Prefixes Flashcards
(36 cards)
What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?
Away from. Ex. Against, alone.
What does the prefix “ab” mean?
From; away from. Ex. Abnormal, Absent.
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. Ex. Asocial, Anarchy.
What does the prefix “AD” mean?
Toward. Ex. Advance, advantage.
What does the prefix “Alter” mean?
Another. Ex. Alternate, alter-ego.
What does the prefix “Ana” mean?
Up. Ex. Anabasis, anode.
What does the prefix “Ante” mean?
Before. Ex. Antecedent, antebellum.
What does the prefix “Anti” mean?
Against. Ex. Antisocial, anticlimactic.
What does the prefix “Circum” mean?
Around. Ex. Circumference, circumnavigate.
What does the prefix “Co” mean?
With, together. Ex. Cooperate, coordinate.
What does the prefix “Con” mean?
With, together. Ex. Connect, contact.
What does the prefix “De” mean
Down, down from. Ex. Destroy, deconstruct.
What does the prefix “Contra” mean?
Against. Ex. Contraband, contract.
What does the prefix “Dia” mean?
Through. Ex. Diameter, diaphragm.
What does the prefix “Dis” mean?
Apart, away from. Ex. Disjunction, dissimilar.
What does the prefix “Dys” mean?
Bad. Ex. Dyslexic, dysmentia.
What does the prefix “E” mean?
Out of. Ex. Elusive, evict.
What does the prefix “Ec” mean?
Outside. Ex. Eccentric, ecbloic
What does the prefix “Em” mean?
In, within. Ex. Embrace, emphasis.
What does the prefix “En” mean?
In, within. Ex. Enter, enable.
What does the prefix “Epi” mean?
Upon. Ex. Epidemic, epic.
What does the prefix “Ex” mean?
Out of, away from. Ex. Exile, extract.
What does the prefix “Hyper” mean?
Over. Ex. Hyperthermia, hyperactive.
What doe the prefix “In” mean?
In, into, on, against, not. Ex. Infamous, interactive.
