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anti-
against
antifreeze
de-
opposite
defrost
dis-
not, opposite of
disagree
en-, em-
cause to
encode, embrace
fore-
before
forecast
in-, im-
in, im
infield
il-, ir-*
in, im, il, ir
interact
inter-
between
midway
mid-
middle
misfire
mis-
wrongly
nonsense
non-
not
nonfiction
over-
over
overlook
pre-
before
prefix
re-*
again
return
semi-
half
semicircle
sub-
under
submarine
super-
above
superstar
trans-
across
transport
un-*
not
unfriendly
under-
under
undersea
a
without
amoral, apolitical, atypical
ante
before
antecedent, antedate
anti
against, opposing
anti-war, anti-bacterial
arch
more, extreme
arch-capitalist, arch-rebel
auto
self
auto-dial, auto-rotate
bi
two, twice
bilingual, bisect, bi-monthly
circum
round
circumnavigate, circumvent
co
with
co-author, co-edit
col, com, con
with
collaborate, combine, connect
contra, counter
against, opposing
contraception, counterclaim, counteract
de
opposite action
declassify, destroy
dia
across
diagonal, diameter
dis
not, opposite of
disagree, disprove, distrust, disbelief
dys
abnormal
dyslexia, dysfunctional
e
electronic
e-book, e-mail, e-governance
eco
related to environment
eco-tourism, eco-disaster
en(m)
cause to
encode, embrace
equi
equal
equidistant, equilateral
ex
previously, former
ex-president, ex-student
extra
very
extra-bright, extra-strong
extra
outside
extra-curricular, extrasensory, extraordinary
fore
before
Forecast, forelimb
hyper
too much
hyperactive, hypersensitive
il, im, in, ir
not, opposite of
illogical, impossible, indistinct, irrational
in(m)
movement to, in
input, inset, intake, implant, import
inter
between, connected
interrelated, interact
intra
within
intra-generational, intramuscular
kilo
thousand
kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt
macro
large
macroeconomics, macro-scale
mal
bad, badly
malfunction, malpractice
micro
small
micro-economics, micro-scale
mid
middle
midway, midsummer
mis
wrongly, incorrect
mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding
mono
one
mono-centric, monoculture
multi
many
multicultural, multi-level
neo
something old in new form
Neoclassical
non
not
non-believer, non-competitive, nonsense
out
more, to a great extent
outnumber, outlive, outburst, outrage
over
over, above, too much
overlook, overcook, overhead, overheat
post
after
post-examination, post-modern, post-independence
pre
before
pre-industrial, preview, pre-war, pre-independence
pro
in favour of
pro-feminist, pro-liberal, proactive
pseudo
false
pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-science
quasi
almost, not quite
quasi-academic, quasi-legal
re
again
rediscover, redefine, rename, return, rejuvenate
retro
backwards
retrogressive, retrospective
semi
partly, half
semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals
sub
part of something, under, beneath
subway, submarine, subsection
super
above or bigger
superpower, supersonic, superstar
trans
across
transcontinental, transcribe, transport, transit
ultra
extreme
ultra-sensitive, ultrasound, ultramodern
un
not
unusual, uncertain, unusual, unscrew, unplug, unfriendly
under
under, beneath, insufficient
underpower, underemployed, undersea
well
useful, successful
well-designed, well-written. well-established
