The prefix An- means?

The prefix An- means?

• A. Backward
• B. Inside
• C. With
• D. Without

Answer: (D)

An- signals absence or lack. It turns a word into meaning “not” or “without,” as in anemia (without enough blood) or anhydrous (without water). So the best fit is “without.” The other ideas—backward, inside, with—are shown by different prefixes (retro-, endo-/intra-, co-/con-, etc.), not by An-.

An- signals absence or lack. It turns a word into meaning “not” or “without,” as in anemia (without enough blood) or anhydrous (without water). So the best fit is “without.” The other ideas—backward, inside, with—are shown by different prefixes (retro-, endo-/intra-, co-/con-, etc.), not by An-.