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GRE Latin Prefixes
GRE Latin Prefixes and Usage Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not - asexual, amoral, anarchy, anhydrous, Anabaptist, anachronism |
| ab, abs, a | apart, away from - abnormal, abduct, abductor (muscle), abscission. |
| ad | toward - adhere, adductor (muscle), adumbrate |
| agere | act - agent, agency, agenda |
| amphi, ambi | round, both sides - amphitheater, amphibian, ambidextrous, ambivalent |
| ante | before - antedate, anteroom, antecedent, anterior |
| anthro | man - anthropology, anthropomorphic |
| anti | against - antipathy, antitank, anticlimax |
| aqua | water - aquarium, aqueous |
| archaios | ancient - archeology, archetype, archaic, archeozoic |
| archos | leader, first, chief - monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, archetype, architect |
| audio | hear - audiophile, audiometer, auditory |
| auto | self - automatic, automaton, auto-immune |
| bi | two - bi-partisan, bisexual, biennial, binary, bicuspid, bivalve |
| bene | well, favorable - benefit, benevolent, benefactor, beneficent |
| bible | book - bibliography, Bible, bibliophile |
| bio | life - biology, biography, bio-active |
| caco | Bad - cacophony |
| cide | kill - homicide, parricide, germicidal, ecocide |
| circum | around - circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate |
| constitutus | stand - constitution, statute |
| corpus | body - corpse, corporeal punishment, corpus callosum |
| cracy | rule - democracy, theocrat, technocracy |
| credo | belief - credit |
| demos | people - democracy, demographic |
| di | two, double - dimorphism, dicotyledon, diatomic |
| dia | across, through - diagonal, dialectic, dialogue, diagnosis |
| dis | not, apart - disperse, disinherit, disenfranchise, distend |
| dominus | lord - dominant, dominion |
| dynasthai | be able - dynamic, dynamo, dynasty, dynamite |
| ego | I, self - ego, egomaniac, egocentric, |
| epi | upon, over - epidermis, epidemic, epigram, epitaph, epithet, epiphyte, epistasis, epinephrine, epiphysis |
| ex | out - exotic, exterior, extraneous, extemporaneous, exophalmic, exogenous, exothermic, exoskeleton |
| federis | league, pact - federation, confederate |
| frater | brother - fraternize, fraternity, fraternal, fratricide |
| geo | earth - geology, geography, geocentric, geomancy |
| graph | write, record - graphic, graphite, graphology, |
| hetero | mixed, unlike - heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox, heterodont, hetero atom, heterocyclic, heterozygous, |
| homo | same, alike - homogeneous, homogenized, homozygous, homolytic fission, Homo sapiens, homonid, homeostasis |
| idem | the same person/thing - identity, idiopathic, I, individual |
| ideo | idea - ideology, ideation, ideal |
| idios | one's own - idiom, idiosyncrasy, idiopathic |
| in | in - incarcerate, incorporate, inculcate, induction, inductance, indigenous, indicator, inspiration |
| in, im | not - incredible, ignoble, inglorious, inhospitable, infinite, infinitesimal, immoral |
| inter | between - interact, interstellar, interpret, interstitial |
| legis (lex) | law - legal, legislature |
| lexis | word - lexicon, lexicography |
| liber | free, book - liberty, library, liberal |
| locus | place - locality, local, circumlocution |
| macro | large - macroeconomics, macroscopic, macrophage |
| mania | obsession - maniac, Beatlemania |
| meter | measure - metronome, speedometer, odometer |
| micro | small - microscope, micron, micrometer, microorganism |
| mittere, mitto | send - mission, transmit, remit |
| mono | one, single - monocle, monopoly, monogamy, monovalent, monomania,monarchy |
| mortis | death - mortician, mortuary, moribund, morbid |
| nomen | name - noble, ignominy, nomenclature, nominal |
| olig | few - oligarchy, oligopoly |
| pater | father - paternal, paternity, patricide |
| ped | foot - pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, podiatrist |
| peri | around - perimeter, peripatetic, periscope, perineum, peritoneum |
| phage | eat - phagocyte, phagocytosis |
| philo | love - philosophy, philanthropy |
| polein | sell - monopoly |
| polis | city - political, metropolitan |
| poly | many - polygamy, polyphonic, hoi polloi |
| porto | carry - porter, export |
| post | after - post script (p.s.), ex post facto, post hoc, post-mortem |
| pre | before - premier, preview, premium, prescient |
| pro | before, in favor of - project, projectile, |
| psyche | mind, soul - psychology |
| publicus | people - public, republic, pub, publican |
| riparia | river - riparian |
| scope | examine - microscope, oscilloscope |
| scribo | write - transcribe, scribe, script |
| solus | alone - solo, solitary |
| subter | under, secret - subterfuge, subtle, subaltern, subterranean |
| sin (sys before b, p, or m) | together, with - synchronize, symphony, sympathy, syncretic, syncope |
| tele | distance - telegraph, telephone, teleology |
| trans | across - transport, transcend, transmogrify |
| utilis | useful - utility, utilitarian |
| vide, visibil, vis | see - video, vision, visible |
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