Prefixes Flashcards by Liam mg | Brainscape

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What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?

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From or away from

Ex. Are abnormal or absent

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What does the Latin prefix A mean?

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Away from

Against,alone

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What does the Greek prefix A mean?

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Not, no

Ex.amoral(no feelings),anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix AD mean?

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Toward

Ex. Adding,adhere

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What does the Latin prefix ALTER mean?

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Another

Ex.alternation,alter ego

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What does the Greek prefix AMPHI mean?

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Around, both

Amphibious,amphitheater

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What does the greek prefix ANA mean?

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Up

Anarchy, analysis

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What does the Latin prefix ANTE mean?

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Again

anteroom, anterior

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What does the Greek prefix ANTI mean?

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Against, opposite

Antiphony,anticlimax

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What does the circum mean

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Around

Circumference,circumlocution

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What does the Latin prefix co mean

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With, together

Coed, coincide

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What does the Latin prefix con mean

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With together

controller, convict

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What does the Latin prefix contra mean

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Against

Contradict, contract

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What does the Latin prefix DE mean?

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Down,down from

Ex.denomination, destroy

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What does the Greek prefix DIA mean?

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Through

Dial, dialogue

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What does the Latin prefix DIS mean?

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Apart, away from

Disappear, disperse

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What does the Greek prefix DYS mean?

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Bad

Dysfunctional, dysentery

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What does the Latin prefix E mean?

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Out of

Elect, eject

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What does the Greek prefix EC mean?

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Outside

Ecosystem,econ

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What does the Greek prefix EM mean?

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In, within

Empathy, embody

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What does the Greek prefix EN mean?

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In, within

Enter, entrance

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What does the Greek prefix EPI mean?

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Upon

Epidermis, epicenter

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What does the Latin prefix EX mean?

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Out of, away from

External, exit

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What does the greek prefix HYPER mean?

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Over

Hyperactivity, hyperstension

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What does the Latin prefix IN mean?

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In, into, on, against, not

Internal, interest

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What does the Latin prefix INTRO mean?

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Inside

Introduce , introduction

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What does the Latin prefix OB mean?

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Against

Obtain, obtuse

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What does the Latin prefix omni mean?

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Every, all

Omniscient, omsic

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What does the Latin prefix PER mean?

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Through

Persistence, perdition

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What does the greek prefix PERI mean?

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Around

Periscope, perineum

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What does the Latin prefix POST mean?

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After

Postpone, postmortem

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What does the Latin prefix PRE mean?

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Before

Preview, premier

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What does the Latin prefix RE mean?

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Back, again

Review, revise

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What does the latin prefix RETRO mean?

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Backwards

Retroactive, retrogression

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What does the Latin prefix SUB mean?

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Beneath

Subway, submarine

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What does the Latin prefix SUPER, SUR mean?

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Above

Superintendent, superhuman

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What does the Greek prefix SYM mean?

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With, together

Symbol, symphony

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What does the Greek prefix SYN mean?

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With, together

Synonym, syntax

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What does the Latin prefix trans mean?

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Across

Transportation, transverse

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What does the Greek prefix TELE mean?

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Distant

Telephone, telepathy