Latin And Greek Root Flashcards by robert Espinosa | Brainscape

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean

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Not, no.

Examples are: asocial, anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

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Away from.

Example: against, alone

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What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?

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From; away from

Examples: abnormal, absent

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What does the Latin prefix “ad”

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Toward

advance

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What does the Latin prefix “another” mean

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Another

Anotherna

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What does the Latin prefix alter mean?

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To change

Alteration altered

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What does the Greek prefix amphi mean

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Around both

Amphitheater amphibian

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What does the Greek prefix ana mean

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Up

A nation anamony

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What does the Latin prefix ante mean

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Before

Ante history, antebeen

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What does the Greek prefix anti mean

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Against
Antibiotic
, anti abortion

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What does the Latin prefix circum mean

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Around

Circumference, circumnavigate, circumstance

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What does the Latin prefix co mean

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Together

Coexist, Clive

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What does the Latin prefix con mean

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With togethe

Concentrate con destroy

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What does the Latin prefix contra mean

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Against

Contradict

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What does the Latin prefix de mean

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Down, down from

Delete, destroy

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What does the Greek prefix Dia mean

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Dialysis, dianimate

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What does the Latin prefix dis mean

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Apart, away

Dysfunctional dysfunction

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What does the Latin prefix dys mean

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Apart

Disarray disappointment

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What does the Latin prefix e mean

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Out of

Extradited enhanced

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What does the Greek prefix ec mean

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Outside

Echo eclipse

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What does the Greek prefix em mean?

I

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In within

Embedded embark

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What does the Greek prefix en mean

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In within

Emancipate, emerge

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What does the greek prefix epi mean

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Upon

Epicenter epic

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What does the Latin prefix ex mean

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Away from

Exile extract

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What does the Greek prefix hyper mean

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Over

Hyperventilate, hyper extract

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What does the Latin prefix in mean

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In, into, on, against

Intriced intro

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What does the Latin prefix intro mean

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Inside

Introduction

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What does the Latin prefix ob mean

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Against

Obstruct, obvance

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What does the Greek prefix omni mean

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Every, all

Omniscient, omnipresent

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What does the latin prefix per mean

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Through

Perspective, persecution

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What does the greek prefix peri mean

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Around

Perian, periderm

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What does the Latin prefix post mean

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After

Post apocalyptic, post awesome

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What does the Latin prefix pre mean

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Before

Prehistoric, pre existent

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What does the Latin prefix re mean

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Back again

Reappear, reassess

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What does the Latin prefix retro mean

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Backwards

Retro glasses, retro food

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What does the Latin prefix sub mean

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Beneath

Submarine

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What does the Latin prefix super mean

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Above

Superintendent

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What does the Latin prefix syn mean

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Same

Synomym

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What does the Greek prefix any mean

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Different

Antonym

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What does the tin prefix trans mean

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Transition

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What does the Greek prefix tele mean

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Distant

Telephone