Reading Comprehension Prefixes
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| a-, an- (atheist, anaemic) | not, without (atheist, anaemic)
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| a- (aside, aglow) | to, towards (aside, aback); in the process of, in a particular state (a-hunting, aglow)
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| a- (anew, abashed) | of (anew); completely (abashed)
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| ab-, abs- | away, from (abdicate, abstract)
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| ad-, a-, ac-, af-, ag- al-, an-, ap-, at- as-, at- | movement to, change into, addition or increase (advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate, annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend)
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| ante- | before, preceding (antecedent, ante-room)
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| anti-, ant- | opposing, against, the opposite (anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antarctic)
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| be- | all over, all around (bespatter, beset); completely (bewitch, bemuse); having, covered with (bejewelled) affect with/added to nouns (befog) cause to be/added to adjectives (becalm)
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| com-, co-, col-, con-, cor- | with, jointly, completely (combat, codriver, collude, confide, corrode)
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| contra- | against, opposite (contraceptive)
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| counter- | opposition, opposite direction (counter-attack, counteract)
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| de- | down, away (descend, despair, depend, deduct); completely (denude, denigrate); removal, reversal (de-ice, decamp)
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| dia-, di- | through, across (diagonal)
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| dis-, di- | negation, removal, expulsion (disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar)
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| en-, em- | put into or on (engulf, enmesh); bring into the condition of (enlighten, embitter); intensification (entangle, enrage)
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| ex-, e-, ef- | out (exit, exclude, expand); upward (exalt, extol); completely (excruciate, exasperate); previous (ex-wife)
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| extra- | outside, beyond (extracurricular)
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| hemi- | half (hemisphere)
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| hyper- | beyond, more than, more than normal (hypersonic, hyperactive)
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| hypo- | under (hypodermic, hypothermia)
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| in-, il-, im- | not, without (infertile, inappropriate, impossible)
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| il-, im-, ir- | in, into, towards, inside (influence, influx, imbibe)
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| infra- | below (infrared, infrastructure)
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| inter- | between, among (interact, interchange)
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| intra- | inside, within (intramural, intravenous)
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| non- | absence, negation (non-smoker, non-alcoholic)
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| ob-, oc-, of-, op- | blocking, against, concealing (obstruct, occult, offend, oppose)
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| out- | surpassing, exceeding (outperform); external, away from (outbuilding, outboard)
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| over- | excessively, completely (overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed); upper, outer, over, above (overcoat, overcast)
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| peri- | round, about (perimeter)
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| post- | after in time or order (postpone)
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| pre- | before in time, place, order or importance (pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition)
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| pro- | favouring, in support of (pro-African); acting for (proconsul); motion forwards or away (propulsion); before in time, place or order (prologue)
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| re- | again (repaint, reappraise, reawake)
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| semi- | half, partly (semicircle, semi-conscious)
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| sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus- | at a lower position (submarine, subsoil); lower in rank (sub-lieutenant); nearly, approximately (sub-tropical)
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| syn-, sym- | in union, acting together (synchronize, symmetry)
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| trans- | across, beyond (transnational, transatlantic); into a different state (translate)
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| ultra- | beyond (ultraviolet, ultrasonic); extreme (ultramicroscopic)
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| un- | not (unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned); reversal or cancellation of action or state (unplug, unmask)
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| under- | beneath, below (underarm, undercarriage); lower in rank (undersecretary); not enough (underdeveloped)
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