Prefixes Flashcards

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What does the Latin prefix A mean?

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Away from Ex. Against , aloneness

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What does the Latin prefix AB mean

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From , away from Ex.abnormal ,absent

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What does the Greek prefix A mean

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Not , no Ex.asocial , anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix AD mean

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Toward Ex. Advance ,addition

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What does the Latin prefix ALTER mean

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Another Ex.alter ego ,alternate

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What does the Greek prefix AMPHI mean

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Around both Ex.amphibian, amphitheater

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What does Greek prefix ANA mean

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Up Ex.anabaptism(capitalized)anabasis(marching up)

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What does the Latin prefix ANTE mean

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Before Ex. Antebellum ,antimeridiem

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What does the Greek prefix Anti mean

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Against Ex. Anti-American ,antiabortion

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What does the latin prefix Circum mean

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Around Ex. Circumambient ,circumfrance

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What does the Latin prefix CO mean

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With together Ex. Cooperate, coexist

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What does the Latin prefix Contra mean

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Against Ex. Contrary ,contraband

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What does the Latin prefix DE mean

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Down down from Ex. Deacidify, depressed

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What does the Greek prefix DIA mean

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Through Ex. Dialect dialogue

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What does the Latin prefix DIS mean

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Apart away from Ex. Disappear disagree

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What does the Greek prefix DYS mean

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Bad Ex. Dysfunction dysentery

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What does the Latin prefix E mean

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Out of Ex. Ear earn

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What does the Greek prefix EC mean

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Outside Ex.ecosystem Economy

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What does the Greek prefix EM mean

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In within Ex. Embed embody

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What does the Greek prefix EN mean.

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In within Ex. Enclose encase

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What does the Greek prefix Epi mean

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Upon Ex. Epitope epidemic

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What does the Latin prefix EX mean

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Out of away from Ex. Extract except

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What does the Greek prefix hyper mean

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Over Ex. Hyperextended hyperacidity

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What does the Latin prefix IN mean

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In , against , not, into,on Ex. Into invalid

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What does the Latin prefix INTRO mean

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Inside Ex. Introvert interior

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What does the Latin prefix OB mean

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Against Ex. Obstacle obstinate

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What does the latin prefix OMNI mean

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Every all Ex. Omniscient omnicompetent

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What does the Latin prefix PER mean

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Through Ex. Persistent perennial

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What does the Greek prefix PERI mean

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Around Ex. Perilune perimeter

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What does the Latin prefix POST mean

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After Ex. Postpartum

Postmortem

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What does the Latin prefix PRE mean

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Before Ex. Pre-sold prefix

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What does the Latin prefix RE mean

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Back , again Ex. Repeat reenact

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What does the Latin prefix retro mean

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Backwards Ex. Retrospect retrogressive

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What does the Latin prefix SUB mean

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Beneath Ex. Submerged subatomic

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What does the Latin prefix SUPER SUR mean

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AboveEx. Superior surreal

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What does the Greek prefix SYM mean

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With, together Ex. Symmetry sympathy

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What does the Greek prefix SYN mean

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With together Ex. Synchronize synonym

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What does the Latin prefix TRANS mean

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Across Ex. Transit transcend

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What does the Greek prefix TELE mean

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Distant Ex. Teleport telephone

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What does the Latin prefix CON mean.

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With together

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