Prefixes

Question 1

A- or An-(vowel or h)

Answer 1

Not, without, lacking, or deficient

Question 2

Anti- or Ant- (vowel or h)

Answer 2

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

Question 3

Di- or Dis- (rarely)

Answer 3

two, twice, double

Question 4

Dys-

Answer 4

difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

Question 5

Ec- or Ex- (vowel)

Answer 5

out of, away from

Question 6

Ecto- or Ect (vowel)

Answer 6

outside of

Question 7

En- or Em- (b, m,and p)

Answer 7

in, into, within

Question 8

Endo-, Ento-, End/t-(vowel)

Answer 8

within

Question 9

Epi- or Ep (vowel or h)

Answer 9

upon, over, above

Question 10

Exo-

Answer 10

outside, from the outside, toward the outside

Question 11

Hemi-

Answer 11

half, partial (often), one side of the body

Question 12

Hyper-

Answer 12

over, above, excessive, beyond normal

Question 13

Hypo- or Hyp (vowel or h)

Answer 13

Under, deficient, or below normal

Question 14

Mono- or Mon (vowel or h)

Answer 14

one or single

Question 15

Peri-

Answer 15

around or surrounding

Question 16

Syn- or Sym(b, p, or m) (n may dropped before a s)

Answer 16

together, with , or joined

Question 17

Amphi-, Ampho-

Answer 17

on both sides, around, both

Question 18

Ana-

Answer 18

up, back, against

Question 19

Apo-

Answer 19

away from

Question 20

Cata- or (Cat- before a vowel or h)

Answer 20

downward, disordered

Question 21

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Answer 21

through, across, apart

Question 22

Eso-

Answer 22

within, inner, inward

Question 23

Eu-

Answer 23

good, normal, healthy

Question 24

Heter-, Hetero-

Answer 24

different, other, relationship to another

Question 25

Homo-, Homeo-

Answer 25

same, likeness

Question 26

Meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Answer 26

change, transformation, after, behind

Question 27

Para- (par- before a vowel)

Answer 27

Alongside, around , abnormal , beyond

Question 28

Pro-

Answer 28

Before

Question 29

Pros-, prosth-

Answer 29

In place of

Question 30

ab- a ( before consonants) abs (before c and t)

Answer 30

away from

Question 31

ad-, acc-, aff-, agg-, all-, ann-, app-, ass-, asp-, att-

Answer 31

to, toward

Question 32

ambi-

Answer 32

both

Question 33

ante-

Answer 33

before, forward

Question 34

bi-

Answer 34

two, twice, double, both

Question 35

circum-

Answer 35

around

Question 36

con- | coh-, coll-, com e,m,p - , corr-

Answer 36

togeth, with; throughly, very

Question 37

contra-

Answer 37

against, opposite

Question 38

de-

Answer 38

down, away from, absent

Question 39

dis- | di g, v,m l-, diff-

Answer 39

apart, away

Question 40

ex- (e- before consonants ;ef- before f

Answer 40

out of, away from

Question 41

extra (o)-

Answer 41

on the outside, beyond

Question 42

in- (il- before l, im- before b m and p, ir- before r )

Answer 42

in into

Question 43

in-

Answer 43

not

Question 44

in-

Answer 44

very, thoroughly

Question 45

infra-

Answer 45

beneath, below

Question 46

inter-

Answer 46

between

Question 47

intra

Answer 47

within

Question 48

non-

Answer 48

not

Question 49

mult(i)-

Answer 49

many, much, affecting many parts

Question 50

ob- (oc- before c, op- before p)

Answer 50

against toward very thoroughly

Question 51

per- (pel- before l )

Answer 51

through very thoroughly

Question 52

post-

Answer 52

after, following, behind

Question 53

pre-

Answer 53

before, in front of

Question 54

pro-

Answer 54

forward, in fron

Question 55

re-

Answer 55

back, again

Question 56

retro-

Answer 56

backward, in back, behind

Question 57

se-

Answer 57

apart, away from

Question 58

semi-

Answer 58

half

Question 59

sub-(suf- before f, sup- before p)

Answer 59

under

Question 60

super-

Answer 60

over, above, excess

Question 61

trans-

Answer 61

across, through

Question 62

ultra-

Answer 62

beyond, excess