Prefixes Flashcards
Latin prefix “A”
Away From.
Examples: Against, Alone
Latin prefix “AB
From, Away From
Examples: Abnormal, Absent
Greek prefix “A”
Not, No.
Examples: Asocial, Anarchy
Latin prefix “AD”
Toward
Example: Adverb, Adjust
Latin prefix “Alter”
Another
Example: Altruism, Alter Ego
Greek prefix “Amphi”
Around, Both
Example: Amphitheater, Amphibian
Greek prefix “Ana”
Up
Examples: Anagram, Anagenetic
Latin prefix “Ante”
Before
Example: Antedate, Anteroom
Greek prefix “Anti”
Against
Example: Antipathy, Antitank
Latin prefix “Circum”
Around
Example: Circumference, Circumnavigate
Latin prefix “Co”
Together, With
Example: Coexist, Cohesiveness
Latin prefix “Con”
With, Together
Example: Contemporary, Converge
Latin prefix “Contra”
Against
Example: Contrary, Contradict
Latin prefix “De”
Down, Down From
Example: Detach, Deploy
Greek prefix “Dia”
Through
Examples: Diameter, Diagonal
Latin prefix “Dis”
Apart, Away From
Example: Dismiss, Disperse
Greek prefix “Dys”
Bad
Example: Dysfunctional, Dyslexia
Latin prefix “E”
Out Of
Example: Eternal, Erase
Greek prefix “Ec”
Outside
Example: Echo, Eclipse
Greek prefix “Em”
In, Within
Example: Embolden, Empower
Greek prefix “En”
In, Within
Example: Enslave, Entangle
Greek prefix “Epi”
Upon
Examples: Epicenter, Epilogue
Latin prefix “Ex”
Out Of, Away From
Examples: Exit, Exhale
Greek prefix “Hyper”
Over
Example: Hyperactive, Hyperextended
