Mid-term Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Ab
A
from; away from.
ex: abnormal, absent
2
Q
Ab (Greek)
A
not, no
ex: Asocial, Anarchy
2
Q
ALTER
A
another
ex: alternate, alter-ego
2
Q
ANTE
A
before
Ex: antecedent, anteroom
3
Q
DE
A
down, down from
Ex: demote , descend
4
Q
EPI
A
upon
Ex: epicenter, epidemic
5
Q
E
A
out of
Ex: evacuate , eternal
6
Q
OB
A
against
Ex: object,
7
Q
CIRCUM
A
around
Ex: circumference, circumstance
8
Q
CON
A
with, together
Ex: connect, conjunction
9
Q
SUR
A
above
Ex: supersede, superb
10
Q
DIA
A
through
Ex: diameter, diagram
11
Q
RETRO
A
backwards
Ex: retrospective, retrograde
12
Q
PER
A
through
Ex: perfection, persistence
13
Q
SUB
A
beneath
Ex: submerge, subject
