Latin Prefixes

Question 1

ab-, a-, abs-

Latin Prefix

Answer 1

“away”, “from”,
Abject – “ject-“ => throw: cast down.
Avert – “vert-“ => turn: turn away.
Abstract – “tract-“ => drag: drag away (from a concrete instance).

Question 2

ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-

Latin Prefix

Answer 2

“to”, “toward”,
Admit – “-mit” => send: give entrance, send towards.
Aspire – “spir-“ => breathe: seek a goal, “breathe for it”.
Accept – “cept-“ => take: to take (something offered) willingly.
Affix – “fix-“ => fix, fasten: fix or fasten one object to another.
Aggregate – “greg-“ => flock: gather (flock) to a mass or whole.
Allocate – “loc-“ => place: put (place) towards a specific purpose.
Announce – “nounc-“ => report: report to others, make known publicly.
Apprehend – “prehend-“ => seize: seize.
Arrogant – “rog-“ => ask: exposed to exaggerate one’s own worth (entitled to ask for a great deal).
Assent – “sent-“ => feel: agree to something after thoughtful consideration (feeling to agree).
Attract – “tract-“ => drag: drag towards.

Question 3

ambi-

Latin Prefix

Answer 3

“both”, “on both sides”,

Ambidextrous – “dextr-“ => right(-handed): using both hands with equal ease (right-handed on both sides).

Question 4

ante-

Latin Prefix

Answer 4

“before”,

Antecedent – “ced-“ => go: a preceding event, condition, or cause (goes before).

Question 5

circum-

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Answer 5

“around”, “about”,

Circumnavigate – “navig-“ => sail: to go (completely) around, especially by water.

Question 6

com-, co-, col-, con-, cor-,

Latin Prefix

Answer 6

"with", "together", "thoroughly",
Compare -- "par-" => equal:
Co-opt -- "opt-" => choose:
Colloquium -- "loq-" => speak:  
Conscious -- "sci-" => know:
Corrupt -- "rupt-" => break into pieces:

Question 7

contra-

Latin Prefix

Answer 7

“against”,
Contradict – “dict-“ => say:

counter- is also derived from contra- and indicates opposition, opposite direction, and other ideas.

Question 8

de-

Latin Prefix

Answer 8

“down”, “away from”,

Dejected – “ject-“ => throw:

Question 9

dis-, di-, dif-

Latin Prefix

Answer 9

“apart”, “not”,
Discern – “cern-“ => separate:
Digest – “gest-“ => carry:
Different – “fer-“ => carry:

Question 10

equi-, equa-

Latin Prefix

Answer 10

“equal”, “away from”,
Equivalent – “val-“ => strong:
Equanimity – “anim-“ => mind:

Question 11

ex-, e-, ef-,

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Answer 11

“out of”, “from”,
Expose – “pos-“ => place:
Eject – “ject-“ => throw:
Effluent – “flu-“ => flow:

Question 12

extra-

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Answer 12

“outside”, “beyond”,

Extramural – “mur-“ => wall:

Question 13

in-, il-, im-, ir-

Latin Prefix

Answer 13

"in", "into", "on",
Inject -- "ject-" => throw:  
Illuminate -- "lumin-" => light:
Immigrate -- "migr-" => depart: 
Irrigate -- "rig-" => water, moisten:

the same prefixes are also used to mean “not” and “without”.

Question 14

in-, il-, im-, ir-

Latin Prefix

Answer 14

"not", "without", 
Inactive -- "act-" => do, act:
Illegal -- "leg-" => law: 
Immediate -- "med-" => middle:
Irresistible -- "resist-" => stand back:

for “not” and “without”, in- is generally used for Latin-derived words while un- is used for other English words (compare Latinate “infelicitous” and English “unhappy”).

the same prefixes are also used to mean “in”, “into”, and “on”.

Question 15

infra-

Latin Prefix

Answer 15

“below”,

Infrastructure – “struct-“ => build:

Question 16

inter-

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Answer 16

“between”, “among”,

Interject – “ject-“ => throw:

Question 17

intra-

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Answer 17

“inside”, “within”,
Intranet – “-net” => net:
(contrast internet).

Question 18

multi-

Latin Prefix

Answer 18

“many”,

Multiplication – “plic-“ => fold:

Question 19

non-

Latin Prefix

Answer 19

“not”
Nonsensical – “sens-“ => feel:

non- is very common and can be added to English words very freely.

Question 20

ob-, oc-, of-, op-

Latin Prefix

Answer 20

"toward", "against", "across",
Object -- "ject-" => throw:
Occur -- "cur-" => run:
Offer -- "fer-" => carry:
Opposite -- "pos-" => place:

Question 21

per-

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Answer 21

“through”, “by”, “completely”, “to the bad”,

Permit – “-mit” => send:

Question 22

post-

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Answer 22

“after”, “behind”,
Postpone – “pone” => place:

(preposterous: before-behind, utterly foolish)

Question 23

pre-

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Answer 23

“before”, “in front of”,
Preposition – “pos-“ => place:

(preposterous: before-behind, utterly foolish)

Question 24

pro-

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Answer 24

“forward”, “for”, “on behalf of”,

Project – “ject-“ => throw:

Question 25

re-, red-

Latin Prefix

Answer 25

“back”, “again”,
Reject – “ject-“ => throw:
Redemption – “empt-“ => buy back:

Question 26

retro-

Latin Prefix

Answer 26

“backward”,

Retrospect – “spect-“ => view:

Question 27

se-, sed-

Latin Prefix

Answer 27

“apart”, “without”, “aside”,
Seduction – “duct-“ => lead:
Sedition – “it-“ => go:

Question 28

semi-

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Answer 28

“half”, “partly”,

Semiannual – “ann-“ => year:

Question 29

sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sus-

Latin Prefix

Answer 29

"under", "beneath", "secret",
Subject -- "ject-" => throw:
Succinct -- "cinct-" => surround:
Suffer -- "fer-" => carry:
Suggest -- "gest-" => carry:
Support -- "port-" => carry:
Suspect -- "spect-" => look:  to look under.

Question 30

super-

Latin Prefix

Answer 30

“over”, “above”, “beyond”,
Supervise – “vis-“ => see:

used extensively in English with bases not derived from Latin, like superheat and superglue.

Question 31

trans-, tra-, tran-

Latin Prefix

Answer 31

“across”, “over”,
Transmit – “-mit” => send:
Traduce – “duc-“ => lead:
Tranquil – “qui-“ => rest, calm:

Question 32

ultra-

Latin Prefix

Answer 32

“beyond”

Ultraviolet – “-violet” => violet: