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GREEK PREFIXES for test four
prefix/meaning examples
a, an NOT, without anarchy atom amoral anonymous atheist
amphi BOTH, on both sides amphibian amphitheatre
an, ana UP, back, again analysis (loosen, break) anatomy (cut)
anti, ant AGAINST, opposite antarctic (northern) antidote antonym
apo, ap AWAY, FROM, off apostle, (send) apocalypse, (cover, veil); cf. re-vel-ation apogee
cata, cat DOWN, against, very catapult, (hurl) catalog (speech, counting) catholic, (whole)
dia, di THROUGH, across, between diameter, dialog, dialogue, diarrhea, "flow through" diabetes, "go, pass through"
dys, BAD dystopia dystrophy dysentery, (bowels) dyslexia (reading)
ec, ex OUT, out of eccentric, (center) exodus exorcist
ecto, exo OUTSIDE, external exotic exobiology ectoparasite
en, em, el IN, into energy enthusiasm, (thu from theos) embalm, (balsamon, balsam tree) entomb
endo, ento WITHIN endocrine, (separate) endotherm endoskeleton
epi ON, UPON, to, in addition to (ep before vowels or -h-) epidemic ephemeral epidermis
eu GOOD, well (ev before vowels or -h-) euphony eulogy evangelist
hyper OVER, excessive hypertension hyperactive
hypo UNDER (hyp before vowels or -h-) hypodermic hyphen hypothesis
meta after, CHANGED (met before vowels or -h-) metaphor metamophosis method
para BESIDE, disordered (par before vowels or -h-) parasite paralysis parody
peri AROUND, near perimeter periscope
pro BEFORE, in front of program prologue
pros TOWARD, IN ADDITION TO proselyte prosthetic
syn WITH, TOGETHER (sym, syl, sy, sys) synonym symphony system sympathy ====================================== LATIN PREFIXES ab, a ad* ambi ante circum con* contra, contro, counter de dis, di, dif ex, e extra, extro in* in* inter intra, intro infra non ob* per post pre pro re, red retro se, sed sub* super trans ultra
Why are some of the prefixes in bold? Why do some prefixes have asterisks? |