Prefixes Flashcards

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Latin prefix “A”

A

Away From.

Examples: Against, Alone

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Latin prefix “AB

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From, Away From

Examples: Abnormal, Absent

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Greek prefix “A”

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Not, No.

Examples: Asocial, Anarchy

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Latin prefix “AD”

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Toward

Example: Adverb, Adjust

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Latin prefix “Alter”

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Another

Example: Altruism, Alter Ego

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Greek prefix “Amphi”

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Around, Both

Example: Amphitheater, Amphibian

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Greek prefix “Ana”

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Up

Examples: Anagram, Anagenetic

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Latin prefix “Ante”

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Before

Example: Antedate, Anteroom

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Greek prefix “Anti”

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Against

Example: Antipathy, Antitank

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Latin prefix “Circum”

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Around

Example: Circumference, Circumnavigate

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Latin prefix “Co”

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Together, With

Example: Coexist, Cohesiveness

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Latin prefix “Con”

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With, Together

Example: Contemporary, Converge

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Latin prefix “Contra”

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Against

Example: Contrary, Contradict

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Latin prefix “De”

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Down, Down From

Example: Detach, Deploy

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Greek prefix “Dia”

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Through

Examples: Diameter, Diagonal

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Latin prefix “Dis”

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Apart, Away From

Example: Dismiss, Disperse

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Greek prefix “Dys”

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Bad

Example: Dysfunctional, Dyslexia

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Latin prefix “E”

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Out Of

Example: Eternal, Erase

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Greek prefix “Ec”

A

Outside

Example: Echo, Eclipse

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Greek prefix “Em”

A

In, Within

Example: Embolden, Empower

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Greek prefix “En”

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In, Within

Example: Enslave, Entangle

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Greek prefix “Epi”

A

Upon

Examples: Epicenter, Epilogue

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Latin prefix “Ex”

A

Out Of, Away From

Examples: Exit, Exhale

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Greek prefix “Hyper”

A

Over

Example: Hyperactive, Hyperextended

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Latin prefix “In”

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In, Into, On, Against, Not

Example: Innocent, Inadequate

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Latin prefix “Intro”

A

Inside

Example: Introduce, Introvert

27
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Latin prefix “Ob”

A

Against

Example: Obtain, Observe

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Latin prefix “Omni”

A

Every, All

Example: Omniscient, Omnivore

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Latin prefix “Per”

A

Through

Example: Permit, Persuade

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Greek prefix “Peri”

A

Around

Example: Perimeter, Periodontal

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Latin prefix “Post”

A

After

Example: Postdate, Postpone

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Latin prefix “Pre”

A

Before

Example: Prefix, Precede

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Latin prefix “Re”

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Again, Back

Example: Report, Revise

34
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Latin prefix “Retro”

A

Backwards

Example: Retroactive, Retrospect

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Latin prefix “Sub”

A

Beneath

Example: Submerge, Submarine

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Latin prefixes “Super” and “Sur”

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Above

Examples: Superior, Supernatural / Survive, Surreal

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Greek prefix “Sym”

A

With, Together

Example: Sympathy, Symphony

38
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Greek prefix “Syn”

A

With, Together

Example: Synthetic, Syndrome

39
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Latin prefix “Trans”

A

Across

Example: Transform, Transport

40
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Greek prefix “Tele”

A

Distant

Example: Television, Telegraph