Prefixes Flashcards

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

A

Not,no.

Examples are: Asocial, anarchy

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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 Latin prefix”ad” mean?

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Toward.

Example are: adapt, adhere

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What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?

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Another.

Examples are: alternative and alteration

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What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?

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around,both

examples are: amphibian and amphitheater

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what does the Greek prefix”ana” mean?

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up.

examples are: analysis and analogy

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what does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?

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before.

examples are: antecedent and antebellum

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what does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?

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against.

examples are: antichrist and antidepressant.

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what does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?

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around.

examples are: circumference and circumcision

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what does the Latin prefix “co” mean?

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with,together.

examples are cooperate and coefficient

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what does the Latin prefix “con” mean?

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with,together

examples are: conversation, contrast

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what does the Latin prefix contra mean?

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against.

Examples:contract, contraband

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what does the Latin prefix De mean?

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down,down from

Examples:delete, decomposition

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what does the Greek prefix Dia mean?

A

through.

Examples:diagonal, dialect

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what does the Latin prefix Dis mean?

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apart,away from

disgust, disinterest

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what does the Greek prefix DYS mean?

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bad.

dysfunctional, dystopia

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what does the Latin prefix E mean?

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out of.

execute, exit

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what does the Latin prefix EC mean?

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outside.

echo,economy

20
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what does the Greek prefix EM mean?

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in,within

emerge, emergency

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What does the Greek prefix “En” mean?

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In, within

Examples: enter, entice

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what does the Greek prefix Epi mean?

A

upon

examples:epilouge,episode

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what does the Latin prefix EX mean?

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out of, away from

examples: exit, export

24
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what does the Latin prefix hyper mean?

A

over

examples: hyperactive, hyperextend

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what does the Latin prefix IN mean?

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in,into,on, against, not

examples: insane, insecure

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what does the Latin prefix INTRO mean?

A

inside

examples: introduction, introduce

27
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what does the latin prefix OB mean?

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against

examples: obviously,obedient

28
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what does the Latin prefix omni mean?

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every,all

examples:omnipresence, omnivore

29
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what does the Latin prefix per mean?

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through

examples:persistent,perseverence

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what does the greek prefix PERI mean?

A

around

examples:perimeter,period

31
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what does the Latin post mean?

A

after

post workout, posterboard

32
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what does the Latin prefix pre mean?

A

before

example:preface,prefix

33
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what does the latin prefix re mean?

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out,again

relax, rearrange

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what does the Latin retro mean?

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backwards

retroactive,retrofire