Prefixes Flashcards by Joseph Fuentes | Brainscape

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What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

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Away from

Examples: Alone, against

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What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?

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from; away from

Examples: absent, abnormal

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

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Not, no

Examples: Asocial, anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

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toward

Examples: adhere, adductor

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What does Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?

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another

Examples: alter-ego, alternate

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What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

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around, both

Examples: amphibian, amphitheather

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What does the Greek root “ANA” mean?

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up

Examples: anagram, anatomy

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What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?

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before

Examples: antedate, anteroom

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What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

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against

Examples: anti-moron, antibody

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What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?

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around

Examples: circumference, circumnavigate

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What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?

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with; together

Examples: coworker, coordinate

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What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean?

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with; together

Examples: connected, conference

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What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

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against

Examples: contradict, contraband

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What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

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down, down from

Examples: demote, deport

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What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?

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through

Examples: diagonal, dialogue

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What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?

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apart, away from

Examples: disperse, distend

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What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?

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bad

Examples: dysentery, dystrophy

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What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

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out of

Example: expel, exile

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What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?

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outside

Examples: ecosystem, ecology

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What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

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in, within

Examples: embodied, emphasis

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What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?

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in; within

Examples: encircle, entitle

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What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

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upon

Examples: epilogue, epicurious

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What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

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out of; away from

Examples: expelled, exiled

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What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?

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over

Examples: hyperbole, hypertension

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What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

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in, into, on, against, not

Examples: internal, inside

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What does the Latin prefix “INTRO” mean?

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inside

Examples: introduction, introvert

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What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

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against

Examples: obstruct, obligate

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What does the Latin prefix “OMNI” mean?

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every, all

Examples: omniscient, omnitude

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What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

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through

Examples: pervade, perennial

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What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

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around

Examples: perimeter, periodic

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What does the Latin prefix “POST” mean?

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after

Examples: postpone, postdate

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What does the Latin prefix “PRE” mean?

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before

Examples: precalculus, prefix

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What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

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back, again

Examples: restart, retest

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What does the Latin prefix “RETRO” mean?

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backwards

Examples: retroactive, retrocede

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What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean?

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beneath

Examples: submarine, subway

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

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above

Examples: superhuman, survive

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What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

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with, together

Examples: symmetry, symbol

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What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

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with, together

Examples: synthesis, synonym

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What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

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across

Examples: transatlantic, transfat

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What does the Greek prefix “TELE” mean?

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distant

Examples: telephone, telegraph