PREFIXES Flashcards
ab- a- abs-
away, from: abscond, avert (NEVER ASSIMILATED)
ad- ac-
to, toward: adventure, attract (SOMETIMES ASSIMILATED)
ambi-
both, around: ambidextrous, ambient
ante-
before, in front of: antecedent
circum-
around: circumference
con- com- co-
with, together, very: connect, compose, collect
contra- contro- counter-
against: contradict, contrary
de-
down, off, thoroughly: descend, dejected
dis- di- dif-
apart, in different directions, not: dispute, divert, differ
ex- e- ef-
out, from, completely: expel, eloquent, efficient
extra- extro-
outside, beyond: extraordinary, extrovert
in- im- ig- (before n)
not: impossible, ineffective, ignore
in- im [en-] [em-]
in, into, against: inject, illuminate, endure
infra-
below, beneath: infrared
inter-
between, among: interloper, intercept
intra-, intro-
within: intravenous, introduce
non-
not: nonexistent
ob-
toward, against, face-to-face, completely: obstruct, obstacle, occur
per-
through, wrong, completely: permeate, persecute, perfect
post-
after, behind: postpone
pre-
before, in front of: prefix lol
pro-
froward, in front of, for: proactive, produce
re- red-(before vowels)
back, again: reduce, reuse, recycle lol
retro-
backward, behind: retroactively
se- sed-(before vowels)
aside, away: secede, segregate
sub- sus- suc-
under, up from under, secretly: subterranean, suspicious, suffer
trans- -tran -tra
across, through: transportation, transgender, traverse
ultra-
beyond, exceedingly: ultraviolet, ultramodern
