Prefixes Flashcards
(43 cards)
ab
Away — eg. absent, abduct, abnormal, abort
amb
Both — eg. ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous
ana
Back — eg. anachronism, anabasis
anti (ant)
Against, opposite — eg. antagonist, antidote, antibiotics
bi
Two — eg. bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly
co
With, together, joint — eg. coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate
con
Together, common — eg. connect, convention, concur
contra
Against — eg. contraband, contrary
counter
Opposing, contrary — eg. counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer
di
Twice, two — eg. dilemma, diverse, dioxide
dia
Across, through — eg. dialogue, diameter, diagnosis
eu
Good, well — eg. euphemism, euphoria
ex
Out, former — eg. exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract
extra
Beyond — eg. extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance
homo (homeo)
Same, alike — eg. homogeneous, homonym, homeopath
hyper
Over, beyond — eg. hyperactive, hyperventilate
hypo
Under — eg. hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia
in/im
Not — eg. incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect
infra
Beneath — eg. infrastructure, infrared
inter
Between — eg. interview, international, interstate
ir
Not — eg. irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular,
iso
Equal — eg. isobar, isometric
macro
Large, great — eg. macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution
meta
Change, beyond, after — eg. metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis