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List of Prefixes
Listed below are Latin and Greek prefixes and their meanings
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11th Grade
08/19/2009

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Term
a-
Definition

not

without

 

apathy

Term
ab-
Definition

away from

 

abdicate

Term
ad-
Definition

to, toward

 

adhesive

Term
ambi-
Definition

both

 

ambivalent

Term
auc, aug-
Definition

originate

 

augment

Term
bene-
Definition

good

 

benefit

Term
brev-
Definition

short

 

brevity

Term
circum-
Definition

around

 

circumspect

Term
con-, com-
Definition

with

together

 

convocation

Term
de-
Definition

down from

away from

 

descend

Term

dis-

 

Definition

not

apart

 

disapprove

Term
e-, ex-
Definition

out of

 

extract

Term
en-, em-
Definition

in

 

enslave

Term
equi-
Definition

equal

 

equilateral

Term
extra
Definition

above

 

extraneous

Term

in-, im-,

ir-, il-

Definition

not

in

 

incorrect

Term
inter-
Definition

between

 

interwine

Term
intra-
Definition

within

 

intramural

Term
mal-
Definition

bad

 

malice

Term
micro-
Definition

very small

 

microscope

Term
non-
Definition

not

 

nonsense

Term
ob-
Definition

against

 

object

Term
per-
Definition

through

 

pervade

Term
poly-
Definition

many

 

polygon

Term
post-
Definition

after

 

postpone

Term
pre-
Definition

before

 

prenatal

Term
pro-
Definition

big

much forth

 

profuse

proceed

Term
re-
Definition

back again

 

return

Term
se
Definition

apart

 

seclude

Term
sub-
Definition

under

 

subway

Term
super-
Definition

above

 

supervise

Term
tele-
Definition

far

 

telescope

Term
trans-
Definition

across

 

transfer

Term
ultra-
Definition

beyond

 

ultraviolet

Term
un-
Definition

not

 

unwary

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