Prefixes Flashcards by Luis Lopez-Cabrera | 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 are: Asocial,anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

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Toward

Examples:addition, advance

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What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean

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Another

Examples: Alternative, Alternate

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What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

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Both, Around

Example: Amphibian, Amphitheatre

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What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?

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Up

Examples:Analysis, Anagram

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What does the Latin prefix”ANTE” mean?

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Before

Examples: Antecedent, Antemeridian

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What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

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Against

Examples: Antibiotics, Antisocial

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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: Compact, Combine

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What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean?

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With, together

Examples: convene, converge

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What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

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Against

Examples: Contradict, contrary

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What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

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Down, down from

Examples: Decrease, Deflate

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What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?

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Through

Examples: Diameter, Diagonal

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What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?

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Apart,away from

Examples: Dismiss, Disconnect

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What does the Greek prefix”DYS” mean?

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Bad

Examples: Dysfunctional, Dyslexia

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What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

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Out of

Examples: Evict, Erase

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What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?

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Outside

Examples: Echo, eclipse

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What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

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In, within

Examples: Empower, embolden

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What does the Greek root “EN” mean?

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In, within

Example: endotoxins, endoscope, endogenous

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What does the Greek root “EPI” mean?

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Upon

Examples: epilogue, epicenter, epigone

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What does the Latin root”EX” mean?

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Out of, away from

Exclusive, exhale, exit

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What does the Greek root “HYPER” mean?

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Over

Examples: hyperactive, hyperventilate, hyperactive

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What does the Latin prefix”IN” mean?

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In, into, on, against, not

Examples: incapable, insupportable, insert

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What does the Latin prefix “INTRO” mean?

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Inside

Examples: Introduce, introvert, introspection

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What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

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Against

Examples: object, obstacle

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What does the Latin root “OMNI” mean?

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Every, all

Examples: Omnivore, omniscient

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What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

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Through

Examples: Perspective, perceive

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What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

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Around

Examples: Perimeter, periscope

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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: Prepare, precede

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What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

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Back, again

Examples: Rename, regain

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What does the Latin prefix”RETRO” mean?

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Backwards

Examples: Retroactive, retrospect

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What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean

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Beneath

Examples: Submerge, submarine

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

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Above

Examples: Surpass, Surface

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What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

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With, together

Examples: Sympathy, Symmetry

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What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

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With, together

Examples: Synthesis, Synopsis.

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What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

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Across

Examples: Transport, transit

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What does the Greek prefix “TELE” mean?

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Distant

Example: Telescope, telepathy