PREFIX
a-, an-
EXAMPLES
amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial
ababduction, abstain, abnormal
adadjoin, adjacent (lying near to)
ambiambidextrous, ambivalent
anaanalogy, anatomy, anagram
antiantipathy, antiwar, antisocial
apoapology, apologize
autoautobiography, automobile, autocracy, automaton
benebenediction benevolent benefactor
cata-, catcatastrophe--a turning down
centro, centriconcentric, centrifugal
circumcircumlocution circumference, circumvent
comcommunal, community
conconnect, confide conspire
contracontradict, contravene
dedescend, deject (cast down)
dia-, didiameter, division
disdisengage, discord, discomfort, discolor, disown
dysdysfunctional, dysentery
eelect (choose out of), eject (throw out)
ectoectoderm--outer skin
en-, emempathy--feeling in
endoendoscope--instrument for observing inside
epiepitaph epidermis, epicenter
esoesoteric--more inward, esophagus
eueuthanasia--good death
exexhume, exhale, exodus
foreforewarn, foresee, forehead
heteroheterosexual, heterodoxy, heterodox heterogeneous
homohomosexual, homogeneous, homogenized
hyperhypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity
hypohypotension, hypodermic
ilillegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible
imimperfect, impolite, impossible
imimbibe (drink in, take in)
inin experienced, infrequent, injustice, indiscreet, invisible
inincorporate (take into the body)
interintervene (come between), interstate
intraintrastate, intramural
irirregular, irrational, irredeemable, irresponsible,
irresistible
macromacrocosm, macroeconomics
mal, malemalediction malevolent, malnutrition
metametaphysical
micromicroscope, microcosm, microeconomics
midmidday, midrange, midnight, midterm
mismisdiagnose, mislead, mistreat, misunderstood
monomonologue, monotheism, monarchy, monogamy
neoneologism, neo-liberal, neonatology, neolithic
nonnonsmoker, nonbinding, nonspecific, nonfiction
obobject, obstruct (build against)
palin-, palipalindrome
panpantheism, Pan-Hellenic, panorama, pandemic
paraparamilitary, paralegal, parachute
perpercolate (flow through) perforate (punch through)
periperimeter, periscope
phil-, philophilosophy, Francophile, bibliophile, philanthropy
polypolygon, polygamy, polytechnic, polytheism
postpostgraduate, posthumous postpone
preprecede, predict (tell before)
propromote, project
prosprospect—view in front, something coming up
protoprototype, protoplasm, protobiology
pseudo
pseudonym, pseudoscience
reretro-
repeat, recede, regress (step back)
retrogression, retroactive
seseduce (lead away), secede
semisemiactive, semiweekly, semidry
subsubmarine, subject, subhuman subterranean
sur-, supersuperhuman, superego, superintend, surpass
syn-, sym-, syl-, syssymphony, synonym, system, syllable
teletelephone, telepathy, television, telegram
transtransient, Transatlantic, transport (carry across)
ununeasy, uneventful, unimaginable, unmarried
underundercook, underperform, undersell, underdressed