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clas 205 L23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| post- postpone, postscript, postgraduate | (p) behind, after |
| pre- (prae-) prevent, prepare, praenomen | (p) before, in front of |
| pro- progress, project, prolong | (p) forward, in front of |
| re-, red- reduce, reject, redemption | (p) back, again, against |
| retro- retroactive, retrospect, retrograde | (p) backward, behind |
| se- secede, select, secrete | (p) aside, away |
| sub-, sus-, suc- submarine, suffer, suspend | (p) under, up form under, somewhat |
| super-, supra- supernatural, supersonic, suprarenal | (p) above |
| trans-, tran-, tra- transmit, transcribe, trajectory | (p) across, through |
| ultra- ultraviolet, ultramodern, ultrasonic | (p) beyond |
| arbor- arboreous, arborization, arboretum | (b) tree |
| cal- calefacient, calorescence, calorie | (b) to be warm |
| carin- careen, carina, paracarinal | (b) keel |
| cern-, cret-, cre- secret, discernment, indiscretion | (b) to separate, to distinguish, to secrete |
| cili- supercilious, cilia, ciliospore | (b) eyelid, eyelash |
| corn(u)- cornet, unicorn. subcorneous | (b) horn |
| cub- cumb-, cubit- succumb, incubus, decubitus | (b) to lie |
| dorm-, dormit- dormitory, obdormition, dormitive | (b) to sleep |
| fet- (foet-) fetation, exfetation, superfetation | (b) offspring, fetus |
| frang-, (-fring-), frag-, fract frangible, fraction, refract | (b) to break, to bend |
| grad-, gress- graduate, aggressive, dorsigrade | (b) to step, to go |
| lingu- linguistics, fissilingual, lingo | (b) tongue, language |
| ment- mentigerous, mental, mentalis | (b) chin |
| plic-, plicit- complicate, implicit, plication | (b) to fold |
| pot- potential, omnipotent, equipotent | (b) to be powerful |
| pur- purulent, puruloid, purohepatitis | (b) pus |
| ren- adrenal, adrenergic, subreniform | (b) kidney |
| son- assonance, consonant, sonata | (b) sound |
| sud- exudation, sudoriferous, sudoresis | (b) to sweat |
| trud-, trus- intrude, abstruse, extrusion | (b) to push, to thrust |