Prefixes Flashcards
(39 cards)
A
Greek: Not, no: against, atypical
A
Latin: Away From: aversion, afar
Ab
Latin: Away from: abstinent, abrasion
Ad
Latin: toward: advance, adapt
Alter
Latin: another: alternate, alteration
Amphi
Greek: around, both: amphibian, amphitheater
Ana
Greek: up: anabasis, anacatharis
Ante
Latin: before: antecedent, antebellum
Anti
Greek: against: antisocial, anticlimactic
Circum
Latin: around: circumnavigate, circumference
Co
Latin: with, together: cooperate, coplanar
Con
Latin: with, together: conjugate, contagious
Contra
Latin: against: contraceptive, contradict
De
Latin: down, down from: descend, decentralize
Dia
Latin: through: diameter, dialysis
Dis
Latin: Apart, away from: dissipate, dissenting
Dys
Greek: bad: dysentery, dysprosium
E
Latin: Out of: eject, emasculate
Ec
Greek: outside: ectopic, eccentric
Em
Greek: in, within: empathy, emphasis
En
Greek: in, within: endocrine, energy
Epi
Greek: upon: epicenter, epiglottis
Ex
Latin: out of, away from: exile, exhume
Hyper
Greek: over: hyperextended, hypersensitive