A | B |
mis- | badly, not or wrongly |
misspell | to spell wrongly or incorrectly |
misplace | to put something in the wrong spot so you can't find it |
misprint | to put something in writing wrongly or incorrectly |
misunderstand | to not know the meaning of |
misbehave | to conduct yourself in a bad way |
misuse | to use something in the wrong way |
misfortune | ill luck |
mistreat | to handle roughly a person or animal or thing |
misinform | to give the wrong information |
mismanage | to not take care of something properly |
non- | no or not |
nonfat | not having any fat |
nonstop | not making or having no steps |
nonprofit | not seeking to make any gain |
nonpoisonous | not having any poison within |
nonpareil | without rival; unequaled |
nonfiction | a kind of writing that is true or gives information, rather than a made up story |
nonliving | dead or not made of living materials |
nonsense | not making any sense, absurdity, meaningless |
nonbreakable | unable to destroy; not able to put into pieces or broken |
nonpartisan | not affiliated or influenced by one particular point of view or political party |
pre- | before |
predict | to tell about something before it happens |
prepayment | to give money to someone before you actually have to pay for it |
preexist | to come into being before something else |
precede | to come before in time |
preface | a part of a book that comes before the main part of the book |
prefix | the part of a word that comes before the main or root word |
prejudice | forming an opinion before you know something fully |
prelude | a part, in music, that comes before the main musical composition; it can also mean an introductory event or action coming before a more important event or action |
prenatal | before birth |
prepare | to make ready beforehand |
prevent | to keep from happening, as by some prior action |
tri- | three |
tricycle | a three wheeled vehicle |
triple | a three base hit in baseball |
triangle | a three sided figure |
triplet | a group or set of one kind; one f three children born at one birth |
triplicate | made with three identical copies |
tripod | a three legged utensil, stool, table, or the like |
triple time | a musical time or rhythm having three beats to the measure |
trisect | to divide equally into three parts |
triplane | an airplane with wings placed above each other in three levels |
re- | back or again |
retell | say again |
replay | play something again |
reuse | use again |
retrain | train again |
react | act in response to something |
reunite | bring together again |
restock | furnish new stock for |
restate | say again |
rerun | repetition of a recorded performance |
restore | bring back into use or existence |
dis- | away from, or opposing |
disappear | can't be seen |
disorder | not neat, messy |
disarm | take away weapons from |
disobey | refuse to follow orders from another |
disfigure | take away the good appearance of, spoil the appearance |
discolor | take the color from |
disclose | uncover, take the cover from |
disconnect | take the connection from |
dishonest | not honest, opposing honesty |
discontinue | to put a stop to, to cause to cease |