Prefixes Flashcards
a
Without, lacking: asexual, aromantic
anti
Against: antithesis, antibacterial
dia
Across: diameter, diagram
hyper
Excessive: hypersensitive, hyperinflation
hypo
Under: hypochondriac, hypothermia
mono
One: monologue, monotheism
para
Beside/beyond: paraglide, paradox
psych
Mind: psychology, psychopath
sym
With/together: symmetry, sympathy
ab
From/away: abstract, abduct
contra
Against: contradict, contrary
de
Away: deduct, deflect
dif/dis
Opposing: differ, disdain
e/ef/ex
Out: expose, extract
in/im
Within: imperative, immigrant
inter
Among: interrupt, interpersonal
intra
Within: intrauterine, intrapersonal
per
Through: perceive, permanent
post
After: postpartum, postpone
pre
Before: prefix, prevent
pro
Favoring: produce, protect
re
Backward: rewind, restart
retro
Backward: retrospect, retrodict
semi
Partly: seminal, semiprivate