Prefixes Flashcards by Albert Maury | Brainscape

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

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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: adhere, adductor

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What does the the latin prefix “ALTER” mean?

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another. Examples: alternative, alteration

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What does the greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

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around, both. Examples: amphibian, Amphitheatre

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What does the greek prefix “ANA” mean?

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up. Examples: anabaptist, anaphylaxis

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What does the latin prefix “ANTE” mean?

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before. Examples: anterior, antecedent

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What does the greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

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against. Examples: antipathy, antitank

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What does the latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?

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around. Examples: circumference, circumlocution

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What does the latin prefix “CO” mean?

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with, together. Examples: company, coexist

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What does the latin prefix “CON” mean?

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with, together. Examples: cone, consructed

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What does the latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

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against. Examples: contrast, contract

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What does the latin prefix “DE” mean?

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down, down from. Examples: delete, descend

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What does the greek prefix “DIA” mean?

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though. Examples: diameter, diagram

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What does the latin prefix “DIS” mean?

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apart, away from. Examples: disperse, disinherit

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What does the greek prefix “DYS” mean?

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bad. Examples: dystrophy, dysplasia

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What does the latin prefix “E” mean?

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out of. Examples: exotic, epidemic

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What does the greek prefix “EC” mean?

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outside. Examples: eccentric, economic

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What does the greek prefix “EM” mean?

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in, within. Examples: emphasis, emulator

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What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?

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in, within. Examples: endorse, endoskeleton

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What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

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upon. Examples: epidermis, epidemic

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What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

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out of, away from. Examples: exercise, exit

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What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?

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over. Examples: hyperextended, hyper

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What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

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in, into, on, against, not. Examples: independent, intertwined

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What does the Latin prefix “ INTRO” mean?

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inside. Examples: introduction, introduced

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What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

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against. Examples: obstacle, obtuse

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What does the Latin prefix “OMNI” mean?

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every, all. Examples: omnipresent, omnivore

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What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

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through. Examples: person, persuade

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What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

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around. Examples: Perimeter, pericycle

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What does the Latin prefix “POST” mean?

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after. Examples: post-game, postulate

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What does the Latin prefix “PRE” mean?

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before. Examples: pre-game, pregnant

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What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

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back, again. Examples: repost, resolve

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What does the Latin prefix “RETRO” mean?

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backwards. Examples: retro, retroactive

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What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean?

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beneath. Examples: substitute, subatomic

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

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above. Examples: surprise, surrounded

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What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

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with, together. Examples: symptom, symbol

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What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

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with, together. Examples: synonym, synapsis

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What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

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across. Examples: transport, transform

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What does the Latin prefix “TELE” mean?

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distance. Examples: telephone, and telepathy

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