Prefixes - Regina

Question 1

a- ,

also an-

Answer 1

not, without (atheist, anaemic)

Question 2

a-

Answer 2

to, towards (aside, aback)
in the process of, in a particular state (a-hunting,
aglow)

Question 3

a-

Answer 3

of (anew)

completely (abashed)

Question 4

ab- ,

also abs-

Answer 4

away, from (abdicate, abstract)

Question 5

ad- ,

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

ante-

Answer 6

before, preceding (antecedent, ante-room)

Question 7

anti- ,

also ant-

Answer 7

opposing, against, the opposite (anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antarctic)

Question 8

be-

Answer 8

all over, all around (bespatter, beset)
completely (bewitch, bemuse)
having, covered with (bejewelled)
affect with *added to nouns* (befog)
cause to be *added to adjectives* (becalm)

Question 9

com- ,

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

Answer 9

with, jointly, completely (combat, codriver, collude, confide, corrode)

Question 10

contra-

Answer 10

against, opposite (contraceptive)

Question 11

counter-

Answer 11

opposition, opposite direction (counter-attack, counteract)

Question 12

de-

Answer 12

down, away (descend, despair, depend, deduct)
completely (denude, denigrate)
removal, reversal (de-ice, decamp)

Question 13

dia- ,

also di-

Answer 13

through, across (diagonal)

Question 14

dis- ,

also di-

Answer 14

negation, removal, expulsion (disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar)

Question 15

en- ,

also em-

Answer 15

put into or on (engulf, enmesh)
bring into the condition of (enlighten, embitter)
intensification (entangle, enrage)

Question 16

ex-,

also e-, ef-

Answer 16

out (exit, exclude, expand)
upward (exalt, extol)
completely (excruciate, exasperate)
previous (ex-wife)

Question 17

extra-

Answer 17

outside, beyond (extracurricular)

Question 18

hemi-

Answer 18

half (hemisphere)

Question 19

hyper-

Answer 19

beyond, more than, more than normal (hypersonic, hyperactive)

Question 20

hypo-

Answer 20

under (hypodermic, hypothermia)

Question 21

in- ,
also il-, im- ,
also il-, im-, ir-

Answer 21

not, without (infertile, inappropriate, impossible)

in, into, towards, inside (influence, influx, imbibe)

Question 22

infra-

Answer 22

below (infrared, infrastructure)

Question 23

inter-

Answer 23

between, among (interact, interchange)

Question 24

intra-

Answer 24

inside, within (intramural, intravenous)

Question 25

non-

Answer 25

absence, negation (non-smoker, non-alcoholic)

Question 26

ob- ,

also oc-, of-, op-

Answer 26

blocking, against, concealing (obstruct, occult, offend, oppose)

Question 27

out-

Answer 27

surpassing, exceeding (outperform)

external, away from (outbuilding, outboard)

Question 28

over-

Answer 28

excessively, completely (overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed)
upper, outer, over, above (overcoat, overcast)

Question 29

peri-

Answer 29

round, about (perimeter)

Question 30

post-

Answer 30

after in time or order (postpone)

Question 31

pre-

Answer 31

before in time, place, order or importance (pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition)

Question 32

pro-

Answer 32

favouring, in support of (pro-African)
acting for (proconsul)
motion forwards or away (propulsion)
before in time, place or order (prologue)

Question 33

re-

Answer 33

again (repaint, reappraise, rewake)

Question 34

semi-

Answer 34

half, partly (semicircle, semi-conscious)

Question 35

sub- ,

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

Answer 35

at a lower position (submarine, subsoil)
lower in rank (sub-lieutenant)
nearly, approximately (sub-tropical)

Question 36

syn- ,

also sym-

Answer 36

in union, acting together (synchronise, symmetry)

Question 37

trans-

Answer 37

across, beyond (transnational, transatlantic)

into a different state (translate)

Question 38

ultra-

Answer 38

beyond (ultraviolet, ultrasonic)

extreme (ultramicroscopic)

Question 39

un-

Answer 39

not (unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned)
reversal or cancellation of action or state (unplug,
unmask)

Question 40

under-

Answer 40

beneath, below (underarm, undercarriage)
lower in rank (undersecretary)
not enough (underdeveloped)