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PREFIXES 1.
a to i
| Prefix | Definition | example |
|---|---|---|
| ab, abs | from , away from | abduct, abjure |
| ac, ad, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at | to, forward | accord, adit, affliction, aggregation, annexation, appease, arraignment, assumption, attendance |
| ambi | both | ambiguous, ambivalent |
| an, a | without | anarchy, amoral |
| ante | before | antecedent |
| anti | against, opposite | antipathy, antithetical |
| arch | chief, first | archetype, archbishop |
| be | over, thoroughly | bedaub, befuddle |
| bi | two | bicameral, biennial |
| cata | down | catastrophe, cataract, catapult |
| col, com, con, co, cor | with, together | collateral, combine, conference, coeditor, corroborate |
| contra, contro | against | contravene, controversy |
| de | down, away | debase, decadence |
| demi | partly, half | demigod |
| di | two | dichotomy, dilemma |
| dia | across | diagonal, diameter |
| dis, dif | not, apart | discord, differ |
| dys | faulty, bad | dyslexia, dyspepsia |
| ex, e | out | expel, eject |
| extra, extro | beyond, outside | extracurricular, extraterritorial, extrovert |
| hyper | above, excessively | hyperbole, hyperventilate |
| hypo | beneath, lower | hypoglycemia |
| il, im, in, ir | not | illegible, impeccable, inarticulate, irrevocable |
| il, im, in, ir | in, on, upon | illustration, impression, invite, irradiate |
| inter | between, among | intervene, international, interjection |
| circum | around | circumnavigate, circumspect, circumscribe |