Prefixes Flashcards
(9 cards)
ante - anterior
before - preceding, former, past
anti - anticipate
against, not in favor - to expect that something will happen and be ready for it, to do something before someone else, expect, foresee
auto - autonomous
self - independent, self-governing, sovereign
bi - biased
two - prejudiced, distorted, weighted
circum - circumvent
circle, around - to come around, to avoid something by changing the direction in which you are travelling, to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval
co - coherent
with, together - consistent, orderly, organized
col - collect
with, together - cluster, assemble, gather, accumulate
com - complex
with, together - to include (many different things), tortuous, complicated
con - condense
with, together - to make dense, abbreviate, compress