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SAT prefixes
a set of prefixes common to words on the SAT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | not, without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward, addition |
| am, ami | love, like |
| an | not, without |
| anim | life, spirit, anger |
| ante | before |
| anti | against, opposite |
| auc, aug | to originate, to increase |
| aud, aur | to hear |
| auto | self |
| ben, bon | good |
| bi | two |
| bibli | book |
| brev | short |
| caco, dys | abnormal |
| ceiv, cept, capt | to take, to hold |
| circum | around |
| co, con, col, cor | with, together |
| contra, counter | opposite, against |
| de | down from , away from(to put down) |
| eu | good |
| ex | out of, away from |
| extra | beyond ,outside |
| hetero | other, different |
| homo | same |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | under ,less than |
| il, ir | not |
| im | not |
| in | not |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| micro | small |
| mis | bad |
| mono | one, alone |
| ne, mal | bad |
| non | not |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | big, much |
| re, retro | back, backward, again |
| se | apart |
| sub, suc, suf | below, under, breath |
| super, sur | above, upon |
| syn, sym | together, with |
| tele | distant |
| trans | across, beyond, on the other side |
| ultra, outr | excessive, beyond |
| vice | in place of, twenty |
| kilo, mill | thousand |
| milli | thousandth |
| mega | million, large, great |
| micro | millionth |
| giga | billion |
| nano | billionth |
| tera | trillion |
| pico | trillionth |
| femto | quadrillionth |
| uni | one |
| tri | three |
| quad, tetra | four |
| quint, pent | five |
| hex | six |
| hept, sept | seven |
| oct | eight |
| non | nine |
| dec | ten |