Latin Prefixes Flashcards
ab-, abs-, a-
away from
-abduction, abstain, avert
ad- (ab-, ac- etc)
to, toward, near, very much
-adduction, affect, allude
ambi-
on both sides, around
-ambidextrous
ante-
before, in front of
circum-
around, on all sides
circumference
co- con- com
together, with, very much
-coeval, conform, complete
contra- counter-
opposite, against
-contradict, counteract
de-
down, away from, very much
-dejected
dis-, di-, dif-
apart, not
-dismiss, dilate, different
e-, ex-, ef-,
from, out from, beyond, without
former, very much bad(ly)
-eliminate, extract
extra- extro-
outside, beyond
-extrovert, extraordinary
in-, [en-]
in, within, into, on, against, completely
-illustrated, immerse
in-
not
-illegal, immutable
infra-
below, under
-infra-red
inter-
between, among
-intervene, intercept
intra-, intro-
within, inside
-introvert, intramural
juxta-
near, next to
-juxtapose
ne-
not
-nefarious
non-
not
-nonlegal, nonmoral
ob-
toward, against, in the way
-occur, offensive, obstruct
per-
through, to the bad, thoroughly
-perspire
post-
after, behind, later
- postpone, postoperative
prae-, pre-
before, in front of, forth
-previous, prevent
preter-
beyond
-preternatural
pro-
before, forth, forward, in behalf of, in favor of
-progress, pronoun
quasi-
almost, like
-quasi(modo) - (almost normal)
re- red-
back, again, away
-recede
retro-
backward
-retroactive, retrograde
se-, sed
without, apart, to one side
-segregate, sedition
sin(e)
without
-sinecure, sincere
sub-
under, below, inferior
-subject, support
subter-
under
-subterfuge
super- [sur-]
above, over, very much
-supercede, surreal
supra-
above
-supraventricular, surprise
trans-, tra-, tran-
across, change
-transgress, transform
ultra-, [outr-]
beyond, excessively
-ultrasound, outrageous
