Prefixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
What does the Greek prefix “A” mean?
Not, no. Examples are: Asocial, anarchy
What does the Latin prefix “A” mean?
away from. Examples: Against, alone
What does the Latin prefix “AB” mean?
form; away form. Examples are abnormal, absent.
What does the Latin prefix “AD” mean?
Toward, Examples: Advantage, adapt.
What does the Latin prefix “ALTER” mean?
Another, Examples: Alteration, alternative.
What does the Greek prefix “AMPHI” mean?
Around, both, Examples: Amphitheater, amphibian.
What does the Greek prefix “ANA” mean?
up, Examples: Anaconda, analogue.
What does the Latin prefix “ANTE” mean?
Before, Examples: Anteroom, antebellum.
What does the Greek prefix “ANTI” mean?
Against, Examples: Antisocial, antibacterial.
What does the Latin prefix “CIRCUM” mean?
Around, Examples: Circumference, circumstance.
What does the Latin prefix “CO” mean?
with, together, Examples: Coincide, cooperate.
What does the Latin prefix “CON” mean?
with, together, Examples: Connect. conversation.
What does the Latin prefix “CONTRA” mean?
Against, Examples: Contrary, contradiction.
What does the Latin prefix “DE” mean?
down, down from, Examples: Decent, decompose.
What does the Greek prefix “DIA” mean?
through, Examples: Diabetes, dialect.
What does the LAtin prefix “DIS” mean?
apart, away from, Examples, Disappear, distant.
What does the Greek prefix “DYS” mean?
bad, Examples: Dyslexia, Dystrophy
What does the Latin prefix “E” mean?
out of, Examples: Exit, erase.
What does the Greek prefix “EC” mean?
outside, Examples: Ecology, ecosystem.
What does the Greek prefix “EM” mean?
in, within, Examples: Emerge, embargo.
What does the Greek prefix “EN” mean?
in within, Examples: Engulf, entangled.
What does the Greek prefix “EPI” mean?
upon, Examples: Epicycle, epic.
What does the Latin prefix “EX” mean?
out of, away from, Examples: Expand, express.
What does the Greek prefix “HYPER” mean?
over, Examples: Hypernym, hypersonic.
