Prefixes Flashcards
A / AN
Not, without
AB
Away from, apart from, down
AD
Toward, near
AMBI / AMPHI
Both, on both sides
ANT / ANTE
Before
BI / BIN
Two
CENT
Hundred
CIRCU / CIRCUM
Around
CO / COL / COM / CON
Together, completely
CONTRA / CONTRO / COUNTER
Against
DE
Away, off, down, reversal
DECA
Ten
DI / DIA
In two, across, through
DI / DIS
Away from, reversal, not
DYS
Faulty, abnormal
E / EX
Out of, from, former
EM / EN
Inside, into
EXTRA
Outside, beyond
FORE
Before
HEMI
Half
HETERO
Different, other
HOMEO / HOMO
Same, similar
HYPER
Over, above, more than, excessive
HYPO
Under, beneath, less than
IN / IM
Not, without
Inside, into
INTER
Between, among
INTRA
Inside, within
Macro
Great, large
MAL / MALE
Bad, evil, wrong
MED / MEDI
Middle
MEGA / MEGALO
Very large
MICRO
Very small
MIN / MINI
Small
MIS
Bad, wrong, hateful
MON / MONO
One, single
MULT
Many
NON
Not
NOV / NEO / NOU
New
OCT
Eight
OMNI
All
PAN / PANT
All, everyone
PARA
Next to, beside
PENT
Five
PERI
Around
POLY
Many
POST
Behind, after
PRE
Before, in front
PRO
In front, before
Much, for
PROT / PROTO
First
PSEUD / PSEUDO
False
QUAD / QUAR / QUAT
Four
QUIN / QUINT
Five
RE
Back, again
RETRO
Backward
SE
Apart, away
SEMI
Half
SEX / HEX
Six
SUB / SUP
Below, under
SUPER / SUR
Over, above
SYM / SYN
The same, together
TRANS
Across, beyond
UN
Not
UNI / UN
One