ch2: common prefixes Flashcards
what are common prefixes?
appear at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the rest of the words
a-, an-
without
ab
away, from
ad-
toward
ambi
both
ante
before
anti
against
auto
hint: auto biography
self
bi
(hint: like bisexual)
two, twice, double
brady
slow
circum
(hint: like circumference)
around
contra
against
de
down
dys
(hint: think of discomfort)
painful, abnormal, bad
end
hint: enter
within, inside
epi
above, on
eu
normal, good
ex, extra
hint: external
outside of
hemi
half
hyper
above, accessive, increased
hypo
hint: ⬇️
below, decreased
infra
beneath
inter
between, among
levo
to the left
macro
large
mal
hint: mal practice
bad
mega
(hint: megatron)
exceptionally large
meso
middle
meta
over, beyond
micro
hint: micro organism
small
mono
one
multi
many
neo
hint: neo natal
new
nulli
hint: none
zero
peri
around
poly
hint: polyamorous
many
post
hint: post test
after
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
presby
hint: grandma
older age
primi
first
pseudo
hint: placebo
false
quadri
hint: racing quad
four
retro
hint: the retro times are ____ us
behind, in back of
sten
narrow
sub
under
super-, supra-
above, excess
sym-, syn-
together, with
tachy
fast
trans-
across
tri-
hint: tricycle
three
ultra
beyond
uni
hint: uno
one
