Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Greek Prefixes


A (an), without, not; atheist, apathy, anarchy.
Amphi, around, on both sides; amphitheatre, amphibious.
Ana, up, back; anachronism, analysis.
Anti (ant), against; antipathy, antagonist.
Apo (ap) from; apostate, apology.
Arch (archi) chief; archbishop, archangel, architect.
Auto, self; autocrat, autobiography, autograph.
Cata, down; cataract, catastrophe, catalogue.
Di, twice; dilemma.
Dia, through; diagonal, diameter.
Dys, badly; dyspepsia, dysentery.
En (em), in,; encyclopaedia, emblem.
Epi, upon; epilogue, epitaph.
Eu, well; eulogy, euphony, eugenics.
Ex (ec), out of; exodus, eccentric.
Hemi, half; hemisphere.
Homo (hom), like ; homogeneous, homonym.
Hyper, over, beyond ; hyperbole, hypercritical.
Hypo, under ; hypothesis, hypocrite.
Meta (met), implying change ; metaphor, metonymy.
Mono, alone, single ; monoplane, monopoly.
Pan, all; panacea, panorama, pantheism.
Para, beside, by the side of; parallel, paradox, parasite.
Peri, round ; period, perimeter, periscope.
Philo (Phil),love; philosophy, philanthropy.
Pro, before; prophesy, programme.
Syn, (sym, syl, sy),with, together; synonym, sympathy, syllable, system.

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