Vocabulary Flashcards

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-able (Suffix)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Able to be

Common Words: Readable, movable, breakable

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anti- (Prefix)

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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Against

Common Words: Antibiotic, antisocial, antifreeze

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bio (Root)

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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Life

Common Words: Biology, biography, biome

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cred (Root)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Believe

Common Words: Credit, credible, incredible

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de- (Prefix)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Remove, down

Common Words: Decompose, detach, devalue

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ec / eco (Root)

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Origin: Greek

Meaning: House, environment

Common Words: Ecosystem, ecology, economic

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ex- (Prefix)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Out

Common Words: Export, exit, exclude

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gen (Root)

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Origin: Greek

Meaning: Birth, origin

Common Words: Generate, genetics, generato

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in- (Prefix)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Not

Common Words: Invisible, incorrect, inactive

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initia (Root)

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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Beginning

Common Words: Initial, initiate, initiative