Prefixes Flashcards
What does the latin prefix “A”(L) mean
Away from. Examples: Against, Alone
What does the greek prefix “A” mean?
not, no ex: Asocial, Anarchy
What does the latin prefix “ab” mean?
from; away from. ex: abnormal, absent.
The Latin prefix “AD” means
toward ex: adventure, advance
The Latin prefix “ALTER” means
another ex: alternate, alter-ego
what dos the greek prefix “AMPHI”
around, both Ex: amphitheater, amphibian
what does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean
up Ex: Anabasis, analogy
the latin prefix “ANTE” means
before Ex: antecedent, anteroom
what does the greek prefix “ANTI” mean
against Ex: antipathy, anticlimax
the latin prefix “CIRCUM” means
around Ex: circumference, circumstance
what does the latin prefix “CO” mean
with, together Ex: cooperation, co-writer
the latin prefix “CON” means
with, together Ex:connect, conjunction
the latin prefix “contra” means
against Ex: contradiction, contrast
the latin prefix “DE” mean
down, down from Ex: demote , descend
the greek prefix “DIA” means
through Ex: diameter, diagram
the latin prefix “DIS” means
apart, away from Ex: dispel, discontinue
the greek prefix “DYS” means
bad Ex: dysentery, dystrophy
the latin prefix “E” means
out of Ex:evacuate , eternal
the greek prefix “EC” means
out side Ex: escape, emphasis
the greek prefix “EM” means
in, within Ex: emphasis, emblaze
the greek prefix “EN” means
in, within Ex: enclosed , enter
the greek prefix “EPI” means
upon Ex: epicenter, epidemic
the latin prefix “EX” mean
out of, away from Ex: exotic, extraneous
the greek prefix “HYPER” means
over Ex: hyperbole, hypertonic
