Prefixes

Question 1

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 1

Not, no.

Examples: Asocial, Anarchy

Question 2

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?

Answer 2

Away from

Examples: against, alone

Question 3

What does the Latin prefix “AB” mean?

Answer 3

From, away from

Examples: abnormal, absent

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

Answer 4

Toward

Examples: adapt,

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “Alter” mean?

Answer 5

Another

Examples: alter ego, alternate

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, both

Examples: amphibious,

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?

Answer 7

Up

Examples: anagram, analogy

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?

Answer 8

Before

Examples: anterior, antebellum

Question 9

What does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?

Answer 9

Against

Examples: antisocial, antifreeze

Question 10

What does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?

Answer 10

Around

Examples:circumstance, circumflex

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “co” mean?

Answer 11

With, together

Examples: cognate, collaborate

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix “Con” mean ?

Answer 12

With, together

Example: conical, conoid

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “contra” mean?

Answer 13

Against

Examples: contrast, contradiction

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

Answer 14

Down, down from

Examples: deletion, descend

Question 15

What does the Greek prefix “dia” mean?

Answer 15

Through

Examples: diagram, dialysis

Question 16

What does the Latin prefix “dis” mean?

Answer 16

Apart, aWay from

Examples: disturb, distance

Question 17

What does the Greek prefix “dys” mean?

Answer 17

Bad

Examples: dystrophy, dysentery

Question 18

What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

Answer 18

Out of

Examples: entertain, explain

Question 19

What does the greek prefix “EC”mean ?

Answer 19

Outside

Examples: eccentric

Question 20

What doe the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

Answer 20

In, within

Examples: redeem, exemption

Question 21

What does the Greek Prefix “EN” mean?

Answer 21

In, within

Examples: engorge

Question 22

What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

Answer 22

Upon

Examples: epidemic, epicenter

Question 23

What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

Answer 23

Out of, away from

Examples: excavate, extract

Question 24

What does the Greek prefix “hyper” mean?

Answer 24

Over

Examples: hyperactive, hypertension.

Question 25

What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

Answer 25

In, into on against not

Example: indifferent, internal

Question 26

What does the prefix “INTRO” mean?

Answer 26

Inside

Examples: introduce, intrigues

Question 27

What does the Latin prefix “ob” mean?

Answer 27

Against

Ex. Occur, ostend

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “omni” mean?

Answer 28

All, everything

Examples: omniscience, omnipresent

Question 29

What does the Latin prefix “per” mean ?

Answer 29

Before,

Example: presumptions, presented

Question 30

What does the greek prefix “peri” mean?

Answer 30

around

example: impersonate , persona

Question 31

what does the latin prefix “post” mean?

Answer 31

after

example:postseason, postal

Question 32

what does the latin prefix “re” mean?

Answer 32

back again

examples: redo, retry

Question 33

what does the latin prefix “sub” mean?

Answer 33

beneath , under

examples: subterranean, subordinate

Question 34

what does the latin prefix “super,sur” mean?

Answer 34

above

example: superfluous, surpass

Question 35

what does the greek prefix “sym: mean?

Answer 35

with , together

examples: symbolic, simulation

Question 36

what does the greek prefix “syn” mean?

Answer 36

with, together

examples: synchronized, synonymous

Question 37

what does the greek prefix “tele” mean?

Answer 37

distant

example: telegraph, telepathy