Prefixes
List 1
List 1
- a, an—not, without
- ab—from, away
- acro—high
- ambi—both, around
- amphi—both
- ante—before
- anti—against
- be—on, away
- bene—well
- bi—both, double, twice
- by—side, close, near
- cata—down, against
- cerebro—brain
- circum—around
- co—together, with
List 2
List 2
- counter—against
- de—from, down
- deca—ten
- di—two
- dia—through, between
- dis, dif—apart, away, reverse
- dys—badly, ill (dysentery)
- em—in, into (embrace)
- eu—well
- ex—out
- for—away, off
- fore—before in time
- hemi/demi/semi—half
- hex—six
- homo—man
List 3
List 3
- hyper—over, above
- hypo—under
- il—not
- in—into
- infra—beneath
- inter—between
- intra—within
- intro—into, inward
- macro—large, excessive
- mal—badly, poorly
- meta—beyond, after, with
- mis—incorrect, bad
- miso—hate
- mono—one
- multi—many
List 4
- neo—new
- non—not
- ob, of, op, oc—toward, against
- oct—eight
- paleo—ancient
- para—beside, almost
- penta—five
- per—throughout, completely
- poly—many
- post—after
- pre—before
- pro—forward, in favor of
- pseudo—false
- quad—four
- quint—five
List 5
List 5
- re—back, again
- retro—backward
- se—aside
- self—by oneself
- sesqui—one and a half
- sex—six
- sub—under
- super—above, over, more
- trans—across, beyond
- tri—three
- ultra—beyond, exceedingly
- un—not, release
- under—beneath
- uni—one
- vice—in place of
Study Guide
Study Guide
(Same Words as one giant list)
(Same Words as one giant list)
- a, an—not, without
- ab—from, away
- acro—high
- ambi—both, around
- amphi—both
- ante—before
- anti—against
- be—on, away
- bene—well
- bi—both, double, twice
- by—side, close, near
- cata—down, against
- cerebro—brain
- circum—around
- co—together, with
- counter—against
- de—from, down
- deca—ten
- di—two
- dia—through, between
- dis, dif—apart, away, reverse
- dys—badly, ill (dysentery)
- em—in, into (embrace)
- eu—well
- ex—out
- for—away, off
- fore—before in time
- hemi/demi/semi—half
- hex—six
- homo—man
- hyper—over, above
- hypo—under
- il—not
- in—into
- infra—beneath
- inter—between
- intra—within
- intro—into, inward
- macro—large, excessive
- mal—badly, poorly
- meta—beyond, after, with
- mis—incorrect, bad
- miso—hate
- mono—one
- multi—many
- neo—new
- non—not
- ob, of, op, oc—toward, against
- oct—eight
- paleo—ancient
- para—beside, almost
- penta—five
- per—throughout, completely
- poly—many
- post—after
- pre—before
- pro—forward, in favor of
- pseudo—false
- quad—four
- quint—five
- re—back, again
- retro—backward
- se—aside
- self—by oneself
- sesqui—one and a half
- sex—six
- sub—under
- super—above, over, more
- trans—across, beyond
- tri—three
- ultra—beyond, exceedingly
- un—not, release
- under—beneath
- uni—one
- vice—in place of
Study Guide
(Same words clustered into groups)
Degree to which it is complete
- mal
- neo
- per
- poly
- pseudo
Shape
- macro
Authenticity
- bene
- eu
- homo
Opposed to
- a,an
- anti
- counter
- mis
- miso
Time, age/epoch, temporal, chronological
- pre
- ante
- fore
- meta
- paleo
- post
- re
- retro
Words that mean direction
- de
- ob,of,op,oc
Location
- by
- cata
- ab
- ambi
- be
- ex
- for
- hypo
- infra
- inter
- intra
- intro
- para
- quad
- quint
- se
- self
- sub
- super
- ultra
- under
Manner of movement
- pro
- intro
- circum
- petro
- acro
- dia
- dis, dif
- em
- un
- hyper
- trans
- vice
Number
- bi
- deca
- di
- hemi/demi/semi
- hex
- mono
- oct
- penta
- sesqui
- sex
- tri
- uni
Body part
- Cerebro