Prefixes

Question 1

What does the Latin prefix “A” mean

Answer 1

Away from.

Examples : against, alone

Question 2

What does the Latin prefix “ab” mean?

Answer 2

From; away from.

Examples are abnormal, absent

Question 3

What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

Answer 3

Not, no.

Example: Asocial, anarchy

Question 4

What does the Latin prefix “ad” mean?

Answer 4

Toward

Example: advance, adulterate

Question 5

What does the Latin prefix “alter” mean?

Answer 5

Another

Ex: alternate, alter

Question 6

What does the Greek prefix “amphi” mean?

Answer 6

Around, both

Ex: amphibian, Amphisbaenia

Question 7

What does the Greek prefix “Ana” mean?

Answer 7

Up

Ex: analogue analeptic

Question 8

What does the Latin prefix “ante” mean?

Answer 8

Before

Ex: antedate antebellum

Question 9

What does the Greek prefix “anti” mean?

Answer 9

Anti

Ex: antiseptic, antisemetism

Question 10

What does the Latin prefix “circum” mean?

Answer 10

Around

Ex:circumstance, corcumcise

Question 11

What does the Latin prefix “co” mean?

Answer 11

With together

Ex: coefficient , co- pilot

Question 12

What does the Latin prefix”con” mean?

Answer 12

With together

Ex: concord, conclave

Question 13

What does the Latin prefix “contra” mean?

Answer 13

Against

Ex: contraceptive, contract

Question 14

What does the Latin prefix “de” mean?

Answer 14

Down

Ex: decrease, defeat

Question 15

What does the Greek prefix “dia” mean?

Answer 15

Through

Ex: diameter diagonal

Question 16

What does the Latin prefix “dis” mean?

Answer 16

Apart away from

Ex: disappointment, disagree

Question 17

What does the Greek prefix “dys” means?

Answer 17

Bad

Ex: dysfunction , dyslexia

Question 18

What does the Latin prefix “e” mean?

Answer 18

Out of

Ex: electronic, educate

Question 19

What does the Latin prefix “ ec”mean?

Answer 19

Outside

Ex: eclipse, eccentric

Question 20

What does the Greek prefix”em” mean?

Answer 20

In, within

Ex: emblem, embrace

Question 21

What does the Greek prefix “en” mean?

Answer 21

In, within

Ex:encourage, engrave

Question 22

What does the Greek prefix “epi” mean?

Answer 22

Upon

Ex: epidemic, epidermis

Question 23

What does the Latin prefix “ex” mean?

Answer 23

Out of, away from

Example: extract, execute

Question 24

What does the Greek prefix “hyper” mean?

Answer 24

Over

Ex: hyperactive, hyperventilate

Question 25

What does the Latin prefix “in” mean

Answer 25

In, into, on, against, not

Ex: inverted, indoors

Question 26

What does the Latin prefix “intro” mean?

Answer 26

Inside

Ex: introduction, introspection

Question 27

What does the Latin prefix “ob” mean?

Answer 27

Against

Ex: obstruct, obsession

Question 28

What does the Latin prefix “omni” mean?

Answer 28

Every, all

Ex: omniscient, omnipotent

Question 29

What does the Latin prefix “per” mean?

Answer 29

Through

Ex: perforated, perception

Question 30

What does the Greek prefix “peri” mean?

Answer 30

Around

Ex: perimeter, pericarp

Question 31

What does the Latin prefix “post” mean?

Answer 31

After

Ex: poster, post

Question 32

What does the Latin prefix “pre” mean?

Answer 32

Before

Ex: preview, premature

Question 33

What does the Latin prefix “re” mean?

Answer 33

Back, again

Ex: repeat, reunion

Question 34

What does the Latin prefix “retro” mean?

Answer 34

Backwards

Ex: retrospect, retroact

Question 35

What does the Latin prefix”sub” mean?

Answer 35

Beneath

Ex: subject, subsection

Question 36

What does the Latin prefix “super, sur” mean?

Answer 36

Above

Ex: surface survey, supernatural supersonic

Question 37

What does the Greek prefix “sym” mean?

Answer 37

With together

Ex: symmetry, symptoms

Question 38

What does the Greek prefix “Syn” mean?

Answer 38

With, together

Ex: synthesis, sync

Question 39

What does the Latin prefix “trans” mean?

Answer 39

Across

Ex: transfer, transmit

Question 40

What does the Greek prefix “tele” mean?

Answer 40

Distant

Ex: television, telephone