Latin Prefixes

Question 0

ad

Answer 0

(ac, af, ag, al, am, an, ap, ar, as)
To, towards, near, very

Assimilate - to absorb or integrate (assimilat > assimilare > ad / to + similis / like)

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Question 1

ab

Answer 1

(a, abs) away, from

Abstract - existing in thought with no concrete existence (abstractus > ab / from + trahere / draw off)

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Question 2

in

Answer 2

(il, im, ir, en, em) in within, into, on, not, very

Illiterate - unable to read or write (illitteratus > in / not + litteratus > littera / letter of the alphabet)

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Question 3

ex

Answer 3

(E) out of, from, very

Extrude - force or thrust out (ex / out + trudere / to thrust)

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Question 4

inter

Answer 4

(intel) among, between

Intelligent - having or showing intelligence (intelligent > intelligere > inter / between + legere / choose)

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Question 5

Intra

Answer 5

Within

Intravenous - existing or taking place within a vein (intra / within + vena / blood vessel)

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Question 6

Ante

Answer 6

(Anti) before

Anticipate - to expect or predict (anticipat > anticipare > ante / before + capere / take)

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Question 7

Pre

Answer 7

Before

Premeditate - think out or plan beforehand (praemeditat > praemeditari > prae / before + meditari / meditate)

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Question 8

Post

Answer 8

After, behind

Postnatal - of, relating to, or denoting the period after childbirth (post / after + natus / born)

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Question 9

Con

Answer 9

(Co, col, com, cor) together, with, very

Collaborate - to work jointly on an activity (collaborat > collaborare > col / together + laborare / to work)

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Question 10

Dis

Answer 10

(Dif, di) apart, in different directions, not, very

Digress - to leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing (digress > digredi > di / apart + gradi / walk)

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Question 11

Super

Answer 11

Above, over, more than

Superficial - occurring at the surface (superficialis > superficies > super / above + facies / face)

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Question 12

Sub

Answer 12

(Suc, suf, sug, sum, sup, sor, sus)
Under, below, up from below

Suffice - to be adequate or enough (suffis > suffire > sufficere > sub / under + facere / make )

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Question 13

Contra

Answer 13

Against

Contrast - the state of being strikingly different from something else (contraste > constraster > contrastare > contra / against + stare / stand)

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Question 14

Trans

Answer 14

Across, through

Transverse - situated or extending across something (transversus > transvertere > trans / across + vertere / turn)

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Question 15

De

Answer 15

From, down from

Demoralize - corrupt the morals of (something) (demoraliser > de /down from + moralis > mor / custom)

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Question 16

Pro

Answer 16

Forth, before, instead

Procrastinate - to delay or postpone action (procrastinat > procrastinare > pro / forth + crastinus / belonging to tomorrow)

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Question 17

Re

Answer 17

Again, back, anew

Remember - to bring to one’s mind an awareness (remembrer > rememorari > re / again + memor / mindful)

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Question 18

Ob

Answer 18

(O, oc, of, op) to, very

Obstruct - to block (obstruct > obstruere > ob / to + struere / build up, pile up)

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