Prefixes Flashcards
(26 cards)
-ab/abs
- from/away from
- Ex.Abduct (lead away/kidnap)
- Ex.Abjure (renounce)
- Ex.Abject (degraded/cast down)
-ad/ac/af/ag/an/ap/ar/as/at
- to/forward
- Ex.Adit (enrance0
- Ex.adjure (request earnestly)
- Ex amit (allow entrance)
- Ex accord (agreement,harmony)
- Ex afflicion (distress)
- Ex. aggregation (collection)
- Ex. annexation (add to)
- Ex. apparition (ghost)
- Ex. arraignment (indictment)
- Ex. assumption (arrogance, the taking for granted)
- Ex. attendence (presence, the person present)
-ambi
- both
- Ex. ambidextrous (skilled with both hands)
- Ex. ambiguous (of double meaning)
- Ex. ambivalent (having two conflicting emotions)
-an/a
- without
- Ex. anarchy (lack of gov.)
- Ex. anemia (lack of blood)
- Ex. amoral (without moral sense)
-ante
- before
- antecedent (preceding event or word)
- antediluvian (ancient,before the flood)
- ante-nuptial (before the wedding)
-anti
- against,opposite
- antipathy (hatred)
- antiseptic (against infection)
- antithetical (exactly opposite)
-arch
- chief,first
- archetype (original)
- archbishop (chief bishop)
- acheology (study of first or ancient times)
-be
- over,thoroughly
- bedaub (smear over)
- befuddle (confuse thoroughly)
- beguile (deceive,charm thoroughly)
-bi
- two
- bicameral (composed of two houses,congress)
- biennal (every two years)
- bicycle ( two-wheeled vehicle)
-cata
- down
- catastrophe (disaster)
- cataract (waterfall)
- catapult (thorw down)
-circum
- around
- circumnavigate (sail around the globe)
- circumspect (looking around)
- circumscribe (limit,place a circle around)
dys
faulty,bad
dslexia (faulty ability to read)
dyspepsia (indigetstion)
ex,e
out
expel (drive out)
extirpate (root out)
eject (throw out)
extra,extro
beyond,outside
extracurricular (beyond the curriculum)
extraterritorial (beyond a nation’s bounds)
extrovert (person interested chiefly in external objects and actions)
hyper
above; excessively
hyperbole (exaggeration)
hyperventilate (breathe at an excessive rate)
hypo
beneath;lower
hypolycemia (low blood sugar)
in ,il,im,ir
in,on,up,on invite (call in) illustration (something that make clear) impression (effect upon ,ind or feelings) irradiate (shine upon)
in,il,im,ir
not inefficient (not efficient) inarticulate (not clear or distinct) illegible (not readable) impeccable (not cpable of sinning; flawless) irrevocable (not able to be called back)
inter
between, among
intervene (come between)
international (between nations)
interjection (a statement thrown in)
intra,intro
within intramural (within a school) introvert (person who turns within himself)
macro
large,long
macrobiotic (tending to prolong life)
macrocosm (the great world: the entire universe)
mega
great,million
megalomania (delusion of grandeur)
megaton (explosive force of a million tons of TNT)
meta
involving change
metamorphosis (changing of form)
micro
small
microcosm (miniature universe)
microbe (minute organism)
microscope (extremely small)
