4.1. Prefixes Flashcards
a-
def. no, not
eg. ,
atheist
ab- or abs-
def. away, from
e. g.,
absent
anti-
def. against
e. g.,
antibody
bi-
def. two
eg. ,
bilateral
circum-
def. around
e. g.,
circumnavigate
com- or con-
def. with, together
e. g., conform.
contra- or con-
def. against
e. g., contradict
de-
def. away from
eg. , detour
deca-
def. ten
e. g.,
decade
extra-
def. outside, beyond
e. g., extracurricular, extraordinary
fore-
def. in front of
e. g., foretell
geo-
def. earth
e. g., geology
hyper-
def. above, over
e. g., hyperactive
il-
def. not
e. g., illogical.
mal- or male-
def. evil, bad
e. g., malediction
multi-
def. many
e. g., multiply
ob-
def. blocking
e. g., obscure
omni-
def. all
e. g., omnibus
out-
def. external
e. g., outside
que-, quer-, or ques-
def. ask
e. g., question, query
re-
def. back, again
e. g., return
semi-
def. half
e. g.,
semisweet
super-
def. over, more
e. g.,
superior
tele-
def. far
e. g.,
telephone
trans-
def. across
e. g.,
transalantic
uh-
def. not
e. g.,
uninformed
