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Latin Prefixes
Pg. 9 - 10 (Lesson 3)
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Undergraduate 1
03/19/2012

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ab-, a-, abs-
Definition
away from
ex: abduct, avert, abstract
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ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag-, ar-, as-, at-
Definition
toward
ex: admit, align, accept/affect, agression/arrogant, assimilate/attend
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amb(i)-
Definition
on both sides
ex: ambidextrous
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ante-
Definition
before
ex: antecedent
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circum-
Definition
around
ex: circumference
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co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
Definition
with, together
ex: coherence, collect, compete, consent, corrupt
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contra-
Definition
against
ex: contradict
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de-
Definition
down from
ex: deduce
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di-, dif-, dis-
Definition
apart
ex: divert, different, dismiss
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ex-, e-, ef-
Definition
out from
ex: expense, eject, effect
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extra-, extro-
Definition
outside
ex: extraordinary, extrovert
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in-, il-. im-, ir-
Definition
in
ex: initiate, illustrate, impulse, irrigate
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in-, il-, im-, ir-
Definition
not
ex: inaudible, illegible, impossible, irregular
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infra-
Definition
below
ex: inframaxillary
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inter-
Definition
between
ex: interject
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intra-, intro-
Definition
inside
ex: intramural, introduction
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juxta-
Definition
beside
ex: juxtapose
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non-
Definition
not
ex: nonsense
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ob-, oc-, of-, op-
Definition
against, in the way of
ex: object, occur, offer, opponent
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per-, (par-)
Definition
through
ex: perfect, pardon
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post-
Definition
after
ex: postpone
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pr(a)e
Definition
before
ex: predict
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pro-, (por-), (pur-)
Definition
forward
ex: propulsion, portray, pursue
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re-, red-
Definition
back, again
ex: recapture, redemption
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retro-
Definition
backwards
ex: retrogress
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se-, sed-
Definition
apart
ex: select, sedition
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sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-
Definition
under
ex: subject, succeed, suffer, suggest, support, surrogate, suspense
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super-, (sur-)
Definition
over
ex: supervise, survey
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supra-
Definition
above
ex: suprarenal
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trans-, tran-, tra-
Definition
across, on the other side, (change)
ex: ransgress, transcend, traverse
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ultra-
Definition
beyond
ex: ultraviolet
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