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Chapter 2 Quiz 2
Prefixes for Negating & Numbering
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A- or an- | not or without (classic negative prefix) |
| Anti- or contra- | against |
| De- | down or without |
| Dis- | absence or removal of something |
| In- or Im- | both mean not but can also mean into |
| Primi- | first |
| Mono- or uni- | refers to one of something |
| Bi- or di- | two or twice |
| Tri- | three |
| Diplo- | used to describe double of something |
| Tetra- or quardr- | both are used to describe four of something |
| Semi- or hemi- | both can mean half but are slightly different from one another |
| Hemi- | refers to one side of something (southern HEMIsphere) |
| Semi- | somewhat different because it can also mean partial (SEMIconscious) |
| Multi- | many |
| Poly- | also means many but could mean much in situations (POLYgon) |