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Prefixes Trivia

Whether you're pro-knowledge or anti-ignorance, it’s time to prove you aren't just misinformed about how words start.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Derived from Latin, what two-letter prefix is commonly added to a title or role to indicate that person formerly held the position?

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Shared by words like chronicle, chronic, and anachronism, what is the literal meaning of the Greek root word "chron"?

Time

What common term describes a skillet treated with a surface coating so that food does not adhere to it?

Nonstick pan

In the International System of Units (SI), which base unit is the only one to include a metric prefix in its name?

Kilogram

Often confused with 'immoral', which word refers to someone who is indifferent to morality and uses a prefix meaning 'without'?

Amoral