopez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tomas Lopez
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| supreme, highest, worst | Arch- |
| Converts verb to predicative adjective with progressive aspect | A- |
| not, opposite of | in-, il, im, ir- Example: Illicit- Forbidden by law , rules or custom Inexact- Not quite accurate or correct |
| not, without | An-, a- Example: Asymmetric- Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components |
| below, beneath | Infra- Example: Infraction- a crime less serious than a felony |
| partly, almost, appearing to be but not really | Quasi- Example: quasi-religious- resembling something that is religious |
| down | De- Example: Descend- Move or fall downward |
| in | En-, el-, em- Example: Emphasis- intensity or forcefulness of expression |
| two | Di- Example: Dioxide: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule |
| correcting or straightening | Ortho- Example orthodontist- a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth. |
| deputy | vice- example: Vice-admiral, vice-president |
| again, back | re- Revisit- come backe to visti again, reorganize- organize anew, as after a setback. |
| together, with | Syn-, sy, syl- sym- Example: systhesis- the combination of ideas into a complex whole |
| inside, within | Intra- Example: intravenous- within or by means of a vein |
| wrong, astray | Mis- Example: Misguide- mislead Misfortune- Bad Luck |
| reverse action, get rid of | De- Example: de-emphasise-reduce the emphasis |
| before | Pro- |
| toward | Pros- prosthetics- the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts. |
| to make into, to put into, to get into | En- /em- Example: empower- give or delegate power or authority to. |
| ice | Cryo- cryogenics- the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures. |
| under or below something, low | Hypo- Example: Hypothermia- abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) |
| up, against | Ana- an- Example: antonym |
| around, two, both, on both sides | Amphi Example: Amphibian- cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form. |
| through | Dia- Example: Dialysis- separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
| equal | Iso- Example: Isotherm- (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time |
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