Latin Prefixes- Quiz One

Question 0

ad- / ab- / ac- / ect-

Answer 0

Meaning: to, toward, very much

Example: allude

Question 1

ab- / abs- / a-

Answer 1

Meaning: away, from

Example: abnormal, abstain, avert

Question 2

amb(i)-

Answer 2

Meaning: on both sides, around

Examples: ambidextrous, ambivalent

Question 3

ante-

Answer 3

Meaning: before, in front of

Examples: antecedent, antepenult

Question 4

circum-

Answer 4

Meaning: around, on all sides

Examples: circumvent, circumference

Question 5

co- / con- / com-

Answer 5

Meaning: together, with, very much

Example: coeval, conform, compel

Question 6

contra- / counter-

Answer 6

Meaning: opposite, against

Example: contradict, counteract

Question 7

de-

Answer 7

Meaning: down, away from, very much

Example: devious

Question 8

extra- / extro-

Answer 8

Meaning: outside, beyond

Example: extraordinary, extrovert

Question 9

ex- / ef- / e-

extract

Answer 9

Meaning: from, out of, beyond, without; former, very much, bad(ly)

Example: extract, eliminate

Question 10

in- / [en-]

Answer 10

Meaning: in, within, into, on, against, completely

Examples: illustrate, immerse

Question 11

in-

Answer 11

Meaning: not (cf. English ‘‘un’’)

Examples: illegal, immutable

Question 12

infra-

Answer 12

Meaning: below, under

Example: infra-red

Question 13

inter-

Answer 13

Meaning: between, among

Example: intervene

Question 14

intra-

Answer 14

Meaning: within, inside

Examples: introvert, intramural

Question 15

juxta-

Answer 15

Meaning: near, next to

Example: juxtapose

Question 16

ne- / non-

Answer 16

Meaning: not

Example: nefarious, nonlegal

Question 17

ob-

Answer 17

Meaning: toward, against, in the way, face to face

Examples: occur, offensive

Question 18

per-

Answer 18

Meaning: through, to the bad, thoroughly

Example: perspire

Question 19

post-

Answer 19

Meaning: after, behind, later

Example: postpone

Question 20

prae- / pre-

Answer 20

Meaning: before, in front of, forth

Examples: previous, prevent

Question 21

preter-

Answer 21

Meaning: beyond

Example: preternatural

Question 22

pro-

Answer 22

Meaning: before, forth, forward; in behalf of, in favor of

Example: progress

Question 23

quasi-

Answer 23

Meaning: almost, like

Example:quasi-circulatar

Question 24

re- / red-

Answer 24

Meaning: back, again, away

Examples:recede, renascent

Question 25

se- / sed-

Answer 25

Meaning: without, apart, to one side

Example: segregation, sedition

Question 26

sin(e)-

Answer 26

Meaning: without

Examples: sinecure, sincere

Question 27

sub-

Answer 27

Meaning: under, below, inferior

Examples: subject, support

Question 28

subter-

Answer 28

Meaning: under

Example: subtercutaneous

Question 29

super- / [sur-]

Answer 29

Meaning: above, over, very much

Examples: supercede, superrefined

Question 30

supra-

Answer 30

Meaning: above

Examples: supraspinal, surprise

Question 31

trans- / tra- / tran-

Answer 31

Meaning: across, change

Examples: transgress, transform

Question 32

ultra- / [outr-]

Answer 32

Meaning: beyond, excessively

Examples: ultramarine, ultramodern, outrageous

Question 33

dis- / di- / dif-

Answer 33

Meanings: apart, not

Examples: dismiss, dilate, different