Latin Prefixes 7-12
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asteinberg13 on May 17, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 emigrate | move out of a country or region to settle in another |
| immigrate | move into a foreign country or region as a permanent resident |
| eminent | standing or jutting out; conspicuous; famous; distinguished; noteworthy |
| imminent | hanging over one's head; threatening; about to occur; impending |
| enervate | lessen the strength of; enfeeble; weaken |
| erosion | gradual wearing away; deterioration; depletion |
| evoke | bring out; call forth; elicit; produce |
| invoke | call on for help or protection; appeal to for support |
| excise | cut out; remove by cutting out |
| incise | cut into; carve; engrave |
| exclusive | shutting out, or tending to shut out, others; not shared with others; single; sole |
| inclusive | including the limits (dates, numbers, etc.) mentioned; broad in scope; comprehensive |
| exhibit | show; display |
| inhibit | hold in check; restrain; repress |
| expel | drive out; force out; compel to leave; banish; eject |
| impel | drive on; force; compel |
| implicate | show to be a part of or connected with; involve; entangle |
| impugn | call in question; assail by words or arguments; attack as false; contradict; attack; malign |
| incarcerate | put in prison; imprison; confine |
| inscribe | write, engrave, or print to create a lasting record; imprint; autograph |
| insurgent | one who rises in revolt against authority; rebel; mutineer |
| insurgent | rebellious; insubordinate; mutinous |
| extracurricular | outside the regular curriculum or course of study |
| extraneous | coming from or existing outside; foreign; not essential; not pertinent; irrelevant |
| extravagant | outside or beyond the bounds of reason; excessive; spending lavishly; wasteful |
| intramural | within the walls or boundaries (of a school, college, etc.); confined to members (of a school, college, etc.) |
| intraparty | within a party |
| intrastate | within a state |
| intravenous | within or by way of veins |
| con | against; on the negative side |
| con | opposing argument; reason against |
| contraband | merchandise imported or exported contrary to law; smuggled goods |
| contravene | go or act contrary to; violate; disregard; infringe |
| controversy | dispute; debate; quarrel |
| counter | contrary; in the opposite direction |
| countermand | cancel (an order) by issuing a contrary order; revoke |
| incontrovertible | not able to be "turned against" or disputed; unquestionable; certain; indisputable |
| intercede | interfere to reconcile differences; mediate; plead in another's behalf; intervene |
| intercept | stop or seize on the way from one place to another; interrupt; catch |
| interlinear | inserted between lines already printed or written |
| interlude | anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission |
| intermediary | go-between; mediator |
| intermission | pause between periods of activity; interval; interruption |
| intersect | cut by passing through or across; divide; cross |
| interurban | between cities or towns |
| intervene | come between; come in to settle a quarrel; intercede; mediate |
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