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Prefixes Flashcards

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What does the latin prefix “A” mean?

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Away from. Examples : Against, alone

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What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?

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Not, no. Examples: Asocial, anarchy.

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What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?

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from; away from. Examples: abnormal, absent.

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What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?

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toward. Examples : address, advance

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What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?

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another. Examples : alternate, alter ego.

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What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?

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around, both. Examples : amphibious, ambient

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What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?

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up. Examples : analysis, analogy , anabasis(marching up)

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What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?

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before. Examples : antecedent, anteroom

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What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?

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against. Examples : antisocial, antibiotics

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What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?

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around. Examples : circumference, circumnavigate

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What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?

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with, together. Examples : Compress, compact

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What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean ?

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with, together. Examples : contract, converge

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What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?

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against. Examples : contrast, contradict

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What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?

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down, down from. Examples : depart, detach, decline

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What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?

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through. Examples : diameter, diagonal

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What does the Latin prefix “DIS” mean?

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apart, away from. Examples : dismiss, disperse

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What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?

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bad. Examples : dysfunction, dysentery(infection of intestines)

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What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?

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out of. Examples : emit, eject

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What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?

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outside. Examples : ecosystem, economy

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What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?

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in, within. Examples : embed, emphasis

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What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?

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in, within. Examples : enclosed, enter

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What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?

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upon. Examples : episode, epistle, epidermis,

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What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?

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out of, away from. Examples : exit, exhale

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What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?

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over. Examples : hyperactive, hypertensive

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What does the Latin prefix “IN” mean?

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in, into, on, against, not. Examples : invite, interior

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What does the Latin prefix “INTRO” mean?

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inside. Examples : introvert, introduce

27
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What does the Latin prefix “OB” mean?

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against. Examples : obstacle, object

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What does the Latin prefix “OMNI” mean?

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every, all. Examples : omnibus, omnidirectional

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What does the Latin prefix “PER” mean?

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through. Examples : perform, persuade, persistent

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What does the Greek prefix “PERI” mean?

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around. Examples : perimeter, periscope, peripheral

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What does the Latin prefix “POST” mean?

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after. Examples : postpone, postdate

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What does the Latin prefix “PRE” mean?

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before. Examples : prefix, predict, pre-school

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What does the Latin prefix “RE” mean?

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back, again. Examples : redo, report, recall, reverse

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What does the Latin prefix “RETRO” mean?

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backwards. Examples : retrorocket, retroactive, retrospect

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What does the Latin prefix “SUB” mean?

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beneath. Examples : submerge, submarine

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What does the Latin prefix “SUPER, SUR” mean?

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above. Examples: superior, superhero, surreal, surpass

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What does the Greek prefix “SYM” mean?

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with, together. Examples : symbiosis, symbolize, symmetry

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What does the Greek prefix “SYN” mean?

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with, together. Examples : synergy, synopsis, synchronize

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What does the Latin prefix “TRANS” mean?

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across. Examples : transmit, transport, transfer

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What does the Greek prefix “TELE” mean?

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distant. Examples : telephone, telegram

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