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Word Root Blast #1 (pg. 10)

Common Prefixes

AB
a-, an-not, without ex. aseptic, atheist
ab-from ex. abstain, abnormal
alt-other ex. altruist, alternate
ambi-, amphi-both ex. ambivalent, amphibian
ant-, anti-against, opposite ex.anti-inflammatory, antithesis
ante-before ex. antecedent, antediluvian
auto-make ex. autobiography, autonomous
be-make ex. beguile, becalm
bi-two ex. bifocals, biannual
by-near ex. bypass, bystander
circum-around ex. circumference, circumspect
co-, com-, con-with ex. commingle, convergent
contra-against ex. contrary, controversial
counter-opposite ex. counteract, countermand
de-down, from ex. descendant, deform
di-, dis-apart, away ex. disassociation, discriminate
di-, du-two ex. dichotomy, duplex
dys-bad ex. dysfunction, dysphoria
e-, ex-outer, exit ex. emanate, eviction
em-, en-in ex. embed, enclosure
epi-after ex. epitaph, epilogue
equi-equal ex. equable, equanimity
eu-good ex. euphonious, eulogy
extra-outside ex. extrasensory, extravagent
for-against ex. forgo, forsworn
fore-before ex. forecast, foreshadow
hetero-different ex. heterogeneous, heterodox
homo-same ex. homogenize, homonym
hyper-excess ex. hyperbole, hyperactive
il-, im-, in-in or not ex. illiterate, ineffable
inter-between ex. intercontinental, interjection
intr-within ex. introspective, intrinsic
ir-not ex. irredeemable, irregularity
macro-, mega-large ex. macrocosm, megalith
meta-change ex. metamorphosis, metaphor
mis-against, wrong ex. misbegotten, misstatement
mon-, mono-one ex. monarch, monotone
multi-many ex. multifarious, multiplicity
ne-, neg-not ex. nescience, negation
neo-new ex. neophyte, neologism
non-not ex. nondescript, nonpareil
off-from ex. offshoot, offspring
olig-few ex. oligarchy, oligopoly
omni-all ex. omnipotent, omnivorous
out-surpass ex. outclass, outstrip
pan-all ex. panorama, pandemic
peri-all around ex. periphery, peripatetic
poly-many ex. polyglot, polygamy
post-after ex. posterity, postscript
pre-before ex. precursor, prelude
pro-before, for ex. profundity, promulgate
prot-first ex. protagonist, prototype
pseudo-false ex. pseudonym, pseudoscience
re-again ex. recap, refurbish
re-, retro-back ex. regress, retrospective
se-away ex. secede, seclusion
sub-below ex. subliminal, substandard
super-exceed, over ex. superimpose, supernatural
sym-, syn-same, together ex. symmetrical, synergy
tele-distant ex. telegraph, telecommunications
trans-across ex. transitory, transmute
ult-beyond ex. ulterior, ultraviolet
un-not ex. unerring, unnerve
uni-one ex. uniform, unity
with-back away ex. withhold, withdrawn



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