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Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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Prefixes | A short word part added to the beginning of a word root that modifies the meaning of the word root. |
a- (amoral, apathetic, asexual) | without, not, no |
ab- (absent, abstain, abnormal) | away from |
ante- (antecedent, anterior, ante up!) | before, forward |
anti- (antihero, antibiotic, antitoxin) | against |
auto- (automatic, autobiography, autopilot) | self |
bio- (biology, biohackers, biography) | life |
circum- (circumstances, circumference) | around |
con- (conduct, congregate, conjunction) | together, with |
dys- (dystopian, dyslexia) | painful, difficult |
hyper- (hyperaggressive, hyperlink) | over, above |
hypo- (hypodermic, hypothermia, hypocritical) | below, deficient, under |
inter- (interstate, intersect, interchange) | between, among |
intra- (intramural, intravenous) | within, inside |
mal- (malignant, maladjusted, malnutrition) | bad, poor |
micro- (microscope, microorganism) | small |
multi- (multidimensional, multiverse) | many |
pan- (pandemic, pandemonium) | all |
para- (paralegal, paraphrase) | near, beside, alongside |
per- (perform, permit, permission) | through |
poly- (polygon, polygraph,) | many, excessive |
post- (postmortem, post script) | after |
pre- (predict, pre order, prefix) | before, in front of |
retro- (retrofit, retrograde, retrospect) | behind, backward |
sub- (submarine, substitute, submerge) | below, under |
super- (supersonic, supercede) | above, excess |
trans- (transport, transmit, transfer) | across, through |
ultra- (ultraviolet, ultrasound) | beyond, excess |
ex- (explode, expel, export) | out |
in- / im- (inject, income, imply) | in |
in- / im- (inappropriate, incorrect, improper) | not |
mis- (misinform, mistake, misspell) | wrong, against |
dis- (disagree, disobey, disappear) | apart, not |
de- (dehydrate, descend, deposit) | down, from |
re- (repeat, regress, redo) | again, back |
un- (undone, unfaithful, unkind) | not |
il- / ir- (illegal, irresponsible) | not |
semi- (semicircle, semisweet) | half |
fore- (foreshadow, foresight) | before |
en- / em- (employ, embellish, embroider) | cause to, put on |