Prefixes

Question 1

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 1

Away from.

Ex: Against. Alone.

Question 2

What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?

Answer 2

From; away from.

Ex: Abnormal, Absent

Question 3

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 3

Not, no.

Ex: Asocial, Anarchy

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?

Answer 4

Toward

Ex: Advance. Address

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?

Answer 5

Another.

Ex: Alteration. Alternate

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, both.

Ex: Amphibious. Amphitheater

Question 7

What does the Greek root “ana” mean?

Answer 7

up

Ex: Anabasis. Analysis
marching
up

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?

Answer 8

before

Ex: Antecedent. Antedate.

Question 9

What does the Greek root “anti” mean?

Answer 9

Against.

Ex: Anti-social. Antibiotic

Question 10

What does the Latin root “circum” mean?

Answer 10

around

Ex: circumnavigate. circumference

Question 11

What does the Latin root “co” mean?

Answer 11

with; together

Ex: Connection. Cooperate

Question 12

What does the Latin root “con” mean?

Answer 12

with, together

Ex: Connect. Conjunction.

Question 13

What does the Latin root “contra” mean?

Answer 13

Against

Ex: Contrast. Contrary

Question 14

What does the Latin root “de” mean?

Answer 14

down, down from

Ex: Derive. Decline

Question 15

What does the Greek root “dia” mean?

Answer 15

through

Ex: Dialogue. Diameter

Question 16

What does the Latin root “dis” mean?

Answer 16

apart, away from

Ex: Disappear. Dissolve.

Question 17

What does the Greek root “dys” mean?

Answer 17

bad

Ex: Dysfunction. Dysentery.

Question 18

What does the Latin root “e” mean?

Answer 18

out of

Ex: Evacuate. Erase

Question 19

What does the Greek root “ec” mean?

Answer 19

outside

Ex: Ecosystem. Economy.

Question 20

What does the Greek root “em” mean?

Answer 20

in, within

Ex: Emigrate. Emphasis

Question 21

What does the Greek root “en” mean?

Answer 21

in, within

Ex: Enter. Enclose

Question 22

What does the Greek root “epi” mean?

Answer 22

upon

Ex: Epilogue. Epidemic.

Question 23

What does the Latin root “ex” mean?

Answer 23

out of, away from

Ex: Exterior. Exit.

Question 24

What does the Greek root “hyper” mean?

Answer 24

over

Ex: Hyperextend. Hyperhydrosis- oversweat

Question 25

What does the Latin root “in” mean?

Answer 25

in, into, on, against, not

Ex: Inside. Invincible.

Question 26

What does the Latin root “intro” mean?

Answer 26

inside

Ex: introvert.

Question 27

What does the Latin root “ob” mean?

Answer 27

against

Ex: Obstacle. Object

Question 28

What does the latin root “omni” mean?

Answer 28

every, all

Ex: Omniscient. Omnivore

Question 29

What does the Latin root “per” mean?

Answer 29

through

Ex: Peruse. Pursuasive

Question 30

What does the Greek root “peri” mean?

Answer 30

around

Ex: Perimeter. Peripheral.

Question 31

What does the Latin root “post” mean?

Answer 31

after

Ex: Post-game. Post- election

Question 32

What does the Latin root “pre” mean?

Answer 32

before

Ex: Prevent. Prefix.

Question 33

What does the Latin root “re” mean?

Answer 33

back, again

Ex: Reborn. Return.

Question 34

What does the Latin root “retro” mean?

Answer 34

backwards

Ex: Retrospect. Retroactive.

Question 35

What does the Latin root “sub” mean?

Answer 35

beneath

Ex: Suburb. Submerge.

Question 36

What does the Latin root “super, sur” mean?

Answer 36

above

Ex: Surface. Surpass. Superior. Supernatural

Question 37

What does the Greek root “sym” mean?

Answer 37

with, together

Ex: Symmetry. Symbiosis.

Question 38

What does the Greek root “syn” mean?

Answer 38

with, together

Ex: Synonym. Syncronize.

Question 39

What does the Latin root “trans” mean?

Answer 39

across

Ex: Translate. Tranport.

Question 40

What does the Greek root “tele” mean?

Answer 40

distant

Ex: Telescope. Teleport.