Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
not, without
ex. amoral, anonymous
ab-
from
ex. abnormal
ad-
to, toward
ex. advance, adhere
ante-
before
ex. antebellum
anti-
against, opposite
ex. antibacterial, antithesis
auto-
self
ex. autobiography, automobile
bi-
two
ex. bicycle, binary
circu(m)-
around
ex. circumference, circulate
de-
away from
ex. derail, defend
dia-
through, across
ex. diagonal
dis-
away from, not
ex. disappear, disloyal
en-
put in, into
ex. encircle, enlist
ex-
out of
ex. exit, exhale
extra-
outside of, beyod
ex. extraordinary
hyper-
over, more
ex. hyperactive, hyperbole
in-, ill-, im-
not
ex. inanimate, illict, impossible
in-, ill-, im-
in, into
ex. insert, illuminate, impose
inter-
between
ex. interact
intra-
within
ex. intrastate
macro-
large
ex. macroeconomics
mal-
bad, wrong
ex. malady, malpractice
micro-
small
ex. microscope, micropenis
mono-
one
ex. monotheistic, monopoly, monotonous
multi-
many
ex. multicolour, multiply
non-
without, not
ex. nonsense
peri-
around
ex. periscope, perimeter
post-
after
ex. postscript
pre-, pro-
before, forward
ex. preview, prologue
semi- (also hemi-)
half
ex. semicircle, hemisphere
sub-
under
ex. subway, submarine
syn-, sym-
same
ex. synomym, sympathy
trans-
across
ex. transport, transit
tri-
three
ex. triangle, triple
un-
not
ex. unkind
uni-
one, together
ex. unity, unique
