Prefixes Flashcards
What does the latin prefix “A”(L) mean
Away from. Examples: Against, Alone
What does the greek prefix “A” mean?
not, no ex: Asocial, Anarchy
What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?
from; away from. ex: abnormal, absent.
The Latin prefix “AD” means
toward ex: adventure, advance
The Latin prefix “ALTER” means
another ex: alternate, alter-ego
what dos the greek prefix “AMPHI”
around, both Ex: amphitheater, amphibian
what does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean
up Ex: Anabasis, analogy
the latin prefix “ANTE” means
before Ex: antecedent, anteroom
what does the greek prefix “ANTI” mean
against Ex: antipathy, anticlimax
the latin prefix “CIRCUM” means
around Ex: circumference, circumstance
what does the latin prefix “CO” mean
with, together Ex: cooperation, co-writer
the latin prefix “CON” means
with, together Ex:connect, conjunction
the latin prefix “contra” means
against Ex: contradiction, contrast
the latin prefix “DE” mean
down, down from Ex: demote , descend
the greek prefix “DIA” means
through Ex: diameter, diagram
the latin prefix “DIS” means
apart, away from Ex: dispel, discontinue
the greek prefix “DYS” means
bad Ex: dysentery, dystrophy
the latin prefix “E” means
out of Ex:evacuate , eternal
the greek prefix “EC” means
out side Ex: escape, emphasis
the greek prefix “EM” means
in, within Ex: emphasis, emblaze
the greek prefix “EN” means
in, within Ex: enclosed , enter
the greek prefix “EPI” means
upon Ex: epicenter, epidemic
the latin prefix “EX” mean
out of, away from Ex: exotic, extraneous
the greek prefix “HYPER” means
over Ex: hyperbole, hypertonic
the latin prefix “IN” means
in, into, on , against, not Ex: invite, inimical
the latin prefix “INTRO” means
inside Ex: introduction, introduce
the latin prefix “OB” means
against Ex: object,
the latin prefix “OMNI” means
every, all Ex: omnipotence, omnivore
the latin prefix “PER” means
through Ex: perfection, persistence
the greek prefix “PERI” means
around Ex: perimeter, periscope
the latin prefix “POST” means
after Ex: posterior, postscript
the latin prefix “PRE” means
before Ex: previous, pre-game
the latin prefix “RE” means
back, again Ex: recede, reverse
the latin prefix “RETRO” means
backwards Ex: retrospective, retrograde
the latin prefix “SUB” means
beneath Ex: submerge, subject
the latin prefix “SUPER, SUR” means
above Ex: supersede, superb
the greek prefix “SYM” means
with together Ex: sympathy, symmetry
the greek prefix “SYN” means
with, together Ex: synonym, synchronize
the latin prefix “TRANS” means
across Ex: transplant, translate
the greek prefix “TELE” means
distant Ex: Telephone, telegraph
