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Prefixes
Word Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a (used before a consonant) | without; net; lack of |
| an (used before a vowel) | without; net; lack of |
| ab | from; away from |
| ad | to; toward; near |
| circum | around |
| anti | against |
| contra | against |
| dia | through; across |
| per | through; across |
| trans | through; across |
| dys | bad; painful; difficult |
| ec, ex | out from |
| hyper | over; above; excessive |
| hypo, infra, sub | under; below |
| endo, intra | in; within |
| inter | between |
| macro | large; long |
| mal | ill; bad; poor |
| mega | large |
| meta | after; beyond; over; change |
| micro | small |
| neo | new |
| semi | half |
| uni | one |
| mono | one |
| bi | two |
| tri | three |
| quad | four |
| tach | rapid |
| scler | hard |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| homo | same |
| heter | different |