Prefix Flashcards
ante
Anterior
Before
antecedent, previous, front, fore,
anti
Anticipate
Against, not in favor
expect, foresee, predict, think likely, await
Auto
autonomous
Self
self-governing, independent, sovereign
Bi
biased
Two
bigoted, intolerant, discriminatory,prejudiced, partial, partisan
circum
circumvent
Circle, around
avoid, get round, find a way round
Co
coherent
With, together
logical, reasoned, reasonable,
col
Collect
With, together
gather, accumulate, assemble
Com
complex
With, together
complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted,
Con
condense
With, together
precipitate, liquefy,abridge, shorten, cut
de
Decline
Down, reverse
turn down, reject, brush aside, refuse, abstein
dis
disregard
no, not
ignore, take no notice of, take no account of, pay no attention to
e
emit
out, from
discharge, release, utter, voice, let out, produce,
ex
eject
out, from
emit, spew out,
im
improper
no, not
inappropriate, unacceptable, unsuitable
in
inactive
in
idle, indolent, lazy,
inter
interact
between, among
ir
irrelevant
no, not
extraneous, immaterial, impertinent,
micro
microscopic
small, tiny
tiny, very small,
mis
mistake
wrong, bad, not
error, fault, inaccuracy, omission
mono
monotone
one
humdrum, monotony, monotonousness, sameness
non
nonsense
not
rubbish, balderdash, gibberish,
post
postpone
after
put off, delay, defer, put back,
pre
preconception
before
preconceived idea, preconceived notion, presupposition, assumption,
prim
primary
first
main, chief, key, prime, central,
pro
promote
for, in favor of
advance, upgrade, give promotion to
Re
recover
again
recuperate, get better, get well
sub
submit
under
give in, yield, give way, back down
sup
supposition
under
belief, surmise, idea, notion, suspicion
trans
transmit
across, over
transfer, pass on, hand on, communicate,
tri
triple
three
three-way, tripartite
ultra
ultrasonic
excessive
un
undeniable
not, no
indisputable, indubitable, unquestionable
uni
unique
one
distinctive, individual, special, especial,
