Prefixes Flashcards by Justin Hernandez | Brainscape

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What does the Latin prefix A mean?

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Away from

Examples-Against, alone

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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 Greek prefix A mean?

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Not, no

Examples-Asocial, Anarchy

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What does the Latin prefix AD mean?

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Toward

Example-Adolescent, Addition

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What does the Latin prefix ALTER stand for?

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Another

Examples-Alternate, Alternative

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What does the Greek prefix Amphi stand for?

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Around, both

Examples-Amphitheater, Amphisbaenia

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What does the Greek prefix ANA stand for?

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Up

Examples-Anabotic, Anathema

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What does the Latin prefix ANTE stand for?

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Before

Examples- Antebellum , Antemeridian

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What does the Greek prefix ANTI stand for?

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Against

Examples- Antichrist, Antistrophe

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What does the Latin prefix CIRCUM stand for?

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Around

Examples-Circumfrence, Circumnavigate

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What does the Latin prefix CO stand for?

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With, together

Examples-Cordinate, Corporation

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What does the latin prefix CONTRA stand for?

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Against

Examples-Contraband, Contrasted

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CON is the Latin prefix that stands for what?

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With, Together

Examples-Convicts, Constant

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The Latin prefix DE stands for what?

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Down, down from

Examples- Demoralize, degenerate

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What does the Greek prefix DIA stand for?

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Through

Examples-Digraph ,Diagram

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What does the latin prefix DIS mean?

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Apart, away from

Examples- disgusting, distract

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What does the Greek prefix DYS stand for?

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Bad

Examples-Dysentery,Dysentric

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What is the Latin E stand for?

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Out of

Examples-empty,eada

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What does the Greek prefix EC stand for?

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Outside

Examples-Ecstatic, Ecosystem

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What does the Greek prefix EM stand for?

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In, with in

Examples- Emplanes, Emerson

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What does the Greek prefix EN stand for?

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In, with in

Examples:Energy, enters

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What does the Greek Prefix EPI stand for?

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Upon

Examples: Epilepsy, epic

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What does the Latin root EX stand for?

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Out of, Away from

Examples:Excellent, Excentric

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What does the Greek prefix HYPER stand for?

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Over

Examples:Hyper, Hyperglycemia

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What does the Latin prefix IN stand for?

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In,into

Examples:Insertion, Intellectual

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What does the Latin prefix INTRO stand for?

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Inside

Examples:Introduction, Intro-com

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OB is the Latin prefix meaning what?

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Against

Examples:Obstacle, Obsolete

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What does the Latin prefix Omni mean?

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Every, all

Examples:Omni Air, Omnicentric

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PER is a Latin prefix, what does it mean?

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Through

Examples:Persistence, perth

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PERI means around give me some examples!? It’s Greek

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Examples:Perimeter, peri metric

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POST IS LATIN IT MEANS AFTER, EXAMPLES:POSTMORTEM, POSTAGE

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PRE Latin, what does it mean?

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Before

Examples:Prerequisite, preface

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RE is Latin, what does it mean

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Back

Examples:Rewind, Restart

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What does RETRO mean, it’s Latin

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Back

Examples:Retro, retrospect

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SUB is Latin, what does it mean!?

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Under

Examples:subway, suburb

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What does Super/Sur mean, it’s Latin again

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Above

Examples:Superman!, Survey

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SYM is the Greek prefix for what?

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With,together

Examples:Symetry, Symantec

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SYN is the Latin prefix for what?

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With, together

Examples:synthesis, synsot

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TRANS is a Latin prefix for que?

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Across

Examples:Transportation, Transit

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Tele means distant, it’s Greek

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Examples:Television, telecommunication