Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
without
amoral, anaerobic
ante-
before
antedate, antechamber
anti-
against, opposing
antipollution, antipathy
auto-
self
autobiography, autopilot
bene-
good or well
beneficial, benediction
bi-
two
bicycle, bipolar
cen-
hundred
century, centennial
circum-
around
circumnavigate, circumvent
co-, com-, con-
together, with
coauthor, complete, congregate
contra-, counter-
against, opposite
contradict, counterclockwise
de-
away from, down, undoing
descend, deactivate
dis-
not do, do the opposite of
disagree, disarm
ex-
out of, away from
exhale, expropriate
extra-
beyond, outside of
extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extramural
hetero-
different
heterogeneous, heterodox
homo-
same
homogenized, homonym
hyper-
above, excessive
hyperbaric, hyperactive, hypertension
il-, in-, ir-
not
illegible, inaudible, irregular
inter-
between
intercontinental, interject
intra-
within
intramural, intranet
mal-
bad or ill
maladjusted, malevolent
micro-
small
microbiology, microscope
milli-
thousandth
millisecond, millimeter
mis-
badly, wrongly
misbehave, misunderstand
mono-
one
monosyllable, monorail
neo-
new
neoclassical, neophyte
non-
not
nonessential, nonconformist