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Prefixes
ante-, anti-, astro-, auto-, bi-, bio-, calli-, cent-, circum-, co-, con-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante- | before / antecedent, antedate |
| anti- | against / antisocial, antidote |
| astro- | star / astrology, astronaut |
| auto- | self / autobiography, automatic |
| bi- | two / bicycle, biweekly |
| bio- | life, living / biology, biograph |
| calli- | beautiful / calligraphy, callisthenics |
| cent- | 100 / centimeter, century |
| circum- | around, to go around / circumference, circumscribe |
| co- | with, together / coworker, cofounder |
| con- | not / contest, contract |
| contra- | to go against / contrarian, contrast |
| counter- | opposite / counter-wise, counterargumant |
| dec(a)- | 10 / decagon, decimal |
| di- | 2 / dioxide, dice |
| dis- | not / disagree, dishonest, |
| en- | within, in, into / enthrone, enclose |
| ex- | out of, from / express, exhale |
| extra- | outside, beyond / extraterritorial, extrajudical |
| fore- | before / forehead, forecast |
| geo- | earth / geology, geochemist |
| hemi- | half / hemishere, hemithorax |
| hemo- | blood / hemophilia, hemoglobin |
| hetero- | different, other / hetero-genius, heterocyclic |
| homo- | same / homologous, homogenius |
| hyper- | over / hypercritical, hyperactive |
| im- | in, not / impassioned, impersiptible |
| in- | not / invaluable, inhale |
| inter- | between / intercept, intermural |
| intra- | within / intramural, intrastate |
| kilo- | 1,000 / kilometer, kilogram |
| macro- | large / macro-molecule, macroscopic |
| mal- | bad / malevolent, malodorous |
| mega- | large, million / megalomaniac, megescopic |
| micro- | very small, very tiny / microscope, microwave |
| milli- | thousandth / millimeter, milisecond |
| mis- | wrongly, incorrectly / mismatch, misplace |
| mono- | 1 / monogram, monopoly |
| multi- | many, a lot / multiple, multi-talented |
| non- | not / nonathletic, nonacademic |
| oct- | 8 / octagon, octuplet |
| omni- | all, everything, every / omnipresent,omnivore |
| over- | too much / overwork, overweight |
| pan- | all / panoram, pan-african |
| pent- | 5 / pentagon, pentameter |
| per- | through, by / percent, perimeter |
| platy- | flat / platypus, platyfish |
| poly- | many / polygon, polymorphic |
| post- | after, later / postpone, postgame |
| pre- | before / prefix, precaution |
| pro- | favor of / provision, pronoun |
| pseudo- | fake, false / pseudo-liner, pseudonyms |
| quad- | 4 / quadruplet, quadralateral |
| quint- | 5 / quintuplets, quintiliion |
| re- | again / redo, reread |
| semi- | partly, half / semicolon, semicircle |
| sub- | under / subtract, submarine |
| super- | over, above, beyond / superior, superstar |
| tele- | far away, distance / telephone, telegram |
| trans- | across / transit, transmid |
| tri- | 3 / triplets, triangle |
| ultra- | extra, beyond / ultra-clean, ultrasound |
| un- | not / unhappy, unlimited |
| under- | below / underneath, undershirt |
| uni- | 1 / unicorn, unicycle |
| zo(o)- | animal / zoology, zooligist |