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Vocab: Prefixes

Terms in this set (47)

arch- (Ex. Archbishop, architect)
chief
bene- (Ex. Benefactor, benevolent)
good, well
eu- (Ex. Eulogize, euphemism)
good, well, beautiful
extra- (Ex. Extraordinary, extracurricular)
beyond, outside
hyper- (Ex. Hyperbole)
above, excessively
pro- (Ex. Proponent, progress)
for, before, in front of
super- (Ex. Supernatural, superintendent)
over, above
ultra- (Ex. Ultraconservative)
beyond, excessively
an- , a- (Ex. Anarchy)
without
anti- (Ex. Antidote, antipathy)
against, opposite
contra- (Ex. Contradict, controversy)
against
de- (Ex. Debase, decant)
down, away from
dis-, di-, dif- (Ex. Discord, dismember, diverge)
not, apart
ex-, e-, ef- (Ex. Exhale, eject)
out, off, from
in-, ig-, il-, im-, ir- (Ex. Incorrect, illegal, immature)
not
mal-, male- (Ex. Malediction, malefactor)
bad, badly
mis- (Ex. Misbehave, misfortune)
wrong, ill, not
ob-, oc-, of-, op- (Ex. Object, oppose)
against
sub-, suc-, suf-, sug- (Ex. Subjugate)
under
un- (Ex. Untrue)
not
ab-, abs- (Ex. Abduct, abnormal)
from, away from
ad-, ac-, af-, ag-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at- (Ex. Advance, aggravate)
to, forward
ambi- (Ex. Ambivalent)
both
ante- (Ex. Antebellum)
before
auto- (Ex. Automobile)
self
bi- (Ex. Biennial)
two
cata- (Ex. Cataclysm, catastrophe)
down
circum- (Ex. Circumspect)
around
com-, co-, con- (Ex. Combine)
with, together
di- (Ex. Dichotomy, dilemma)
two
en-, em- (Ex. Emphasize)
in, into
in-, il-, im-, ir- (Ex. Invade)
in, into
inter- (Ex. Intervene)
between, among
intra-, intro- (Ex. Introvert)
within
meta- (Ex. Metamorphosis)
involving change
mono- (Ex. Monolithic, monotony)
one
multi- (Ex. Multiplicity)
many
neo- (Ex. Neophyte)
beginning
pan- (Ex. Panorama, panacea)
all, every
per- (Ex. Perforate)
through
peri- (Ex. Perimeter, peripheral)
around, near
pre- (Ex. Precede)
before
re- (Ex. Respond)
back, again
se- (Ex. Segregate)
apart
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys- (Ex. Symmetry, synchronous)
with, together
trans- (Ex. Transparent)
across, beyond, through
vice- (Ex. Vicarious)
in place of
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