prefixes Flashcards
a-
not or without
an-
not or without
ana-
not or without
ab-
away from
abs-
away from
ad- (can drop d and double next letter)
to or toward
ante-
before
anti-
against or opposite
ant-
against or opposite
auto-
self
be-
thoroughly or affect with
bene-
good
ben-
good
bi-
two
caco-
bad
circum-
around
con-
with or together
com-
with or together
co-
with or together
contra-
against
contro-
against
counter-
against
de-
from or away or down
di-
two or through or across or between
dia-
two or through or across or between
dis-
away or not or bad
dys-
away or not or bad
di-
away or not or bad
duo-
two
en-
in
eu-
good
ex-
out or away or from
e-
out or away or from
ef-
out or away or from
exter-
outside of
extra-
outside of
extr-
outside of
hetero-
other or different
homo-
same
hyper-
above or over
hypo-
below or under
in-
in or into or on
im-
in or into or on
in-
not
im-
not
infra-
below
inter-
between
intro-
between
intra-
within or into
intr-
within or into
magn-
big or great
mal-
bad
male-
bad
mega-
big or great or million
megalo-
big or great or million
meta-
beyond or change
micro-
small
mis-
bad or hate
mono-
one
multi-
many
neo-
new
non-
not
ob- (can drop b and double next letter)
in front of or against or toward
omni-
all
pan-
all
para-
beside
per-
through or detrimental to
peri-
around
poly-
many
pre-
before
pro-
forward or before or for
re-
back or again
retro-
backward
sub-
below or under
super-
above or over
syn-
together or with
trans-
across or beyond or through
tra-
across or beyond or through
un-
not
uni-
one
un-
one