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SAT prefixes

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a-, an-
not without word: asexual, anarchy
ad-
toward word: adhesive
ambi-
both word: ambidextrous
ante-
before word: antecedent
anti-
against word: antidote
apo-
away from word: away from
archae-
ancient word: archaeological, archaic
auto-
self word: automation
bene-
well, good word: benign
bi-
two word: bilingual
biblio-
book word: bibliophile
bio-
life word: biology, biodegradable
capt-
take, seize word: captivated
cata-
down word: catacombs
audio-
hear word: auditory
cent-
one hundred word: centennial
circum-
around word: circumstances
co-, com-
together word: cohesive, complement
con-, contra
against word: contradictory
de-
down, away from word: devalue
dia-
cross, through word: diagonal
dis-
apart, opposite word: disenfranchise, disaffected
en-
in, cause to be word: entymology, enslave
epi-
on, upon, over word: epitaph
eu-
well, good word: eugenics
ex-
out word: exotic
hemi-
half word: hemisphere
hetero-
other word: heterogeneous
hyper-
over, excessive word: hyperbole
hypo-
under, less than normal word: hypodermic, hypothermia
deci-
one-tenth word: decimate
il-, in, im
not words: illogical, inconceivable, impractical
in-
in, into, on words: inspire, incarcerate
inter-
between word: interfere
intro-
inward word: introversion
iso- word isoceles
same
mal- word: malevolent
bad
mis- word: misconstrue
wrong
mono- word: monopoly
one
multi- word: multitude
much, many
non- word: nonconformist
not
ob- word: obstruct
in front of
over- word: overwrought
over, above
pan- word: pandemic
all, every
para- word: paraprofessional
beside
photo- word: photogenic
light
poly- word: polytheism
many
post- word: posterior
after
pre- word: prefix
before
pro- word: proceed, proponent
forward, in favor of
re- word: relapse
again
retro- word: retrospect
backward
semi- word: semiskilled
half, partly
sub- word:submerge, subset
under, below
super- word: superimpose, superhuman
over, beyond
syn- word: synthesis
together
tele- word: telecommunication
far off
trans- word: transcend
across
ultra- word: ultramodern
beyond
un- word: unceasing
not
uni- word: unitary
one
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