Latin Prefixes – 19 - 24
19. circumcircumference
circumlocution
circumnavigate
circumscribe
circumspect
circumvent
around, round
distance around a circle or rounded body; perimeter
roundabout way of speaking; use of excessive words to express an idea
sail around
draw a line around; limit; restrict
looking around or paying attention to all possible consequences before acting
go around; get the better of; frustrate; skirt; bypass
20. con, co, col, cor
coalesce
coherent
collaborate
collusion
concord
congenital
convene
correspond
together, with
grow together; unite into one; join; combine
sticking together; logically connected; consistent; logical
work together with another or others
“playing together”; secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose, conspiracy; plot
state of being together in heart or mind; agreement; harmony
“born with”; existing at birth; inborn; innate
come together in a body; meet; assemble
“answer together”; agree; be in harmony; communicate by exchange of letters
21. ob
obliterate
obsess
obstacle
obstruct
obtrude
obviate
against, in the way, over
“cover over letters”, erase; blot out; destroy; remove all traces of
“sit over” trouble the mind of; haunt; preoccupy
something standing in the way; hindrance; obstruction; impediment
be in the way of; hinder; impede; block
“thrust against”, thrust forward without being asked; intrude; impose
“get in the way of”, meet and dispose of; make unnecessary; forestall; avert
22. per
perennial
perforate
permeate
persist
pertinent
perturb
through, to the end, thoroughly
continuing through the years; enduring; unceasing
“bore through”, make a hole or holes through; pierce; puncture
pass through; penetrate; spread through; pervade
“stand to the end”, continue in spite of opposition; refuse to stop; endure
“reaching through to”, connected with the matter under consideration; related
disturb thoroughly or considerably; make uneasy; agitate; upset
23. pre
precede
preclude
precocious
preconceive
prefabricated
preface
premature
premeditate
presume
preview
before, beforehand, fore
go before; come before
put a barrier before; impede; prevent; make impossible
“cooked or ripened before its time” showing mature characteristics at early age
form an opinion of beforehand, without adequate evidence
constructed beforehand
foreword; preliminary remarks; author’s introduction to a book
before the proper or usual time; early; untimely
consider beforehand
“take beforehand”, take for granted without proof; assume; suppose
view of something before it is shown to the public
24. pro
procrastinate
proficient
profuse
project
prominent
propel
proponent
prospect
prospects
protract
protrude
provoke
forward, forth
“move forward to tomorrow”, put things off from day to day; delay; dawdle
“going forward”; well advanced in any subject or occupation; skilled; adept
pouring forth freely; exceedingly generous; extravagant; lavish
throw or cast forward
“jutting forward”, standing out; notable; important; conspicuous
impel forward; drive onward; force ahead; push; thrust
person who puts forth a proposal or argues in favor of something; advocate
thing looked forward to; expectation; vision
chances
“drag forward”, draw out; lengthen; extend; prolong
thrust forth; stick out; bulge; jut
call forth; bring on; cause; make angry; annoy; incense; irritate
Name_____________________________________________ Period _______ Date______________________
LATIN PREFIXES #19-24
Use circum words to fill in each of the following blanks.
1. A physician may decide to ___________________________ the physical activities and diet of a hear-disease
patient.
2. Obey the regulations; don’t try to ________________________________ them.
3. If you had been ___________________________ you would have tested the used camera before buying it.
Use con, co, col, and cor words in each of the following blanks.
4. Though elected in November of even-numbered years, the new Congress does not
__________________________ until the following January.
5. If your seat number does not ________________________ to your ticket number, the usher may ask you to
move.
6. When Billy Budd, the peacemaker, was aboard, there was perfect ____________________________ among
the sailors.
7. Do you want to _______________________________ with me. or do you prefer to work alone?
Use ob words in each of the following blanks.
8. A dropout will discover that the lack of a high school diploma is a serious ___________________________ to
employment.
9. The pickets sat on the front steps in an attempt to _____________________________ the entrance.
10. To _____________________________________ waiting in line at the box office, order your tickets by mail.
11. Claire tried to forget the incident, but she couldn’t __________________________ it from her mind.
Use per words in each of the following blanks.
12. The claim of wage earners that they are being overtaxed is by no means new; it has been their
____________________________________ complaint.
13. Why do you _________________________________ in asking to see my notes when I have told you I do not
have any?
14. Train conductors use hole punchers to _________________________________ passenger tickers.
15. We thought the news would upset Jane, but it did not seem to _______________________________ her.
Use pre words in each of the following blanks.
16. Mozart, who began composing at the age of five, was definitely _____________________________ .
17. The bills they have to pay do not __________________________________ their making further purchases; they
can use their credit.
Avoid repetition by replacing the boldfaced word or expression with a synonym from the following words.
circumnavigate
circumvent
congenital
convene
perturb
precede
procrastinate
proficient
proponent
protract
18. We have delayed too long; we must not delay any further
___________________________________________________
19. Next month the board will meet in a new meeting place.
________________________________________________________
20. When you went sailing, did you sail around any of the islands in the sound?
_______________________________________________________
CONCISE WRITING: Express the thought of each sentence below in no more than four words using
words on the prefix list 19 - 24.
21. Carefully consider all the possible consequences of what you intend to do before you do it.
_______________________________________________________________________
22. It is obvious that a secret agreement was in existence for fraudulent purpose.
___________________________________________________________________________________
23. Those who are in favor of the proposal please say “aye”.
___________________________________________________________________________________
24. The practice of using an excessive number of words to express an idea interferes with
communication.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
25. Does the question you are asking have anything to do with the matter that we are discussing?
_______________________________________________________________________________________