Prefixes

Question 1

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 1

Away from. Examples: Against, alone.

Question 2

What does the Greek “ab” mean?

Answer 2

From; away from. Examples: abnormal, absent.

Question 3

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 3

Not, no. Examples: asocial, anarchy.

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?

Answer 4

Toward. Examples: advent, adapt.

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?

Answer 5

Another. Examples: alternate, altercation.

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, both. Examples: amphibian, ambidextrous, amphitheater.

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “ana” mean?

Answer 7

up. Examples: anatomy, anagenesis. anabasis

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?

Answer 8

before. Examples: ante cubical, anteflexion, antecedent.

Question 9

What does the Latin prefix “anti” mean?

Answer 9

against. Examples: anterior, antecedent.

Question 10

What the does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?

Answer 10

against. Examples: antisocial, antipathy.

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?

Answer 11

around. Examples: circumstance, circumference.

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix “co” mean?

Answer 12

with, together. Examples: cohesiveness, cognate. Coexist.

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “con” mean?

Answer 13

with, together. Examples: convene,contemporary, confront, congregation.

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “contra” mean?

Answer 14

against. Examples: contradict, contrary.

Question 15

What does the Latin prefix “de” mean?

Answer 15

down, down from. Examples: detach, deflate, descent, demote.

Question 16

What does the Greek prefix “dia” mean?

Answer 16

through. Examples: diameter, diagonal.

Question 17

What does the Latin prefix “dis” mean?

Answer 17

apart, away from. Examples: dismiss, disallow.

Question 18

What does the Greek prefix “dys” mean?

Answer 18

bad. Examples: dysfunctional, dyslexia.

Question 19

What does the Latin prefix “e” mean?

Answer 19

out of. Examples: eternal, erase.

Question 20

What does the Greek prefix “ec” mean?

Answer 20

outside. Examples: echo, eclipse.

Question 21

What does the Greek prefix “em” mean?

Answer 21

in,within. Examples: empower, embolden.

Question 22

What does the Greek prefix “en” mean?

Answer 22

In, within. Examples: enslave, and entangle

Question 23

What does the Greek prefix “epi” mean?

Answer 23

upon. Examples: epicenter, and epilogue.

Question 24

What does the Latin prefix “ex” mean?

Answer 24

out of, away from. Examples: exit, and exhale.

Question 25

What does the Greek prefix “hyper” mean?

Answer 25

over. Examples: hyperactive, hypersensitive.

Question 26

What does the Latin prefix “ in” mean?

Answer 26

in, into, on, against,not. Examples: instead, and innocent.

Question 27

What does the Latin prefix “intro” mean?

Answer 27

inside. Examples: introvert, and introduce.

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “ob” mean?

Answer 28

against. Examples: obtain, and obscure.

Question 29

What does the Latin prefix “omni” mean?

Answer 29

every, all. Examples: omnivorous, and omnipresent.

Question 30

What does the Latin prefix “per” mean?

Answer 30

through. Examples: permit, and persuade.

Question 31

What does the Greek prefix “peri” mean?

Answer 31

around. Examples: perimeter, and periscope.

Question 32

What does the Latin prefix “post” mean?

Answer 32

after. Examples: postpone, and posttest.

Question 33

What does the Latin prefix “pre” mean?

Answer 33

before. Examples: preliminary, and precede.

Question 34

What does the Latin prefix “re” mean?

Answer 34

back, again. Examples: report, and regain.

Question 35

What does the Latin prefix “retro” mean?

Answer 35

backwards. Examples: retroactive, and retrorocket.

Question 36

What does the Latin prefix “sub” mean?

Answer 36

beneath. Examples: subway, and submarine.

Question 37

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

Answer 37

above. Examples: survive, and superior. Surreal, superb.m

Question 38

What does the Greek prefix “sym” mean?

Answer 38

with, together. Examples: sympathy, and symmetrical.

Question 39

What does the Greek prefix “syn” mean?

Answer 39

with, together. Examples: synthesis, and synonym.

Question 40

What does the Latin prefix “trans” mean?

Answer 40

across. Examples: transform, and transportation.

Question 41

What does the Greek prefix “tele” mean?

Answer 41

distant. Examples: telescope, and telephone.