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prefix chapter 1-7
prefix is placed before a word to modify its meaning
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03/21/2011
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trans-
 Definition
across
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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meso-, mid-
 Definition
middle
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inter-
 Definition
between
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circum-, peri-
 Definition
around
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ante-, pre
 Definition
before, in time, or in place
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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primi-
 Definition
first
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pan-
 Definition
all
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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multi-, poly-
 Definition
many
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, more than normal
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hemi-, semi-
 Definition
half, partly
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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milli-
 Definition
one thousandth
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centi-
 Definition
one hundred
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quad-, quadri-, tetra-
 Definition
four
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tri-
 Definition
three
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mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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peri-
 Definition
around
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hypo-
 Definition
decrease,below normal
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
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pro-
 Definition
favoring, supporting
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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anti-, contra-
 Definition
against
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a-, an-
 Definition
without, no , not
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macro-, mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large, great
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ante-, pre-, pro-
 Definition
before
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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bi-, di-
 Definition
two
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endo-, en-, end-
 Definition
inside
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exo-, extra-
 Definition
away from
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in-
 Definition
not or inside(in)
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
joined, together
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super-, supra-
 Definition
above, beyond
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per-
 Definition
through or by
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sub-
 Definition
below or under
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, abnormal
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intra-
 Definition
within
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hypo-, infra-, sub-
 Definition
beneath, under
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epi-
 Definition
above, on
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ecto-, ex-
 Definition
out, without
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dia-
 Definition
through
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ultra-, super-
 Definition
beyond, excessive
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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primi-
 Definition
first
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meta-
 Definition
change or next in series
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de-
 Definition
down, from, or reversing
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