Chapter 3: Prefixes

Question 1

prim/i-

Answer 1

first

Question 2

mon/o-

Answer 2

one

Question 3

uni-

Answer 3

one

Question 4

hemi-

Answer 4

half; one side

Question 5

semi-

Answer 5

half; partial

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two, twice

Question 7

di-

Answer 7

two, twice

Question 8

dipl/o

Answer 8

double

Question 9

tri-

Answer 9

three

Question 10

quadr/i-

Answer 10

four

Question 11

tetra-

Answer 11

four

Question 12

multi-

Answer 12

many

Question 13

poly-

Answer 13

many, much

Question 14

cyan/o

Answer 14

blue

Question 15

erythr/o-

Answer 15

red

Question 16

leuk/o-

Answer 16

white, colourless

Question 17

melan/o-

Answer 17

black, dark

Question 18

xanth/o

Answer 18

yellow

Question 19

a- | an-

Answer 19

not, without, lack of, absence

Question 20

anti-

Answer 20

against

Question 21

contra-

Answer 21

against, opposite

Question 22

de-

Answer 22

down, without, removal, loss

Question 23

dis-

Answer 23

absence, removal, separation

Question 24

in- | im-

Answer 24

not

Question 25

non-

Answer 25

not

Question 26

un-

Answer 26

not

Question 27

ab-

Answer 27

away from

Question 28

ad-

Answer 28

toward; near

Question 29

dia-

Answer 29

through

Question 30

per-

Answer 30

through

Question 31

trans-

Answer 31

through

Question 32

hyper-

Answer 32

over, excess, abnormally high, increased

Question 33

hypo-

Answer 33

under, below, abnormally low, decreased

Question 34

olig/o-

Answer 34

few, scanty

Question 35

super-

Answer 35

above, excess

Question 36

equi-

Answer 36

equal, same

Question 37

eu-

Answer 37

true, good, easy, normal

Question 38

hetero-

Answer 38

other, different, unequal

Question 39

homo- | homeo-

Answer 39

same, unchanging

Question 40

iso-

Answer 40

equal, same

Question 41

macro-

Answer 41

large, abnormally large

Question 42

mega- | megalo-

Answer 42

large, abnormally large

Question 43

micro-

Answer 43

small

Question 44

neo-

Answer 44

new

Question 45

normo-

Answer 45

normal

Question 46

ortho-

Answer 46

straight, correct, uprght

Question 47

poikilo-

Answer 47

varied, irregular

Question 48

pseudo-

Answer 48

false

Question 49

re-

Answer 49

again, back

Question 50

ante-

Answer 50

before

Question 51

pre-

Answer 51

before, in front of

Question 52

pro-

Answer 52

before, in front of

Question 53

post-

Answer 53

after, behind

Question 54

dextr/o-

Answer 54

right

Question 55

sinistr/o-

Answer 55

left

Question 56

ec-; ecto-

Answer 56

out; outside

Question 57

ex/o-

Answer 57

away from; outside

Question 58

end/o-

Answer 58

in; within

Question 59

mes/o

Answer 59

middle

Question 60

syn-; sym-

used before b, m, p

Answer 60

together

Question 61

tel/e-; tel/o-

Answer 61

end