Prefixes Flashcards

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un-

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Meaning: not, opposite of
Examples: unhappy, unknown

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re-

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Meaning: again, back
Examples: return, retreat, revive

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in-, im-, ir-, o;;

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Meaning: not, opposite of
Examples: indirect, impossible, irresponsible, illegal

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dis-

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Meaning: not, opposite of
Examples: discover, disobey, disassemble

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en-, em-

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Meaning: in, into, within
Examples: engage, enjoy, empower, embrace

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non-

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Meaning: not, opposite of
Examples: nonfiction, nonexistent, nonprofit

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in-, im-

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Meaning: in, or into
Examples: inside, inject, immigrate

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over-

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Meaning: too much, above
Examples: overcooked, overgrown, overflow

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mis-

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Meaning: wrongly
Examples: mistake, misbehave, mislead, misuse

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sub-

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Meaning: under, lower
Examples: submarine, substitute, submissive

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pre-

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Meaning: before
Examples: prevent, prepare, presume, prejudice

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inter-

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Meaning: between, among
Examples: interrupt, interfere, interstate, interject

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fore-

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Meaning: before
Examples: forecast, foreshadow, forewarn

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de-

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Meaning: opposite of down
Examples: decline, decrease, deflate, degrade

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trans-

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Meaning: across
Examples: transport, transfer, transplant, transcribe

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super-

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Meaning: above, beyond
Examples: supreme, superior, supernatural

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semi-

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Meaning: half
Examples: semicircle, semimonthly semicolon

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anti-

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Meaning: against
Examples: antiseptic, antagonist, antibacterial

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med-, mid-

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Meaning: middle
Examples: mediate, meditation, midpoint, midway

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under-

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Meaning: too little, below
Examples: underweight, underdeveloped

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a-, an-

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Meaning: not
Examples: anarchy, atypical, apart

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dys-

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Meaning: bad
Examples: dysfunction, dystopia

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co-, col-, com-, con-

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Meaning: with
Examples: cooperate, collect, combine, connect

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pro-

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Meaning: forward, in front
Examples: progress, proceed, prologue, promote