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