Prefixes Flashcards
A
Greek: Not, no: against, atypical
A
Latin: Away From: aversion, afar
Ab
Latin: Away from: abstinent, abrasion
Ad
Latin: toward: advance, adapt
Alter
Latin: another: alternate, alteration
Amphi
Greek: around, both: amphibian, amphitheater
Ana
Greek: up: anabasis, anacatharis
Ante
Latin: before: antecedent, antebellum
Anti
Greek: against: antisocial, anticlimactic
Circum
Latin: around: circumnavigate, circumference
Co
Latin: with, together: cooperate, coplanar
Con
Latin: with, together: conjugate, contagious
Contra
Latin: against: contraceptive, contradict
De
Latin: down, down from: descend, decentralize
Dia
Latin: through: diameter, dialysis
Dis
Latin: Apart, away from: dissipate, dissenting
Dys
Greek: bad: dysentery, dysprosium
E
Latin: Out of: eject, emasculate
Ec
Greek: outside: ectopic, eccentric
Em
Greek: in, within: empathy, emphasis
En
Greek: in, within: endocrine, energy
Epi
Greek: upon: epicenter, epiglottis
Ex
Latin: out of, away from: exile, exhume
Hyper
Greek: over: hyperextended, hypersensitive
In
Latin: in, into, on, against, not: inefficient, inscribe
Intro
Latin: inside: introduction, introspective
Ob
Latin: against: object, obstruct
Omni
Latin: every, all: omnipotent, omniscient
Per
Latin: through: periscope, pertain
Post
Latin: after: posterior, postpone
Pre
Latin: before: predetermined, precedent
Re
Latin: back, again: revisit, restate
Retro
Latin: backwards: retrospective, retrograde
Sub
Latin: beneath: subterranean subsection
Super/sur
Latin: above: supersede, surname
Sym
Latin: with, together: symbiotic, sympathy
Syn
Greek: with, together: synergy, synonym
Trans
Latin: across: transatlantic, transgender
Tele
Greek: distant: telephone, telegram