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prefixes
word knowlage
| Term | definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| A- | No,Not | Athiest |
| Ab- or Abs- | Away from | absent |
| Anti- | Against | antibody |
| Bi- | two | bilateral |
| Circum- | around | Circumnavigate |
| Com- or Con- | with, together | Conform |
| Contra- or Counter- | Against | contradict |
| De- | away from | detour |
| Deca- | ten | decade |
| extra- | outside, beyond. | extraordinary |
| fore- | in front of | fortell |
| geo- | earth | geology |
| hyper- | above, over | hyperactive |
| ill- | not | illegal |
| mal- or male- | evil, bad | malediction |
| multi- | many | multiply |
| Ob- | blocking | Obscure |
| Omni- | all | Omnibus |
| Out- | external | Outside |
| Que- Quer- or Ques- | ask | Qustion, query |
| Re- | back, again | return |
| semi- | half | semisweet |
| Super- | Over, more | superior |
| tele- | far | telephone |
| trans- | across | transport |
| un- | not | uninformed |