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What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

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Away from.
Examples: against, alone
adapt, adhere

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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 “Ab” mean?

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From; Away from.

Examples: abnormal, absent

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What does the Latin prefix “Ad” mean?

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Toward.

Examples: advent, adhere

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What does the Latin prefix “Alter” mean?

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Another.
Examples: altercation, alternate
alterego

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What does the Greek prefix “Amphi” mean?

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Around, both.
Examples: amphibious, amphitheater
amphicar

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What does the Geek prefix “Ana” mean?

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Up.

Examples: analysis, analogy

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What does the Latin prefix “Ante” mean?

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Before.
Examples: antedate, anteroom
antecedent, antemeridian

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What does the Greek prefix “Anti” mean?

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Against.
Examples: antipathy, anticlimax
anticipate, antisocial

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What does the Latin prefix “Circum” mean?

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Around
Examples: circumference, circumnavigate
circumstance

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What does the Latin prefix “Co” mean?

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With, together.
Examples: coidentity
coexist, cooperate

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What does the Latin prefix “Con” mean?

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With, together.
Examples: congregation, construct
content, conjugate

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What does the Latin prefix “Contra” mean?

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Against.
Examples: contradiction, contraception
contraband

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What does the Latin prefix “De” mean?

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Down, down from.
Examples: deteriorate, deform
decrease, descend

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What does the Greek prefix “Dia” mean?

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Through.
Examples: diameter, diocese
diagonal, dialogue

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What does the Latin prefix “Dis” mean?

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Apart, away from.
Examples: disconnect, disassociate
disperse, disapear

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What does the Greek prefix “Dys” mean?

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Bad.
Examples: dysentery, dysfunction
dyslexia

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What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

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Out of.
Examples: eject, evict
eclipse

19
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What does the Greek prefix “Ec” mean?

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Outside.
Examples: ectopic, ectoplasm
ecosystem

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What does the Greek prefix “Em” mean?

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In, within.
Examples: embed, empower
employ, empire

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What does the Greek prefix “En” mean?

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In, within.
Examples: enter, enclose
encompase

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What does the Greek prefix “Epi” mean?

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Upon.
Examples: epicenter, epilogue
episode

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What does the Latin prefix “Ex” mean?

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Out of, away from.
Examples: extract, expel
exaggerate, exile

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What does the Greek prefix “Hyper” mean?

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Over.
Examples: hyperactive, hypersensitive
hyperventilate, hypercritical

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What does the Latin prefix “In” mean?

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In, into, on, against, not.
Examples: inside, input
interior

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What does the Latin prefix “Intro” mean?

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Inside.
Examples: introvert, introgression
introduction

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What does the Latin prefix “Ob” mean?

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Against.
Examples: oppose, obliterate
obscene, object

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What does the Latin prefix “Omni” mean?

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Every, all.
Examples: omnipotent, omniscient
omnipresent

29
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What does the Latin prefix “Per” mean?

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Through.

Examples: perforate, perfect

30
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What does the Greek prefix “Peri” mean?

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Around.
Examples: perimeter, perimetric
peripheral, perennial

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What does the Latin prefix “Post” mean?

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After.
Examples: postpone, postwar
postmortem

32
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What does the Latin prefix “Pre” mean?

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Before.

Examples: preview, preheat

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What does the Latin prefix “Re” mean?

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Back, again.
Examples: restart, reassess
retract

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What does the Latin prefix “Retro” mean?

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Backwards.
Examples: retrofit, retrospect
retroactive

35
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What does the Latin prefix “Sub” mean?

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Beneath.
Examples: submerse, suboptimal
subterranean, subject

36
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What does the Latin prefix “Super”, “Sur” mean?

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Above.

Examples: superimpose, supersonic

37
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What does the Greek prefix “Sym” mean?

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With, together.
Examples: symbiosis, symmetry
sympathetic

38
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What does the Greek prefix “Syn” mean?

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With, together.
Examples: synonym, synergy
synthesis

39
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What does the Latin prefix “Trans” mean?

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Across.
Examples: transatlantic, transmission
transcribe, transform

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What does the Greek prefix “Tele” mean?

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Distant.
Examples: telecommunication, teleportation
telepathy, telegram

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