Prefixes Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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What does ‘a-/an-‘ mean?

A

not, without

Examples: amoral, anarchy

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What does ‘ante-‘ mean?

A

before

Example: antecedent

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What does ‘anti-‘ mean?

A

against

Examples: antidote, antisocial

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4
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What does ‘auto-‘ mean?

A

self

Examples: autonomy, autograph

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5
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What does ‘bene-‘ mean?

A

good, well

Examples: beneficial, benevolent

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6
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What does ‘contra-/counter-‘ mean?

A

against

Examples: contradict, counteract

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What does ‘de-‘ mean?

A

down, away, reverse

Examples: decline, devalue

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8
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What does ‘dis-/dif-‘ mean?

A

not, apart

Examples: disagree, differ

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What does ‘ex-‘ mean?

A

out of, away from

Examples: expel, extract

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What does ‘in-/im-/il-/ir-‘ mean?

A

not

Examples: invisible, impossible, illegal, irregular

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What does ‘inter-‘ mean?

A

between

Examples: international, intercept

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What does ‘mal-‘ mean?

A

bad

Examples: malfunction, malice

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What does ‘mis-‘ mean?

A

wrong, bad

Examples: misunderstand, mistake

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What does ‘pre-‘ mean?

A

before

Examples: predict, precede

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What does ‘pro-‘ mean?

A

forward, in favor of

Examples: proceed, promote

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16
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What does ‘re-‘ mean?

A

again, back

Examples: review, return

17
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What does ‘sub-‘ mean?

A

under, below

Examples: submarine, subordinate

18
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What does ‘super-/supra-‘ mean?

A

above

Examples: superior, supernatural

19
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What does ‘trans-‘ mean?

A

across, beyond

Examples: transport, transmit

20
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What does ‘uni-‘ mean?

A

one

Examples: unify, uniform