Prefixes Flashcards
ad-, ac-
To, toward
-assimilates
ab-, a-, abs-
Away, from
-never assimilates
am(bi)-
Both, around
ante-
Before, in front of
circum-
Around
con-, com-, co-
With, together, very
contra-, contro-, counter-
Against
de-
Down, off, thoroughly, very much
dis-, di-, dif-
Apart, in different directions, not
ex-, e-, ef-
Out, from, completely
- ex- precedes an base beginning with s, the s is dropped
extra-, extro-
Outside, beyond
in-, im-, ig- (before n)
Not
in-, im-, [en-, em-]
In, into, against
infra-
Below, beneath
inter-
Between, among
intra-, intro-
Within
non-
Not
ob-
Toward, against, face-to-face, completely
per-
Through, wrongly, completely
post-
After, behind
pre-
Before, in front of
re-, red-
Back, again
retro-
Backward, behind
se-, sed-
Aside, away
sub-, sus-, suc-
Under, up from under,secretly
super-, [sur-]
Above, over
trans-, tran-, tra-
Across, through
ultra-, [outr-]
Beyond, exceedingly
