Prefixes Flashcards
“A(G.) not, no”
Amoral, asexual
“A (L.) away from”
Abnormal, abduct
“AB (L.) away from”
Abscission, abductor
AD (L.) toward
Adhere, adumbrate
ALTER (L.) another
Alternate, alteration
“AMPHI (G.) around, both”
Amphitheater, amphibian
ANA (G.) up
Anaerobic, analog
ANTE (L.) before
Antecedent, anterior
ANTI (G.) against
Antipathy, antitank
CIRCUM (L.) around
Circumference, circumnavigate
“CO (L.) with, together”
Company, collaborate
“CON (L.) with, together”
Continue, confirm
CONTRA (L.) against
Contradict, contrast
“DE (L.) down, down from”
Descend, deduct
DIA (G.) through
Diagonal, diagnostic
“DIS (L.) apart, away from”
Disperse, distend
DYS (G.) bad
Dysfunctional, dyslexia
“E (L.) out of”
Eczema, epilation
EC (G.) outside
Ecosystem, ecosphere
“EM (G.) in, within”
Embalm, emblaze
“EN (G.) in, within”
Enter, entrance
EPI (G.) upon
Epidermis, epidemic
“EX (L.) out of, away from”
Exotic, exterior
HYPER (G.) over
Hyperactive, hyperactive
“IN (L.) in, into, on, against, not”
Incorporate, inspiration
INTRO (L.) inside
Intromission, introduction
OB (L.) against
Obdurate, obduracy
“OMNI (L.) every, all”
Omnipresent, omnivore
PER (L.) through
Perceive,perception
PERI (G.) around
Perimeter, period
POST (L.) after
Postpone, postoperation
PRE(L.) before
Prelude, preview
“RE (L.) back, again”
Reappear, reprint
RETRO (L.) backwards
Retrograde, retrogress
SUB (L.) beneath
Subway, subterranean
“SUPER, SUR (L.) above”
Superintendent, supervise
“SYM (G.) with, together”
Symbiotic, symmetry
“SYN (G.) with, together”
Synchronous, synthesis
TRANS (L.) across
Transcend, transfix
TELE (G.) distant
Telecommunication, telepathic
