Nadya - Prefixes Flashcards
a-
also: an-
not, without
- atheist, anemic
to, towards
- aside, aback
in the process of, in a particular state
- a-hunting, aglow
of
-anew
completely
- abashed
ab-
away, from
- abdicate, abstract
ad-
also: a-, ac-, af-, ag- al-, an-, ap-, at- as-, at-
movement to, change into, addition or increase.
- advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate, annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend
ante-
before, preceding
- antecedent, ante-room
anti-
also: ant-
opposing, against, the opposite
- anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antarctic
be-
all over, all around
- espatter, beset
completely
- bewitch, bemuse
having, covered with
- bejewelled
affect with (added to nouns) - befog
cause to be (added to adjectives)
- becalm
com-
also: co-, col-, con-, cor-
with, jointly, completely
- combat, codriver, collude, confide, corrode
contra-
against, opposite
- contraceptive
counter-
opposition, opposite direction
- counter-attack, counteract
de-
down, away
- descend, despair, depend, deduct
completely
- denude, denigrate
removal, reversal
- de-ice, decamp
dia-
also: di-
through, across
- diagonal
dis-
also: di-
negation, removal, expulsion
- disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar
en-
also: em-
put into or on
- engulf, enmesh
bring into the condition of
- enlighten, embitter
intensification
- entangle, enrage
ex-
also: e-, ef-
out
- exit, exclude, expand
upward
- exalt, extol
completely
- excruciate, exasperate
previous
- ex-wife
extra-
outside, beyond
- extracurricular
hemi-
half
- hemisphere
hyper-
beyond, more than, more than normal
- hypersonic, hyperactive
hypo-
under
- hypodermic, hypothermia
in-
also: il-, im-
not, without
- infertile, inappropriate, impossible
in-
also: il-, im-, ir-
in, into, towards, inside
- influence, influx, imbibe
infra-
below
- infrared, infrastructure
inter-
between, among
- interact, interchange
intra-
inside, within
- intramural, intravenous
non-
absence, negation
- non-smoker, non-alcoholic
ob-
also: oc-, of-, op-
blocking, against, concealing
- obstruct, occult, offend, oppose
out-
surpassing, exceeding
- outperform
external, away from
- outbuilding, outboard
over-
excessively, completely
- overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed
upper, outer, over, above
- overcoat, overcast
peri-
round, about
- perimeter
post-
after in time or order
- postpone
pre-
before in time, place, order or importance
- pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition
pro-
favouring, in support of
- pro-blm
acting for
- proconsul
motion forwards or away
- propulsion
before in time, place or order
- prologue
re-
again
- repaint, reappraise, reawake
semi-
half, partly
- semicircle, semi-conscious
sub-
also: suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-
at a lower position
- submarine, subsoil
nearly, approximately
- sub-tropical
lower in rank
- sub-lieutenant
syn-
also: sym-
in union, acting together
- synchronize, symmetry
trans-
across, beyond
- transnational, transatlantic
into a different state
- translate
ultra-
beyond
- ultraviolet, ultrasonic
extreme
- ultramicroscopic
un-
not
- unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned
reversal or cancellation of action or state
- unplug, unmask
under-
beneath, below
- underarm, undercarriage
lower in rank
- undersecretary
not enough
- underdeveloped
