ABSTRACT
Prefixes Meaning Sample Words a, an not See Lesson 18 ab, abs away, from See Lesson 10 ad to, toward See Lesson 6 ambi, amphi both ambiguous, ambidextrous, ambition, ambivalence, ambivalent, amphibian, amphitheater, amphora ant, anti against See Lesson 11 ante before antebellum, antecedent, anterior, anticipate apo away, from See Lesson 10 arch first archetype, architect, archbishop bene good, well beneficial, benevolent, benefactor, benediction, beneficiary, benefit bi two See Lesson 12 bon good bonus, bonanza, bona fide cata down, away from See Lesson 15 cent hundred century, centipede, centennial cir, circum around See Lesson 5 co, col with, together See Lesson 9 com, con with, together See Lesson 9 contra, counter against See Lesson 11 de down, away from See Lesson 15 dec, deci, deca ten See Lesson 13 demi half demitasse, demigod dia through, across See Lesson 7 du two See Lesson 12 e, ec, ef, ex out of, outside See Lesson 8 en, em in, into, with See Lesson 16 epi on, beside, among See Lesson 14 equi equal equidistant, equitable, equator, equivalent, equilateral, equilibrium, equity, equivocate eu good eureka, eulogy, euphonious, euphoria, euphemism, euphonic, euphoric, extra, exter outside, excessive See Lesson 8 for against, away forbid, forsake, forswear, forbear, forgo fore before, toward See Lesson 3 hemi half See lesson 17 heter different heterogeneous, heterochromatic, heteronym heterosexual hexa six See Lesson 13 holo whole holocaust, hologram, holography, holistic horn, homo same homogeneous, homonym, homograph homogeny, homogenize hyp, hypo under hypocrisy, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothetical hyper above, over, more See Lesson 2 il, ir not See Lesson 18 im, in in, into See Lesson 16 im in not See Lesson 18 inter between, among See Lesson 14 intra, intro in, into See Lesson 16 kilo thousand kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt mal, male bad malicious, malevolent, malformed, malignant, malcontent, malaise, malefactor, maleficent, malfunction, malice, malnutrition, maladjusted, malapropism, malignant, malodorous, malady malicious medi middle median, medieval, mediocre, media Mediterranean, mediate, medium med half, between immediate, medial, mediate, mediation mega large, great See Lesson 17 meta change, after, beyond metamorphosis, metaphor, metabolism, metaphysics mill thousand millipede, millennium, millimeter, million, milligram, millionaire mono one See Lesson 12 multi many See Lesson 17 neo new neophyte, neologism, neonatal, neoimpressionism, neoprene non not See Lesson 18 non, nov nine See Lesson 13 ob against, facing See Lesson 11 oct, octo eight See Lesson 13 of against offend, offensive omni all omnivore, omnibus, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent ortho straight, right orthodontics, orthopedic, orthodox, orthography pan all panorama, panacea, pandemonium, panchromatic, pandemic, panoply para beside, beyond See Lesson 14 penta five See Lesson 13 per through, across See Lesson 7 peri around, surrounding See Lesson 5 plu more plus, plural, plurality, plutocracy poly many See Lesson 17 post after, behind See Lesson 3 pre before, toward See Lesson 3 pro before, forward See Lesson 4 proto first prototype, proton, protozoa, protocol, protoplasm, protoplast quad, quar four See Lesson 12 quint five See Lesson 13 re back, again See Lesson 6 retro backwards See Lesson 4 sat enough satisfy, saturate, satiable, satisfactory, satiate, satiety, satire se back, again See Lesson 6 semi half See Lesson 17 sept, septem seven See Lesson 13 sex six See Lesson 13 sub below, under See Lesson 1 sur, super, supr above, over, more See Lesson 2 sym, syn with, together See Lesson 9 tele far, distance See Lesson 15 trans across, over See Lesson 1 tri three See Lesson 12 ulti last ultimate, ultima, ultimatum ultra excessive ultramarine, ultrasonic, ultramodern, ultraviolet un not unknown, unassailable, unconventional, unadorned, unabridged, unequivocal uni one See Lesson 12 well good welcome, well-read, well-behaved, well-done, well-wisher 68 69 70
