Ch 2: Key Prefixes Flashcards
Prefixes are attached to beginning of stem words & expand/modify their meaning and usage.
a-, an-
without, lack off
ir-, ar-
no, not
ab-, ef-
away from
ad-, af-
to, toward
ambi-
both, double, two
ana-
apart, up, back, again
ante-
BEFORE, IN FRONT OF
anti-
against, reversed
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-
two, twice, double
cata-
down, under, against
circum-
around, about, circle
com-, con-, co-
together, with, both (two)
contra-
against, opposite
de-
away from , remove
dia-
across, complete, between, total, apart, through
dis-
apart or away from, reverse
e-
out, to remove, protrude
ec-
out from, out
ecto-
on the outer side, situated on
em-, en-
in, within
endo-
within
epi-
upon, on
ex-, exo-
upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude,
extra-
outside
hyper-
excessive, over, above, more
hypo-
under, below, deficient, low, less. lesser
im-, in-
in, into, or not
infra-
below, under
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-
into, within, in, into
meta-
beyond, after, change
para-
beside, near, beyond
per-
through, excessive, in
peri-
around
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
re-
back, again, contrary
retro-
backward,behind
sub-
under, low, beneath
super-, supra-
above, upper, upon, excessive
sym-, syn-
together, with
trans-
across, through, beyond
ultra-
beyond, in excess
