A-EM Flashcards
A (2)
Greek - not, no
Ex: atheist, anarchy
A (1)
Latin - away from
Ex: aside, alone
AB
Latin - away from
Ex: abduct, abnormal
AD
Latin - toward
Ex: advance, adapt
ALTER
Latin - another
Ex: alternate, alternative
AMPHI
Greek - around, both
Ex: amphitheater, amphibiotic
ANA
Greek - up
Ex: analyze, anatomy
ANTE
Latin - Before
Ex: anterior, antepenultimate(before the end)
ANTI
Greek - against
Ex: antihero, antisocial
CIRCUM
Latin - around
Ex: circumference, circulatory
CO
Latin - with, together
Ex: cooperate, coworker
CON
Latin - with, together
Ex: convention, connect
CONTRA
Latin - against
Ex: contradiction, contrary
DE
Latin - down, down from
Ex: decrease, deploy
DIA
Greek - through
Ex: diameter, diagonal
DIS
Latin - apart, away from
Ex: disconnect, disperse
DYS
Greek - bad
Ex: dysfunctional, dyslexia
E
Latin - out of
Ex: emit, evade
EC
Greek - outside
Ex: eccentric, ecstatic
EM
Greek - within, in
Ex: embed, empower
