Prefixes Flashcards
ante
Meaning: before
Example: anterior
anti
Meaning: against, not in favor
Example: anticipate
auto
Meaning: self
Example: autonomous
bi
Meaning: two
Example: biased
circum
Meaning: circle, around
Example: circumvent
co
Meaning: with, together
Example: coherent
col
Meaning: with, together
Example: collect
com
Meaning: with, together
Example: complex
con
Meaning: with, together
Example: condense
de
Meaning: down, reverse
Example: decline
dis
Meaning: no, not
Example: disregard
e
Meaning: out, from
Example: emit
ex
Meaning: out, form
Example: eject
im
Meaning: no, not
Example: improper
in
Meaning: in
Example: inactive
inter
Meaning: between, among
Example: interact
ir
Meaning: no, not
Example: irrelevant
micro
Meaning: small, tiny
Example: microscopic
mis
Meaning: wrong, bad, not
Example: mistake
mono
Meaning: one
Example: monotone
non
Meaning: not
Example: nonsense
post
Meaning: after
Example: postpone
pre
Meaning: before
Example: preconception
prim
Meaning: first
Example: primary
pro
Meaning: for, in favor of
Example: promote
re
Meaning: again
Example: recover
sub
Meaning: under
Example: submit
sup
Meaning: under
Example: supposition
trans
Meaning: across, over
Example: transmit
tri
Meaning: three
Example: triple
ultra
Meaning: excessive
Example: ultrasonic
un
Meaning: no, not
Example: undeniable
uni
Meaning: one
Example: unique