TCHS Roots 4
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mirandajordan on September 4, 2010
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Common Greek Prefixes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
a-,an- | ![]() without; not (apathetic, atheist, apolitical) |
ab- | ![]() away, from (abstract, absent, abdicate) |
anti-, ant- | ![]() against (antagonist, antiaircraft, anticlimactic, antipathy) |
counter- | ![]() opposing (counterattack, counterintelligence, encounter) |
en- | ![]() to put into (envelop, enlighten, enrage, engulf) |
ex- | ![]() out (exit, exeunt, exclude, extract) |
extra- | ![]() outside, beyond (extraterrestrial, extramarital, extravagant) |
gen- | ![]() to give birth (generate, genealogy) |
geo- | earth (geography, geology) |
hemi- | ![]() half (hemisphere) |
jus-, jur- | ![]() law (justice, jury) |
inter- | ![]() between (intersect, interact, interstate) |
loc- | ![]() place (location, locate, locomotor) |
para-, par- | ![]() beside; beyond (parallel, paranormal, parameter) |
peri- | ![]() around (perimeter) |
phon- | ![]() sound (telephone, phonetics) |
semi- | ![]() half, partly (semester, semi-circular, semi-conscious) |
sub- | ![]() under (subsoil, submarine) |
syn- [syl-, sym-, sy-] | ![]() with; together (synonym, synchronize, similar, synthetic) |
under- | ![]() below, beneath (underneath, underdeveloped, undernourished, underarm) |
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