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Word prefixes
Word prefixes that will aid in studying for the GRE or SAT.
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2015

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a-/an-:
Definition
without, not; e.g. anemic, amoral
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ab-:
Definition
away (from); e.g. abdicate, abrogate
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ad-:
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to, towards; e.g. advance, administer
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ante-:
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before (in chronology); e.g. antecedent, antebellum
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anti-:
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against; e.g. antihero, antibiotic
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com-:
Definition
with; e.g. companion, committee
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contra-/counter-:
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against, opposed to; e.g. contraceptive, counterproductive
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de-:
Definition
down, away (from); e.g. decline, denigrate
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ex-:
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out (of), upward; e.g. exile, exclude
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extra-:
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beyond, outside; e.g. extraordinary, extrapolate
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hyper-:
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extra, more than normal; e.g. hyperactive, hyperspeed
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hypo-:
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under, less than normal; e.g. hypodermic, hypothermia
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in-/im-:
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without, not; e.g. inaccessible, inappropriate, inconclusive
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infra-:
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below; e.g. infrastructure, infraction
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inter-:
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among, between; e.g. interaction, internecine
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intra-:
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inside, within; e.g. intravenous, intramural
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non-:
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lack of, negation of, absence of; e.g. nonjudgmental, nonaggression
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ob-:
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against, blocking, hiding; e.g. obstructive, obstinate
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post-:
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after, following; e.g. posterior, postdate
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pro-:
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in support of, towards, forward; e.g. provide, propel
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re-:
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again, back; e.g. rewind, restore
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sub-:
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lower, beneath, below; e.g. subdue, subjugate
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trans-:
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across, into a different condition; e.g. transition, translate
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ultra-:
Definition
beyond, an extreme version of; e.g. ultrasound, ultramicroscopic
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