Prefixes - Directional

Question 1

ab-

Answer 1

away from (abnormal = “away from” normal)

Question 2

ad-

Answer 2

toward or near (adjacent = next to)

Question 3

ambi-

Answer 3

around, on both sides, or about (ambiance = environment “around” you)

Question 4

amphi-

Answer 4

around or on both sides (visualize an amphitheater)

Question 5

ana-

Answer 5

up, backward, or against (anachronism = something that’s “against” time, like a typewriter in a computer lab)

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before or forward (antechamber = a room before the main room)

Question 7

anter/o-

Answer 7

front (anterior)

Question 8

anti-

Answer 8

against (antibiotic)

Question 9

apo-

Answer 9

away or separated (an apostrophe separates a word or phrase)

Question 10

cata-

Answer 10

down or under (catacombs = underground burial sites)

Question 11

circum-

Answer 11

around (circumference of a circle)

Question 12

contra-

Answer 12

against or opposite (contradiction)

Question 13

dextr/o-

Answer 13

right

Question 14

dia-

Answer 14

through (a diagonal line goes through a square)

Question 15

dis-

Answer 15

apart or to separate (disassemble)

Question 16

dist/o-

Answer 16

distant

Question 17

ec- or ecto-

Answer 17

outside or out (eccentric = outside of center)

Question 18

en- or endo-

Answer 18

inside or within

Question 19

epi-

Answer 19

above, over, or upon (epidermis = top layer of skin)

Question 20

eso-

Answer 20

within or inner

Question 21

ex-

Answer 21

out or away from (exit)

Question 22

eco-

Answer 22

outside or outward (exoskeleton)

Question 23

extra-

Answer 23

outside or beyond (extraterrestrial)

Question 24

fore-

Answer 24

before or in front of

Question 25

hyper-

Answer 25

above, excessive, or beyond (hyperactive)

Question 26

hypo-

Answer 26

below, deficient, or under (hypoglycemia)

Question 27

infra-

Answer 27

below or beneath (infrastructure)

Question 28

inter-

Answer 28

between (intermission = break between acts)

Question 29

intra-

Answer 29

within (intravenous = within vein)

Question 30

juxta-

Answer 30

near

Question 31

later/o

Answer 31

side (lateral)

Question 32

levo-

Answer 32

left

Question 33

medi/o

Answer 33

middle

Question 34

meso

Answer 34

middle

Question 35

para-

Answer 35

alongside, near, or abnormal (paralysis)

Question 36

per-

Answer 36

through or throughout (pervade)

Question 37

peri-

Answer 37

around or surrounding (perimeter)

Question 38

post-

Answer 38

after or behind (postoperative care)

Question 39

poster/o

Answer 39

behind or toward the back (posterior)

Question 40

pre-

Answer 40

before or in front of (prefix)

Question 41

pro-

Answer 41

before (prologue)

Question 42

pros/o

Answer 42

forward or anterior (progress)

Question 43

proxim/o

Answer 43

near (proximity)

Question 44

re-

Answer 44

back or again (reverse or repeat)

Question 45

retro-

Answer 45

behind or backward

Question 46

sinistr/o

Answer 46

left

Question 47

sub-

Answer 47

under or beneath (submarine)

Question 48

super-

Answer 48

above or beyond (superlative)

Question 49

supra-

Answer 49

above or beyond (supraorbital = above eye)

Question 50

tel/e

Answer 50

distant or end (telescope lets you see distant things)

Question 51

trans-

Answer 51

across (transverse)

Question 52

ultra-

Answer 52

beyond or excess