Nadya - Prefixes

Question 1

a-

also: an-

Answer 1

not, without
- atheist, anemic

to, towards
- aside, aback

in the process of, in a particular state
- a-hunting, aglow

of
-anew

completely
- abashed

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

away, from

- abdicate, abstract

Question 3

ad-

also: a-, ac-, af-, ag- al-, an-, ap-, at- as-, at-

Answer 3

movement to, change into, addition or increase.
- advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate, annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend

Question 4

ante-

Answer 4

before, preceding

- antecedent, ante-room

Question 5

anti-

also: ant-

Answer 5

opposing, against, the opposite

- anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antarctic

Question 6

be-

Answer 6

all over, all around
- espatter, beset

completely
- bewitch, bemuse

having, covered with
- bejewelled

affect with (added to nouns)
- befog

cause to be (added to adjectives)
- becalm

Question 7

com-

also: co-, col-, con-, cor-

Answer 7

with, jointly, completely

- combat, codriver, collude, confide, corrode

Question 8

contra-

Answer 8

against, opposite

- contraceptive

Question 9

counter-

Answer 9

opposition, opposite direction

- counter-attack, counteract

Question 10

de-

Answer 10

down, away
- descend, despair, depend, deduct

completely
- denude, denigrate

removal, reversal
- de-ice, decamp

Question 11

dia-

also: di-

Answer 11

through, across

- diagonal

Question 12

dis-

also: di-

Answer 12

negation, removal, expulsion

- disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar

Question 13

en-

also: em-

Answer 13

put into or on
- engulf, enmesh

bring into the condition of
- enlighten, embitter

intensification
- entangle, enrage

Question 14

ex-

also: e-, ef-

Answer 14

out
- exit, exclude, expand

upward
- exalt, extol

completely
- excruciate, exasperate

previous
- ex-wife

Question 15

extra-

Answer 15

outside, beyond

- extracurricular

Question 16

hemi-

Answer 16

half

- hemisphere

Question 17

hyper-

Answer 17

beyond, more than, more than normal

- hypersonic, hyperactive

Question 18

hypo-

Answer 18

under

- hypodermic, hypothermia

Question 19

in-

also: il-, im-

Answer 19

not, without

- infertile, inappropriate, impossible

Question 20

in-

also: il-, im-, ir-

Answer 20

in, into, towards, inside

- influence, influx, imbibe

Question 21

infra-

Answer 21

below

- infrared, infrastructure

Question 22

inter-

Answer 22

between, among

- interact, interchange

Question 23

intra-

Answer 23

inside, within

- intramural, intravenous

Question 24

non-

Answer 24

absence, negation

- non-smoker, non-alcoholic

Question 25

ob-

also: oc-, of-, op-

Answer 25

blocking, against, concealing

- obstruct, occult, offend, oppose

Question 26

out-

Answer 26

surpassing, exceeding
- outperform

external, away from
- outbuilding, outboard

Question 27

over-

Answer 27

excessively, completely
- overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed

upper, outer, over, above
- overcoat, overcast

Question 28

peri-

Answer 28

round, about

- perimeter

Question 29

post-

Answer 29

after in time or order

- postpone

Question 30

pre-

Answer 30

before in time, place, order or importance

- pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition

Question 31

pro-

Answer 31

favouring, in support of
- pro-blm

acting for
- proconsul

motion forwards or away
- propulsion

before in time, place or order
- prologue

Question 32

re-

Answer 32

again

- repaint, reappraise, reawake

Question 33

semi-

Answer 33

half, partly

- semicircle, semi-conscious

Question 34

sub-

also: suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus-

Answer 34

at a lower position
- submarine, subsoil

nearly, approximately
- sub-tropical

lower in rank
- sub-lieutenant

Question 35

syn-

also: sym-

Answer 35

in union, acting together

- synchronize, symmetry

Question 36

trans-

Answer 36

across, beyond
- transnational, transatlantic

into a different state
- translate

Question 37

ultra-

Answer 37

beyond
- ultraviolet, ultrasonic

extreme
- ultramicroscopic

Question 38

un-

Answer 38

not
- unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned

reversal or cancellation of action or state
- unplug, unmask

Question 39

under-

Answer 39

beneath, below
- underarm, undercarriage

lower in rank
- undersecretary

not enough
- underdeveloped