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ch 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefixes tend to act like | adjectives |
| Prefixes are connected to word roots or ____of base words to enhance or modify the meaning of the word. | combining forms |
| bi, di- | twice; double |
| brachy- | short |
| hemi- | half |
| iso- | equal; same |
| mega- | large |
| micro- | small; microscopic |
| mono- | single |
| multi- | many |
| pan-, panto- | all; entire |
| pluri- | several; more |
| poly- | many |
| quadra-, quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one; single |
| ab-, abs- | away from |
| ad- | toward; to |
| ana- | against; up; backward |
| apo- | derived; separated from |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| di-, dif-, dir-, dis- | not; separated |
| dia- | through |
| ecto- | outside or outward |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | over; above; upon |
| ex- | out of; away from |
| exo- | external; on the outside; outward |
| extra- | without; on the outside |
| infra- | positioned beneath, below, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; in |
| meso- | middle; median |
| para- | near; adjacent; beside |
| per- | through; intensely |
| peri- | around; about; near |
| retro- | behind; backward |
| sub- | less than; under; inferior; below or beneath |
| supra- | above; over; excessive |
| trans- | across; through |
| ante- | before |
| post- | after; following |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before; forward |
| a- | without |
| ambi- | both; around |
| an- | without; no; lack |
| anti- | against; opposing |
| brady- | slow |
| co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- | together |
| contra- | against |
| de- | away from; cessation |
| dys- | abnormal; difficult; painful |
| eu- | well; good; normal |
| hyper- | above normal; overly |
| hypo- | below normal |
| mal- | bad; inadequate |
| re- | again; backward |
| semi- | half |
| syl-, sym-, syn-, sys- | together; union; joined |
| tachy- | fast |
| ultra- | beyond; excessive |
| un- | not |
| auto- | self |
| meta- | behind; after; beyond |
| para- | beside; abnormal; involving two parts |