Prefixes Flashcards by Daniel Silva | Brainscape

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What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

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Away from. Examples: against, alone

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What does the Latin prefix “AB” mean?

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From; away from. Examples are abnormal, absent.

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

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not, no. Examples: asocial, anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

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Toward. Example: advance, adjunct

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What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?

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another. Examples: Alternate, alternative

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What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

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Around, both. Example: Amphitheater, amphibious

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What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?

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up. Example: anabasis, analogy

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What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?

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before. Examples: antedate, anterior

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What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

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Against. Examples: Antidote, antisocial

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What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?

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around. Examples: Circumference, Circumstance

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What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?

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with, together. Examples: Collaborate, compute

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What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean?

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with, together. Examples: Construct, Connect

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What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

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against. Examples: Contradict, Contraband

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What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

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down, down from. Examples: Demoted, Decline

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What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?

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Through. Examples: Diagnosis, Diameter

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What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?

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apart, away from. Example: Disconnected, Disperse

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What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?

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bad. Examples: Dysfunction, Dyslexia

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What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

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out of. Examples: Empty, Evacuate

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What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?

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outside. Examples: Ecology, Economies

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What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

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in, within. Examples: Emerge, Embark

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What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?

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in, within. Examples: Entering, Entangle

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What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

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upon. Examples: Epidural, Epidermis

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What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

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out of, away from. Examples: Expelled, Exit

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What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?

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over. Examples: Hyperactive, Hyperthyroid

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What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

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in, into, on, against, not. Examples: Involved, Interior

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What does the Latin prefix “Intro” mean?

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inside. Examples: Introvert, introduction

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What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

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against. Examples: Obdurate, Objection

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What does the Latin prefix “OMNI” mean?

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every, all. Examples: Omnipresent, Omnivorous

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What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

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through. Examples: Persuation, Perfection

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What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

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around. Examples: Perimeter, Peripheral

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What does the Latin prefix “POST” mean?

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after. Examples: Postseason, Postpone

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What does the Latin prefix “PRE” mean?

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before. Examples: Precede, Previous

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What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

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back, again. Examples: Reverse, Repeat

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What does the Latin prefix “RETRO” mean?

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backwards. Examples: Retrospect, Retrograde

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What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean?

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beneath. Examples: Submerge, Subsoil

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What does the Latin prefix “SUPER , SUR” mean?

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above. Examples: Supernatural, Superb, surreal

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What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

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with, together. Examples: Symmetry, Symbolic

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What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

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with, together. Examples: Synonym, Synagogue

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What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

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across. Examples: Transportation, Translate

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What does the Greek prefix “TELE” mean?

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distance. Examples: Telegram, Telephone