Prefixes Flashcards
A
(Greek) not, no. Ex. Affair, Adolescent
A
(L.) Away from. Ex. Away, answer
AB
(Latin) Away from. Ex. Abnormal, Aberrant
AD
(Latin) Toward. Ex. Adverse, advocate
Alter
(Latin) another. Ex. Alternate, Altercate
Amphi
(Greek) around, both. Ex. Amphitheater, amphibian
Ana
(Greek) up. Ex. Anaconda, Analyze
Ante
(Latin) before. Ex. Antecedence, antechapel
Anti
(Greek) against. Ex. Anti venom, antichrist
Circum
(Latin) Around. Ex. Circumference, circumcise
CO
(Latin) with, together. Ex. Cooperate, Coworker
CON
(Latin) with, together. Ex. Convention, contract
CONTRA
(Latin) against. Ex. Contraception, Contradict
DE
(Latin) Down, down from. Ex. Defy, defer
DIA
(Greek) Through. Ex. Dialect, dial
Dis
(Latin) apart, away from. Ex. Disapprove, distaste
Dys
(Greek) bad. Ex. Dystopian, dysentery
E
(Latin) out of. Ex. Effect, electric
Ec
(Greek) outside. Ex. Ecstatic, ecstasy
EM
(Greek) in, within. Ex. Embarrass, employed
