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prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab- | from; away from; ex. abnormal |
| ad- | to; motion toward; addition to; ex. adapt |
| aero- | air; ex. aerobic |
| amphi- | both; around; ex. amphibian |
| an- | not; ex. anarchy |
| ante- | before; ex. antebellum |
| anti- | against; opposite; reverse; ex. antibiotics |
| ap- | to; nearness to; ex. appoint |
| auto- | self; ex. automatic |
| bene- | good; ex. benediction |
| bi- | two; ex. bifocal |
| circum- | around; ex. circumference |
| co-, con- | together; ex. coauthor, confront |
| contra- | against; ex. contradict |
| de- | opposite of; away from; undo; ex. deactivate |
| dis- | opposite; ex. discontinue |
| ex- | out; beyond; away from; former; ex. exclude |
| extra- | outside;beyond; besides; ex. extraordinary |
| for- | not; ex. forbid |
| fore- | before; ex. forecast |
| hyper- | more than normal; too much; ex. hyperactive |
| il- | not; ex. illegal |
| im- | into; ex. immediate |
| im- | not; ex. immature |
| in- | not; go into; ex. inaccurate |
| inter- | among; between; ex. intercede |
| intra- | within; ex. intramural |
| ir- | not; ex. irregular |
| mal- | wrong; bad; ex. malice |
| mis- | wrong; bad; no; not; ex. misfire |
| non- | not; opposite of; ex. nonconductor |
| ob- | against;ex. obstacle |
| per- | through; ex. percolate |
| post- | after; ex. posterior |
| pre- | before; ex. preamble |
| pro- | before; for; in support of; ex. program |
| pro- | forward; ex. proceed |
| re- | back; again; ex. recall |
| retro- | backward; ex. retroactive |
| se- | apart; ex. secure |
| self- | of the self; ex. self-worth |
| semi- | half; partly; ex. semicircle |
| sub- | under; beneath; ex. subject |
| super- | over; ex. superhuman |
| sur- | over; above; ex. surface |
| trans- | across; over; ex. transfer |
| ultra- | extremely; ex. ultrasonis |
| un- | not; ex. unable |