Prefixes Flashcards
ambi-
both (AMBIvalent - feeling both ways about an issue)
ab-
not, away from (ABnormal - not normal)
amphi-
round, both sides (AMPHItheater - a round theater)
anti-
against (ANTIwar - against war)
arch-
main (ARCHrival - main rival)
auto-
self (AUTOmobile - self driven vehicle)
bene-
good (BENEficial - something good)
bi-
two (BIcycle - a cycle with 2 wheels)
bio-
life (BIOlogy - the study of life)
con-, co-
with (COoperate - work with others)
counter-
opposite, offset (COUNTERclockwise - in direction opposite of clockwise)
de-
remove (DEoderant - removes odor)
deca-
ten (DECAde - ten years)
dis-
not (DIShonest - not honest)
dict-
to speak (DICTate - to speak aloud)
ex-
former, away (ex-girfriend - former girlfriend)
extra-
beyond (EXTRAordinary (beyond what is ordinary)
fore-
before, in front of (FOREground - the part of a scene that is nearest to and in front view)
im-, in-
not, without (INactive - not active)
inter-
between (INTERnational - between nations)
iso-
same (ISOmetric - having the same measurement)
manu-
hand (MANUal - done or worked on with the hands)
meta-
change, transformation (METAplasia - transformation of one tissue to another)
micro-
small (MICROscope - devuce used to look at small objects
mid-
in the middle of (MIDnight - in the middle of the night)
mis-
bad, wrong (MISlead - lead in the wrong direction)
mono-
one (MONOpoly - when one company has power)
multi-
many things (MULTIcolor - many colors)
mut-
change (MUTant - someone or something that changes)
non-
no (NONsense - no sense)
over-
beyond some quantity, limit (OVERtime - time in excess of a set limit)
para-
beyond (PARApsychology - beyond psychology)
ped-
foot (PEDicure - care of feet, toes, and nails)
post-
after (POSTwar - after the war)
pre-
before (PREheat - heat before)
pseudo-
false, not real (pseudonym - fictitious name)
re-
again (REdo - do again)
sub-
under, below (subzero - below zero)
terra-
earth (terrain - piece of land)
topo-
place (toponym - the name of a place)
trans-
change (transpose -change the position of)
tri-
three (tricycle - a cycle with three wheels)
troglo-
cave (troglocole - to live in a cave)
ultra-
beyond (ultramodern - beyond modern)
un-
not (uncooked - not cooked)
uni-
one (unicorn - mythical animal that has one horn)
xen-
foreign, guest (xenophobia - fesr of strangers or foreigners)