Prefixes Flashcards by Jorge Gomez | Brainscape

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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. Ex: asocial, anarchy

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What does the latin prefix “Ab” mean?

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Away from. Ex: absent, abnormal

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What does the latin prefix “Ad” mean?

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Toward. Ex: Administer, admire

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What does the latin prefix “alter” mean?

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another. Ex: alternate, alterations

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What does the greek prefix “amphi” mean?

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Around, both. Ex: Amphitheater, amphibian

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What does the greek prefix “ana” mean?

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Up. Ex: analogy, anabasis

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What does the latin prefix “ante” mean?

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Before. Ex: antecede, antechamber

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“anti” greek

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Against. Ex: antisocial, antibiotic

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“Circum” latin

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Around. Ex: circumference, circumnavigate

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“Co” latin

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With, together. Ex: company, coauthor

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“Con” latin

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With, together. Ex: construct, contemporary

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“Contra” latin

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Against. Ex: contradict, contrast.

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“De” latin

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Down, down from. Ex: depart, deport.

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“Dia” Greek

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Through. ex: diameter, dialogue

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“Dis” Latin

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Apart, away from. Ex: dislocate, dishonest

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“Dys” greek

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Bad. Ex: Dyslexia, dysentery

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“E” Latin

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Out of. Ex: evacuate, emission

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“Ec” Greek

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Outside. Ex: ecstatic, economy

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“Em” greek

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In, within. Ex: emotional, emblem.

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“En” Greek

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In, within Ex: enter, endothermic

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“Epi” Greek

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Upon. Ex: epilogue, epidemic

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“Ex” Latin

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Out of, away from. Ex: exterior, exit

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“Hyper” Greek

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Over. Ex: hyperactive, hyperhydrosis

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“In” Latin

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In, into, onto, against, not. Ex: interior, inside

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“intro” Latin

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Inside. Ex: introduction, introvert

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“ob” Latin

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Against. Ex: obvious, oblivious.

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“omni” Latin

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Every, all. Ex: omnivore, omnigraph

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“per” Latin

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Through. Ex: perspective, persuasive.

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“peri” Greek

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Around. Ex: perimeter, peripheral

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“post” Latin

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After. Ex: postpartum, postponed.

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“pre” Latin

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Before. Ex: prehistoric, preschool

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“re” Latin

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Back, again. Ex: reconstruct, recharge. Reverse

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“retro”Latin

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Backwards. Ex: retrogressive, retroversion

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“sub” Latin

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Beneath. Ex: subatomic, subtract, submarine

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“super,sur” Latin

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Above. Ex: superlative, superhuman, surreal, surpass

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“sym” Greek

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With, together. Ex: symbol, symmetry

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“syn” Greek

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With, together. Ex: synchronize, synonym.

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“trans” Latin

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Across. Ex: transfer, transport

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“tele” Greek

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Distant. Ex: television, telescope, teleport