- Chapter 3
- Latin Prefixes
| ab-, a-, abs- |
from, away from |
abduct, avert, aborigine |
| ad-, ac-, etc. |
to, toward |
adhesive, attract, assimilate |
| ambi- |
both, around |
ambidextrous, ambient |
| ante |
before, in front of |
antebellum, |
- circum-
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around |
- circumference, circumlocution
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| con-, com-, co-, etc. |
with, together, (intensive) |
convene, collaborate, corrode |
| contra-, contro-, counter- |
against |
contradict, counterclockwise |
| de- |
down, off |
decadent, deciduous, descend |
| dis-, di- |
apart, in diff. directions |
dispute, divert |
Chapter 4
Latin Prefixes
| ex-, e- |
out, out from |
expel, extort, exit |
| extra-, extro- |
outside, beyond |
extraterrestrial, extrovert |
| in-, im-, ig- (before n) |
not |
indecent, illegal, immoral |
| in-, etc. [en-, em-] |
in, into |
import, embrace |
| infra- |
below, beneath |
infrared, infrastructure |
| inter- |
between |
interstate, intercept |
| intra- |
within |
intravenous, intramural |
| non- |
not |
nonfiction, nonsmoker |
| ob- |
toward, face-to-face |
obstacle, opponent |
| per- |
through, thoroughly |
permeable, pervert, percolate |
- Chapter 5
- Latin Prefixes
| post- |
after, behind |
posthumous, postpone |
| pre- |
before, in front of |
precede, prejudice |
| pro- |
forward, forth |
proceed, produce, promote |
| re-, red- |
back, again |
remove, return, retreat |
| retro- |
backward |
retrograde, retrospect |
| se-, sed- |
aside, away |
seclusion, segregate |
| sub-, sus-, sup-, etc. |
under, up from under |
submarine, suspend |
| super-, [sur-] |
over, above |
supercilious, superfluous |
| trans-, tran-, tra- |
across, through |
translate, transparent |
| ultra- |
beyond, exceedingly |
ultraviolet |
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