Greek/Latin Prefixes
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41 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| a, ab |  away, from, ABSTAIN, ABSTINENCE |
| ad | to, ADDITION |
| ante | before ANTEROOM, ANTEDATE |
| bene | good BENEFACTOR, BENEDICTION |
| bi | two BISEXUAL |
| circum | around CIRCUMNAVIGATE, CIRCUMFERENCE |
| co | together COOPERATE |
| contr | against CONTRADICT |
| de | down, away DESCEND |
| dis | otherwise, apart DISAGREE |
| e,ex | out EXIT |
| extra | outside EXTRAORDINARY |
| in, il, im, ir | not ILLEGAL, IRRATIONAL |
| inter | between INTERNET |
| intra | intra INTRAMURAL |
| mal, male | bad MALICIOUS |
| ob | in the way OBJECT |
| post | after POSTOPERATIVE |
| pre | before PREHISTORIC |
| pro | forward PROGRESS |
| re | again REDO |
| semi | half SEMICOOKED |
| sub | under SUBMARINE |
| super | above SUPERLATIVE |
| trans | across TRANSATLANTIC |
| ultra | extremely ULTRASUAVE |
| cept | take, hold ACCEPT |
| cred | believe INCREDIBLE |
| dict | tell CONTRADICT |
| scrib, script | write SUBSCRIPTION |
| anthropo | man ANTHROPOLOGY |
| anti | against ANTIGAS |
| aster, astro | star ASTROID |
| auto | self AUTOMATIC |
| biblio | book BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| bio | life BIOLOGY |
| cracy | government DEMOCRACY |
| dem | people DEMOCRACY |
| gram, graph | write TELEGRAM |
| logy | study of BIOLOGY |
| tele | at a distance TELEPHONE |
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