ch2: common prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
what are common prefixes?
A
appear at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the rest of the words
2
Q
a-, an-
A
without
3
Q
ab
A
away, from
4
Q
ad-
A
toward
5
Q
ambi
A
both
6
Q
ante
A
before
7
Q
anti
A
against
8
Q
auto
hint: auto biography
A
self
9
Q
bi
(hint: like bisexual)
A
two, twice, double
10
Q
brady
A
slow
11
Q
circum
(hint: like circumference)
A
around
12
Q
contra
A
against
13
Q
de
A
down
14
Q
dys
(hint: think of discomfort)
A
painful, abnormal, bad
15
Q
end
hint: enter
A
within, inside
16
Q
epi
A
above, on
17
Q
eu
A
normal, good
18
Q
ex, extra
hint: external
A
outside of
19
Q
hemi
A
half
20
Q
hyper
A
above, accessive, increased
