Prefixes Flashcards
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. examples are: Asocial, anarchy
What does the Latin prefix “a” mean?
Away from. Examples: against, alone
What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?
From; away from. Examples: are abnormal, absent.
What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?
Toward. Examples: are advertisement, admire
What does the Latin prefix alter mean?
Another. Examples are: alternate, altercation.
What does Greek prefix “amphi” mean?
Around, both. Examples are: amphitheater, amphibian
What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?
Up. Examples are: anabasis, anabolic
What does the Latin root “ante” mean?
Before. Examples are: antebellum, antecedent
What does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?
Against. Examples: antibiotic, antipodes
What does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?
Around. Examples: circumference, circumnavigate
What does the Latin prefix “co” mean?
With, together. Examples: cooperate, coincide
What does the Latin prefix con mean?
With, together. Examples: conceal, contain
What does the Latin prefix “contra” mean?
Against. Examples: contradict, contrast
What does the Latin prefix “de” mean?
Down, down from. Examples: decompose, descend
What does the Greek prefix “dia” mean?
Through. Examples: diameter, diagram
What does the Latin prefix “dis” mean?
Apart, away from. Examples: disbelief, discomfort
What does the Greek prefix “dys” mean?
Bad. Examples: dysentery, dystrophy
What does the Latin prefix “e” mean?
Out of. Examples: elusive, ecology
What does the Greek prefix “ec” mean?
Outside. Examples: eccentric, eczema
What does the Greek prefix “em” mean?
In, within. Examples: emphasis, empathy
What does the Greek prefix “en” mean?
In, within. Examples: energy, enclose
What does the Greek prefix “epi” mean?
Upon. Examples: epicenter, epidermis
What does the Latin prefix “ex” mean?
Out of, away from. Examples: exit, execute
What does the Greek prefix hyper mean?
Over. Examples: hyperactive, hyperbole
What does the Latin prefix “in” mean?
In, into, against, not. Examples: incur, invite
What does the the Latin prefix “intro” mean?
Inside. Examples: introduction, introspection
What does the Latin prefix “ob” mean?
Against. Examples: objection, obstinate
What dos the Latin prefix “omni” mean?
Every, all. Examples: omnivore, omnipotence
What does the Latin prefix “per” mean?
Through. Examples:persistence, perfection
What does the Greek prefix “peri” mean?
Around. Examples: perimeter, periscope
What does the Latin prefix “post” mean.
After. Examples: post-war, postage
What does the Latin prefix “pre” mean?
Before. Examples: pre-game, previous
What does the Latin prefix “re” mean?
Back, again. Example: reanimate, reincarnate
What does the Latin prefix “retro mean?
Backwards. Examples: retrospect, retrovirus
What does the Latin prefix “sub” mean?
Beneath. Examples: subordinate, subway
What does the the Latin prefix “super, sur” mean?
Above. Examples: superhero, surface
What does the Greek prefix “sym” mean?
With, together. Examples: symphony, sympathetic
What does the Latin prefix “trans” mean?
Across. Examples: transaction, transatlantic
What does the Greek prefix “tele” mean?
Distant. Examples: telegraph, telepathic
What does the Greek prefix “syn” mean?
With, together. Examples: sync, synonym
