Oct. 14th - Prefixes Flashcards
re
again, back
- reiterate (repeat) , reimburse (pay back)
retro
backward
- retrospect (looking back)
se
away, aside
- secede (withdraw) , seclude (shut away)
semi
half, partly
- semiannual (every six months) , semiconscious (partly conscious)
sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus
under, less
-subway (underground road) , succumb (to give on) , suffuse (spread through)
super, sur
over, above
- supernatural (above natural things) , supervise (oversee)
syn, sym, syl, sys
with, together
- synchronize (time together) , sympathize (identify with)
tele
far
- telemetry (measurement from a distance) , telegraphic (communicated over a distance )
trans
across
- transport (carry across)
ultra
beyond, excessive
- ultramodern (excessively modern) , ultra-critical (exceedingly critical_
un
not
- unfeigned (not pretended) , unkempt (not combed)
under
below
- underling (someone inferior)
uni
one
- unison (complete accord) , unicycle (one wheel)
vice
in place of
- vicarious (substitute)
with
away, against
- withhold (hold back;keep) , withstand (resist)