Greek/Latin Prefixes Flashcards
a-, ab-
not; without (amoral)
ana-/an-
up, again, similar to (analogy)
de-
down from, down, off, utterly (descend)
epi-
upon; on, at, over, near (epicenter)
eu-
well, good (euphoria)
hypo-
under; beneath (hypocritical)
ob-
against (obfuscate)
peri-
around (perimeter)
pro-
forth (proceed)
syn-
with; together (synonym)
tele-
far (telephone)
ab-, abs-
away from, apart (abstract)
ad- (often the d is dropped and the first letter to which a is prefixed is doubled), ac-, an-, as-, a-
to, toward, near, against (advent, attract)
ambi-, amb-
around, about, on both sides (ambiguous)
ante-
before, in front of, early (antedate)
arch-
main, chief (archangel)
bi-
two (biannually)
bene-
well (benefit)
circum-, cira-
around, about (circumference)
con-
with, together (concur)
com-/cor-/col-
together, with, very (comprise)
contra-
against (contradict)
counter-
against (counterclockwise)
demi-
half, partly belongs to (demigod)
dis-/di-/dif-
apart, in different directions (divorce)
du-/duo-
two (duplicate)
em-/en-
in, into (enclose)
ex-/e-/ef-/ec-
out, out of, from, away (expel)
extra-/extro-
outside of, beyond (extraordinary)
fore-
before (forestall)
in-/i-/il-/im-/ir-
in, into, on, toward, put into (incision); not, lacking without (immoral)
indu-/indi-
extremely lacking (indigent)
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to, after (infrared)
intro-
in, into, within (introspective)
juxta-
near, beside (juxtapose)
mal-/male-
evil, badly (malformed)
medi/medio
middle (mediocre)
milli-/mille
thousand (millimeter)
mono-
one (monarch)
multi-/multus-
much, many (multiply)
ne-
not (neutral)
non-
not [less emphatic than IN or UN] (nonconformity)
nul-/null-
none, not any (nullify)
ob-/of-/oc-
toward, against, across, down, for (offer)
op-/o-
toward, against, across, down, for (opposite)
omni-
all, everywhere (omniscient)
ped-, pedi-
foot (pedicure)
per-/pel-
through, by, thoroughly, away (permeate)
post-
behind, after [in time or place] (posterity, postpone)