Prefixes Flashcards by David Andreu | Brainscape

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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: abnormal, absent.

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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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to, toward, near.

Examples: advantage, adapt.

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What does the latin prefix “alter” mean?

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another.

Examples: alternate, alter-ego.

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What does the greek prefix “amphi” mean?

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around, both.

Examples: amphibious,amphitheater.

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What does the greek prefix “ana” mean?

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up.

Examples: anabolism, anaerobic.

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What does the latin prefix “ante” mean?

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before.

Examples: antecede, antemeridian.

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What does the greek prefix “anti” mean?

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against.

Examples: antibody, antisocial.

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What does the latin prefix “circum” mean?

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around.

Example: circumference, circumnavigate.

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What does the latin prefix “co” mean?

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with; together.

Examples: collect, coauthor.

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What does the latin prefix “contra” mean?

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against.

Examples: contradict, contrast.

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What does the latin prefix “de” mean?

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down; down from.

Examples: deplete, descend.

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What does the greek prefix “dia” mean?

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through.

Examples: diabetes, dialog.

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What does the latin prefix “dis” mean?

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apart; away from.

Examples: disappear, discern.

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What does the greek prefix “dys” mean?

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bad.

Examples: dyslexia, dyspepsia.

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What does the latin prefix “e” mean?

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out of.

Examples: emerge, emergency.

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What does the greek prefix “ec” mean?

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outside.

Examples: ecstatic, ectoplasm.

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What does the greek prefix “em” mean?

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in, within.

Examples: empathy, embed.

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What does the greek prefix “en” mean?

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in, within.

Example: enter, entrance.

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What does the greek prefix “epi” mean?

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upon.

Example: epidermic, epiphany.

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What does the latin prefix “ex” mean?

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out of; away from.

Example: example, exhaust.

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What does the greek prefix “hyper” mean?

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over.

Example: hyperventilate, hypervelocity.

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What does the latin prefix “in” mean?

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in, into, on, against, not.

Example: inside, inner.

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What does the latin prefix “intro” mean?

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inside.

Example: introduction, introduce.

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What does the latin prefix “ob” mean?

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against.

Example: obliterate, obscene.

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What does the latin prefix “omni” mean?

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every, all.

Example: omnipotent, omniscience.

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What does the latin prefix “per” mean?

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through.

Example: percussion, persistent.

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What does the greek prefix “peri” mean?

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around.

Example: perimeter, peripheral.

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What does the latin prefix “post” mean?

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after.

Example: postmortem, postmodern.

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What does the latin prefix “pre” mean?

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before.

Example: preset, prehistory.

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What does the latin prefix “re” mean?

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back, again.

Example: remerge, reminisce.

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What does the latin prefix “retro” mean?

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backwards.

Example: retroact, retrospect.

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What does the latin prefix “sub” mean?

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beneath.

Example: subterranean, subside.

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

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above.

Example: supervened, supersede. surpass, surmount.

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What does the greek prefix “sym” mean?

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with, together.

Example: sympathy, symmetry.

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What does the greek prefix “syn” mean?

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with, together.

Example: synergy, synodal.

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What does the latin prefix “trans” mean?

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across.

Example: transport, transcend.

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What does the greek prefix “tele” mean?

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distant.

Example: telepathy, telephone.

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What does the latin prefix “con” mean?

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With, together.

Example: conjugate, contrast.