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TEAS ENGLISH: Prefixes

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AMOUNT
...
Bi-
two
EX: bisect, biennial
Mono-
one, single
EX: monogamy, monologue
Poly-
many
EX: polymorphous, polygamous
Semi-
half, partly
EX: semicircle, semicolon
Uni-
one
EX: uniform, unity
TIME AND SPACE
...
A-
in, on, of, up to
EX: abed, afoot
Ab-
from, away, off
EX: abdicate. abjure
Ad-
to, toward
EX: advance, adventure
Ante-
before, previous
EX: antecedent, antedate
Anti-
against, opposing
EX:antipathy, antidote
Cata-
down, away, thoroughly
EX: catastrophe, cataclysm
Circum-
around
EX: circumspect, circumference
Com-
with, together, very
EX: commotion, complicate
Contra-
against, opposing
EX: contradict, contravene
De-
from
EX: depart
Dia-
through, across, apart
EX: diameter, diagnose
Dis-
away, off, down, not
EX: dissent, disappear
Epi-
upon
EX: epilogue
Ex-
out
EX: extract, excerpt
Hypo-
under, beneath
EX: hypodermic, hypothesis
Inter-
among, between
EX: intercede, interrupt
Intra-
within
EX: intramural, intrastate
Ob-
against, opposing
EX: objection
Per-
through
EX: perceive, permit
Peri-
around
EX: periscope, perimeter
Post-
after, following
EX: postpone, postscript
Pre-
before, previous
EX: prevent, preclude
Pro-
forward, in place of
EX: propel, pronoun
Retro-
back, backward
EX: retrospect, retrograde
Sub-
under beneath
EX: subjugate, substitute
Super-
above, extra
EX: supersede, supernumeracy
Trans-
across, beyond, over
EX: transact, Transport
Ultra-
beyond, excessively
EX: ultramodern, ultrasonic, ultraviolet
NEGATION
...
A-
without, lacking
EX: atheist, agnostic
In-
not, opposing
EX: incapable, ineligible
Non-
not
EX: nonentity, nonsense
Un-
not, reverse of
EX: unhappy, unlock
MISCELLANEOUS
...
Belli-
war, warlike
EX: bellicose
Bene-
well, good
EX: benefit, benefactor
Equi-
equal
EX: equivalent, equilibrium
For-
away, off, from
EX: forget, forswear
Fore-
previous
EX: foretell, forefathers
Homo-
same, equal
EX: homogenized, homonym
Hyper-
excessive, order
EX: hypercritical, hypertension
In-
in, into
EX: intrude, invade
Magn-
large
EX: magnitude, magnify
Mal-
bad, poorly, not
EX: malfunction, malpractice
Mis-
bad, poorly, not
EX: misspell, misfire
Mor-
death
EX: mortality, mortuary
Neo-
new
EX: neolithic, nonconservative
Omni-
all everywhere
EX: omniscient, omnivore
Ortho-
right, straight
EX: orthogonal, orthodox
Over-
above
EX: overbearing, oversight
Pan-
all, entire
EX: panorama, pandemonium
Para-
beside, beyond
EX: parallel, paradox
Phil-
love, like
EX: philosophy, philanthropic
Prim-
first, early
EX: primitive, primary
Re-
backward, again
EX: revoke, recur
Sym-
with, together
EX: sympathy, symphony
Vis-
to see
EX: visage, visible
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