WFC 518-519/WI 372 Prefixes Flashcards

72228034	a-, an-	[not, without]	0
72228036	Amoral	without morals or principles	1
72228037	atypical	not conforming to type	2
72228038	atom	smallest particle of an element; unable to cut	3
72228039	apathy	the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally	4
72228040	anesthesia	without feeling or bodily sensation	5
72228041	a-, ab-, abs-	[from, away]	6
72228044	abnormal	not normal	7
72228045	abduct	pull away from the body; kidnap; carry by force	8
72228046	absent	not in a specified place physically or mentally	9
72228047	avert	to prevent the occurrence of	10
72228048	acro-	[high]	11
72228049	acropolis	an "upper city"; a common feature of ancient Greek cities; an elevated site for religious observances	12
72228050	acrobat	a skilled performer who performs high in the air	13
72228051	acronym	a word formed from the initial letters of a name	14
72228052	acrophobia	fear of heights	15
72228053	ambi-, amb-,amphi-	[both, around]	16
72228055	ambidextrous	equally skillful with each hand	17
72228056	ambiguous	having more than one possible meaning	18
72228057	amble	to walk slowly, stroll; an easy pace; a leisurely walk	19
72228058	ambient	Of the surrounding area or environment; completely immersed	20
72228060	amphibious	operating or living on land and in water	21
72228061	amphitheater	An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.	22
72228062	ante-	[before]	23
72228063	antedate	establish something as being earlier relative to something else	24
72228064	anteroom	A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.	25
72228065	antebellum	belonging to a period before a war --especially the American Civil War	26
72228066	antecedent	a preceding occurrence or cause or event	27
72228067	ant-, anti-	[against]	28
72228069	anticommunist	against communism	29
72228070	antidote	medicine to counteract a poison or disease	30
72228071	anticlimax	letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting	31
72228072	antacid	an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)	32
72228073	be-	[on, away]	33
72228074	bedeck	To cover with ornament.	34
72228075	belabor	to work at something beyond practicality; to overstress	35
72228076	bequest	gift left by means of a will	36
72228077	bestow	to grant or to give	37
72228078	beloved	a beloved person	38
72228079	bene-, bon-	[well]	39
72228081	benefit	something that aids or promotes well-being	40
72228082	benefactor	a person who provides help, especially by giving money	41
72228083	benevolent	having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others	42
72228084	benediction	good wishes; a blessing	43
72228085	bonanza	a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)	44
72228086	bonus	anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)	45
72228087	bi-, bis-, bin-	[both, double, twice]	46
72228090	bicycle	a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals	47
72228091	biweekly	occurring every two weeks	48
72228092	bilateral	having identical parts on each side of an axis	49
72228093	binoculars	an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes	50
72228094	by-	[side, close, near]	51
72228095	bypass	avoid something unpleasant or laborious;to go around a blockage	52
72228096	bystander	one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part	53
72228097	by-product	a side effect; something produced in the making of something else	54
72228098	bylaw	a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs	55
72228099	byline	the writer's name, appearing above a news or feature story	56
72228100	cata-	[down, against]	57
72228101	catalog	to list, register; inventory	58
72228102	catastrophe	an event resulting in great loss and misfortune	59
72228103	catapult	A slingshot-like war machine used for shooting rocks, shells, and other objects	60
72228104	cataclysm	a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge	61
72228105	cerebro-	[brain]	62
72228106	cerebrospinal	of or relating to the brain and spinal cord	63
72228107	cerebellum	a major division of the vertebrate brain	64
72228108	cerebrum	anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres	65
72228109	cerebral	having to do, or relating to the brain	66
72228110	circ-	[around]	67
72228111	circum-	[around]	68
72228112	circular	in the shape of a circle	69
72228113	circumspect	careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent	70
72228114	circumference	the length of the closed curve of a circle	71
72228115	circumnavigate	travel around, either by plane or ship	72
72228116	co-, con-, col-, com-	[together, with]	73
72228120	co-pilot	the assistant or second pilot in an aircraft	74
72228121	conspire	act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose	75
72228122	collect	get or gather together	76
72228123	compose	draw up the plans or basic details for	77
72228124	contra-, counter-	[against]	78
72228126	controversy	a disagreement among many people	79
72228127	contradict	to express or imply the opposite of	80
72228128	counterpart	thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that has the same purpose in a different system	81
72228129	contraindicate	to suggest inadvisiblity of, make a treatment inadvisable	82
72228130	de-	[from, down]	83
72228131	demote	to reduce to a lower grade or rank	84
72228132	depress	lessen the activity or force of	85
72228133	degrade	lower the grade of something	86
72228134	deprive	keep from having, keeping, or obtaining	87
72228135	deject	lower someone's spirits	88
72228136	devoid	lacking; empty; entirely without	89
72228137	deviate	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course	90
72228138	deca-	[ten]	91
72228139	decade	ten years	92
72228140	decathlon	an athletic contest consisting of ten different events	93
72228141	decapod	ten-footed or ten-armed.	94
72228142	decagon	a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles	95
72228143	decagram	a metric unit of mass equal to 10 grams	96
72228144	di-	[two, twice]	97
72228145	divide	separate into parts or portions	98
72228146	dilemma	a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options	99
72228147	dilute	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture	100
72228148	ditto	repeat an action or statement	101
72228149	dioxide	a chemical substance consisting of two atoms of oxygen combined with one atom of another element	102
72228150	dipole	a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance	103
72228151	digraph	a union of two characters representing a single sound.	104
72228152	diplopia	visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects	105
72228153	dia-	[through, between]	106
72228154	diameter	the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference	107
72228155	diagonal	having an oblique or slanted direction	108
72228156	diagram	a drawing intended to explain how something works	109
72228157	dialogue	a conversation between two persons	110
72228158	dis-	[apart, away, reverse]	111
72228159	dys-	[badly,ill]	112
72228160	dypepsia	a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort, heartburn or nausea	113
72228161	dystrophy	any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles	114
72228162	dysentery	an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea	115
72228163	dysfunction	abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body	116
72228164	em-, en-	[in, into]	117
72228166	embrace	the state of taking in or encircling	118
72228167	enslave	to take under control and dominate	119
72228168	epi-	[upon]	120
72228169	epidermis	outer layer of skin	121
72228170	epitaph	a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone	122
72228171	epithet	any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality	123
72228172	eu-	[well]	124
72228173	eulogize	praise; extol; laud; glorify	125
72228174	euphony	pleasant, harmonious sound	126
72228175	eugenics	the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)	127
72228176	euphoria	sense of great happiness or well-being	128
72228177	e-, ex-, ec-, ef-	[out]	129
72228181	ex-mayor	former mayor of a town or city; out of office	130
72228182	exorcism	getting free/rid of; eliminating (especially demons)	131
72228183	eject	put out or expel from a place	132
72228184	eccentric	irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric	133
72228185	efflux	the process of flowing out	134
72228186	extra-, extro-	[beyond, outside]	135
72228188	extraordinary	far more than usual or expected	136
72228189	extrovert	one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others	137
72228190	extracurricular	outside the regular duties of your job or profession	138
72228191	extraneous	not pertinent to the matter under consideration	139
72228192	for-	[away, off]	140
72228193	forswear	to renounce upon oath.	141
72228194	forgo	to do without, abstain from, give up	142
72228195	forlorn	pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment	143
72228196	fore-	[before in time]	144
72228197	forecast	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop	145
72228198	foretell	make a prediction about	146
72228199	foreshadow	to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure	147
72228200	hemi-, demi-, semi-	[half]	148
72228203	hemisphere	half of a sphere	149
72228204	demitasse	small coffee cup	150
72228205	semicircle	half of a circle	151
72228206	hex-	[six]	152
72228207	hexameter	poetic form of six metrical feet	153
72228208	hexagon	a shape with six sides and angles	154
72228209	homo-	[man]	155
72228210	Homo Sapiens	the biological species to which modern human beings belong	156
72228211	homicide	the killing of a human being by another human being	157
72228212	hyper-	[over, above]	158
72228213	hypersensitive	overly sensitive	159
72228214	hyperactive	abnormally or extremely active	160
72228215	hypo-	[under]	161
72228216	hypodermic	under the skin	162
72228217	hypothesis	a prediction that can be tested; educated guess	163
72228218	il-, ir-, in-, im-	[not]	164
72228222	illegal	not legal	165
72228223	illegible	difficult or impossible to read; not legible	166
72228224	irregular	contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; not regular	167
72228225	incorrect	not correct	168
72228226	immoral	violating principles of right and wrong	169
72228227	in-, il-, im-	[into]	170
72228230	inject	to insert between other elements; feed intravenously	171
72228231	inside	the inner or enclosed surface of something	172
72228232	illuminate	brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand	173
72228233	illustrate	to make clear by examples or pictures	174
72228234	impose	to set up, or to force something (or oneself) on others; to take unfair advantage of someone	175
72228235	implant	fix or set securely or deeply into something	176
72228236	imprison	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail	177
72228237	infra-	[beneath]	178
72228238	infrared	the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum below visible light	179
72228239	infrastructure	a basic foundation or framework	180
72228240	intro-	[into, inward]	181
72228241	introduce	bring something new to an environment	182
72228242	introvert	a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward	183
72228243	introspection	the act of looking at one's inner self	184
72228244	macro-	[excessive, large]	185
72228245	macrodent	characterized by large teeth	186
72228246	macrocosm	the whole universe; a large-scale reflection of a part of the greater world	187
72228247	mal-	[badly, poorly]	188
72228248	malady	a sickness, illness, disease, disorder	189
72228249	maladjusted	poorly adjusted, disturbed	190
72228250	malnutrition	a state of poor nutrition	191
72228251	malfunction	fail to function or function improperly	192
72228252	meta-	[beyond, after, with]	193
72228253	metaphor	a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else	194
72228254	metamorphosis	a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances	195
72228255	metaphysical	supernatural	196
72228256	mis-	[incorrect, bad]	197
72228257	misuse	to use incorrectly	198
72228258	misprint	a word that was not printed correctly	199
72228259	miso-	[hate]	200
72228260	misanthrope	one who hates mankind	201
72228261	misogynist	one who hates women/females	202
72228262	mono-	[one]	203
72228263	monoplane	an airplane with a single wing	204
72228264	monotone	sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; one tone	205
72228265	monochrome	having one color	206
72228266	monocle	eyeglass for one eye	207