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Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefixes | A short word part added to the beginning of a word root that modifies the meaning of the word root. |
| a- (amoral, apathetic, asexual) | without, not, no |
| ab- (absent, abstain, abnormal) | away from |
| ante- (antecedent, anterior, ante up!) | before, forward |
| anti- (antihero, antibiotic, antitoxin) | against |
| auto- (automatic, autobiography, autopilot) | self |
| bio- (biology, biohackers, biography) | life |
| circum- (circumstances, circumference) | around |
| con- (conduct, congregate, conjunction) | together, with |
| dys- (dystopian, dyslexia) | painful, difficult |
| hyper- (hyperaggressive, hyperlink) | over, above |
| hypo- (hypodermic, hypothermia, hypocritical) | below, deficient, under |
| inter- (interstate, intersect, interchange) | between, among |
| intra- (intramural, intravenous) | within, inside |
| mal- (malignant, maladjusted, malnutrition) | bad, poor |
| micro- (microscope, microorganism) | small |
| multi- (multidimensional, multiverse) | many |
| pan- (pandemic, pandemonium) | all |
| para- (paralegal, paraphrase) | near, beside, alongside |
| per- (perform, permit, permission) | through |
| poly- (polygon, polygraph,) | many, excessive |
| post- (postmortem, post script) | after |
| pre- (predict, pre order, prefix) | before, in front of |
| retro- (retrofit, retrograde, retrospect) | behind, backward |
| sub- (submarine, substitute, submerge) | below, under |
| super- (supersonic, supercede) | above, excess |
| trans- (transport, transmit, transfer) | across, through |
| ultra- (ultraviolet, ultrasound) | beyond, excess |
| ex- (explode, expel, export) | out |
| in- / im- (inject, income, imply) | in |
| in- / im- (inappropriate, incorrect, improper) | not |
| mis- (misinform, mistake, misspell) | wrong, against |
| dis- (disagree, disobey, disappear) | apart, not |
| de- (dehydrate, descend, deposit) | down, from |
| re- (repeat, regress, redo) | again, back |
| un- (undone, unfaithful, unkind) | not |
| il- / ir- (illegal, irresponsible) | not |
| semi- (semicircle, semisweet) | half |
| fore- (foreshadow, foresight) | before |
| en- / em- (employ, embellish, embroider) | cause to, put on |
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