Prefixes (A-EM) Flashcards
A (Greek)
= not, no
ex. atheist, asexual
A (Latin)
= away from
ex. against, aside
AB (Latin)
= away from
ex. absent, abnormal
AD (Latin)
= towards
ex. advance, admit
ALTER (Latin)
= another
ex. alter ego, alternate
AMPHI (Greek)
= around, both
ex. amphibian, amphitheater
ANA (Greek)
= up
ex. anatomy, anagram
ANTE (Latin)
= before
ex. antecedent, ante-room
ANTI (Greek)
= against
ex. antibiotic, antichrist
CIRCUM (Latin)
= around
ex. circumcision, circumference
CO (Latin)
= with, together
ex. cooperate, company
CON (Latin)
= with, around
ex. continue, conscience
CONTRA (Latin)
= against
ex. contradict, contraband
DE (Latin)
= down, down from
ex. delete, decay
DIA (Greek)
= through
ex. diagonal, diarrhea
DIS (Latin)
= apart, apart from
ex. disadvantage, distant
DYS (Greek)
= bad
ex. dysfunctional, dyslexia
E (Latin)
= out of
ex. exile, extract
EC (Greek)
= outside
ex. ecology, ecstasy
EM (Greek)
= in, within
ex. emotional, emo
