Wednesday 25 December 2019

Greek Prefixes 1

Level: C1

a- (an) without, not: atheist, apathy, anarchy
amphi- around, on both sides: amphitheatre, amphibious
ana- up, back: anachronism, analysis
anti- (ant) against: antipathy, antagonism
apo- (apo) from: apostate, apology
arch- (archi) chief: archbishop, archangel, architect
auto- self: autocrat, autobiography, autograph
cata- down: cataract, catastrophe, catalogue
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