Prefixes pro-, com-, con-, anti-, mid-, and trans-

Prefixes pro-, com-, con-, anti-, mid-, and trans-

Pro- means "forward" or "in favor of."

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likely

• probable
• possible
• protest
• projectile

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to move forward

• probable
• proceed
• protect
• profit

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to make something moving forward last longer

• protect
• prolong
• probable
• proceed

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My husband and I celebrated his ____________ to a new job with better pay.

• prospect
• promotion
• proceed
• protest

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a movement up into a better position in a job

• provide
• promotion
• projectile
• profit

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likely to move in a positive direction

• provide
• protract
• probable
• prolong

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a forward-moving object that was thrown out or self-powered

• project
• probable
• projectile
• protest

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to cause to move forward

• propel
• propellor
• protector
• probable

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to forward a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness

• projection
• project
• promote
• protest

com- / con- mean "together" or "with."

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_____ - able to exist together without trouble or conflict; able to be used together

• compatible

• complement

• converge

• coordinate

• conspire

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____ - to move toward one point and join together; to come together and meet; to come together and have one interest, purpose, or goal

• conspire

• coordinate

• converge

• complement

• compatible

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_____ - to make arrangements so that two or more people or groups of people can work together properly and well; to look good with another color, pattern, style, etc.

• complement

• conspire

• converge

• compatible

• coordinate

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_____ - something that completes something else or makes it better

• converge

• conspire

• compatible

• complement

• coordinate

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_____ - to secretly plan with someone to do something that is harmful or illegal

• converge

• coordinate

• compatible

• complement

• conspire

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______ - easy to carry or move around

• portable

• deport

• import

• teleport

• transport

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______ - to bring a product into a country to be sold

• deport

• portable

• import

• transport

• teleport

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_______ - to take or carry people or goods from one place to another by means of transportation

• import

• teleport

• transport

• portable

• deport

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_______ - an imaginary phenomenon in which a person or object is moved across a distance instantly

• teleport

• portable

• import

• deport

• transport

anti- means "against" or "opposite."

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anything that fights against bacteria

• antisocial

• antispetic

• antibacterial

• antibiotic

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a liquid used to lower or fight against freezing - like in a car

• antiseptic

• antibiotic

• antifreeze

• antibody

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a protein that fights against a disease in your body

• antihero

• anitbody

• antifreeze

• antibiotic

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a chemical used to infections or germs

• antiseptic

• antibiotic

• antihero

• antisocial

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What does it mean to be antisocial?

• against being around a crowd of people

• very talkative

• being removed from a group

• the study of life

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What does the prefix anti mean?

• life

• around

• against

• away from

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Before putting a bandage on a cut, it's important to clean the wound with an ________ solution to prevent infection.

• antidote

• antifreeze

• antiseptic

• antonym

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In case of a snake bite, there is often an ________ that can counteract the venom and save a person's life.

• antigravity

• antidote

• antibacterial

• antifungal

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 While ________ is a concept in science fiction, there is no such technology available today.

• antiviral

• antifreeze

• antisocial

• antigravity

mid- means "middle" or "between."

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When I lived in Iowa, people called it living in the _____ of the U.S.

• midmark

• midland

• midweek

• midsummer

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Wednesday is considered the _________ point of a week.

• midweek

• midsummer

• midfield

• midland

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After the fourth of July, we are just past the _________ of summer break

• midweek

• midfield

• midsummer

• midnight

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The moon should be the brightest tonight at ________.

• midland

• midway

• midsummer

• midnight

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The ball was placed at _____ to begin the soccer game.

• midsummer

• midland

• midfield

• midnight

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Right in the _____ of the game, a rainstorm began.

• midst

• midnight

• midsummer

• midrange

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At Dairy Queen I wasn't hungry enough for a large ice cream so I got the ______ one.

• midfield

• midnight

• midsized

• midway

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The ____ was in charge of making sure the boat had the right weight of cargo aboard.

• midfield

• midway

• midnight

• midshipman

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On a number, the ______ between zero and 1 is one-half.

• midland

• midpoint

• midsummer

• midfield

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The wrestlers that were in the _____ group weighed between 150 and 180 pounds.

• middleweight

• midnight

• midsummer

• midfield

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What does midnight mean?

• the middle of the night
• the wrong time of night
• when it is night again

trans- means "across" or "beyond."

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to carry from one place to another

• transfer
• transport
• transparent
• transcontinental

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across the Atlantic ocean

• transatlantic
• transcribe
• translate
• transparent

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the process of giving off moisture through pores of skin or through the surface of leaves and plants

• translucent
• transport
• transect
• transpire

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across a continent

• transfer
• transcribe
• transcontinental
• transect

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perfectly clear

• translucent
• translate
• transcribe
• transparent

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to write across languages

• transcribe
• transfer
• translate
• translucent

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see through but not perfectly clear

• translucent
• transparent
• transfer
• transect

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to cut across or divide by cutting

• transatlantic

• transfer
• transect
• transport

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to move from one place to another

• transfer
• translate
• transcribe
• transport

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to cut through any language barrier by changing one language into another

• transcribe
• transparent
• translate
• transpiration

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Write two words using prefix pro-

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Write two words using prefix com- / con-

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Write two words using prefix anti-

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Write two words using prefix mid-

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Write two words using prefix trans-

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