ch2: common prefixes Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
what are common prefixes?
A
appear at the beginning of a word to change the meaning of the rest of the words
2
Q
a-, an-
A
without
3
Q
ab
A
away, from
4
Q
ad-
A
toward
5
Q
ambi
A
both
6
Q
ante
A
before
7
Q
anti
A
against
8
Q
auto
hint: auto biography
A
self
9
Q
bi
(hint: like bisexual)
A
two, twice, double
10
Q
brady
A
slow
11
Q
circum
(hint: like circumference)
A
around
12
Q
contra
A
against
13
Q
de
A
down
14
Q
dys
(hint: think of discomfort)
A
painful, abnormal, bad
15
Q
end
hint: enter
A
within, inside
16
Q
epi
A
above, on
17
Q
eu
A
normal, good
18
Q
ex, extra
hint: external
A
outside of
19
Q
hemi
A
half
20
Q
hyper
A
above, accessive, increased
21
Q
hypo
hint: ⬇️
A
below, decreased
22
Q
infra
A
beneath
23
Q
inter
A
between, among
24
Q
levo
A
to the left
25
macro
large
26
mal
hint: mal practice
bad
27
mega
(hint: megatron)
exceptionally large
28
meso
middle
29
meta
over, beyond
30
micro
hint: micro organism
small
31
mono
one
32
multi
many
33
neo
hint: neo natal
new
34
nulli
hint: none
zero
35
peri
around
36
poly
hint: polyamorous
many
37
post
hint: post test
after
38
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
39
presby
hint: grandma
older age
40
primi
first
41
pseudo
hint: placebo
false
42
quadri
hint: racing quad
four
43
retro
hint: the retro times are ____ us
behind, in back of
44
sten
narrow
45
sub
under
46
super-, supra-
above, excess
47
sym-, syn-
together, with
48
tachy
fast
49
trans-
across
50
tri-
hint: tricycle
three
51
ultra
beyond
52
uni
hint: uno
one
