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Latin Prefix Example
Latin Prefixes, Set 1, Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | avert (turn away) |
| ab- | abrupt (broken off) |
| abs- | abstract (drawn away) |
| ad- | avent (a coming towards) |
| ambi- | ambiguous (going around, uncertain) |
| ante- | antecede (go before) |
| circum- | circumstance (situation around) |
| cis- | cislunar (on this side of the moon) |
| com- | combine (put two things together) |
| de- | deformed (ill/badly formed) |
| dis- | dispel (push in different directions) |
| ex- | expect (look out, await) |
| e- | effect (make thoroughly) |
| extra- | extraordinary (beyond the rank) |
| in- | incise (cut into) impel (push on) infringe (break in) |
| il- | illegal (unlawful) |
| inter- | intercept (take between) |
| infra- | infrared |
| intra- | intramural (within the walls) |
| intro- | introduce (lead into) |
| juxta- | juxtapose (put beside) |
| ob- | oblong (long across) |
| per- | permeate (pass through) |
| post- | postpone (put after) |
| pre- | precede (go before) |
| preter- | preternatural (beyond what is natural) |
| pro- | proclaim (shout publicly/forth) |
| re- | repel (push back) |
| retro- | retrogressive (tending to step/move backwards) |
| se- | secure (away from/free from care) |
| sine- | sinecure (without [the] care [of souls]) |
| sub- | subtract (draw from under) |
| subter- | subterfuge (evasion, fleeing in secret) |
| super- | superimpose (put over/on top) |
| supra- | suprarenal (above the kidney) |
| trans- | transport (carry across/over) |