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Prefix Lists 1-3
Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| away, from; abduct, abnormal, avert, abstract | ab-, a-, abs- |
| to, toward; adopt, admire, access, aggression, attract, allocate, ascend | ad-, ac-, etc. |
| both, around; ambidextrous | ambi- |
| before, in front of; anteroom, antecedent | ante- |
| around; circumference, circumscribe | circum- |
| with, together, very; connect, conduct, compose, compress, collect, correspond, co-operate | con-, com-, co-, etc. |
| against; contradict, controversy, counteract | contra-, contro-, counter- |
| down, off, thoroughly; descend, dejected | de- |
| apart, in different, directions, not; dispute, disable, divert, divorce, differ | dis-, di-, dif- |
| out, from, completely; expel, exasperate, eloquent, evade, efficient | ex-, e-, ef-, etc. |
| outside, beyond; extraordinary, extrovert | extra-, extro- |
| not; ineffective, imminent, immoral, impartial, illegal, irresponsible, ignoble, ignore | in-, im-, etc., ig- before n |
| below, beneath; infrared | infra- |
| between, among; interrupt, intercept | inter- |
| within; intramural, intravenous, introduce | intra-, intro- |
| not; nonresident | non- |
| toward, against; obstruct, obstacle, occur, offer, oppress | ob- |
| through, wrongly, completely; permeate, persecute, perfect, perjury | per- |
| after, behind; postpone, postscript | post- |
| before, in front of; prevent, predict | pre- |
| forward, in front of, for; promote, produce | pro- |
| back, again; renew, recede, recall, redemption | re-, red- |
| backward, behind; retroactive | retro- |
| aside, away; secede, segregate, sedition | se-, sed- |
| under, up from under, secretly; submerge, submarine, suffer, suspend, sustain, succumb, support | sub-, sus-, suc- |
| above, over; superhuman, superfluous, surreal, surcease | super-, sur- |
| across through; transfer, transparent, transcend, transcribe, transverse, travesty | trans-, tran-, tra- |
| beyond, exceedingly; ultraviolet, ultramodern | ultra- |