COMMON PREFIXES

ambi, amphi

-both

-ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalent

an, a

-without

-anarchy, anemia, amoral

anti

-against

-antiboy, antipathy, antisocial

circum

-around

-circumnaviate, circumspect, circumscribe

co, col, com, con

-with, together

-coauthor, collaborate, composition, commerce

contra, contro

-against

-contradict, contravene, controversey

di, dif, dis

-not, apart

-digress, discord, differ, disparity

dia

-through, across

-diagonal, diameter, dialogue

dys

-abnormal, bad

-dysfunction, dyslexia, dystopia

e, ex, extra, extro

-out, beyond

-expel, excavate, eject, extrovert

in, il, im, ir(1)

-not

-inefficient, inarticulate, illegible, irrepressible

in, il, im, ir(2)

-in, upon

-invite, incite, impression, illuminate

inter

-between, among

-intervene, inernational, interjection, intercept

intra

-within

-intramural, introvert, intraveous

mis

-bad, hatred

-misdemeanor, mischance, misanthrope

mono

-one

-monarchy, monologue, monotheism

non

-not, without

-noncommittal, nonentity, nondescript

pan

-all, every

-panacea, panorama, pandemic

peri

-around, near

-perimeter, periphery, periscope

poly

-many

-polygon, polygamist, polyglot

post

-after

-postpone, posterity, postscript, posthumous

pre

-before

-preamble, prefix, premonition, prediction

pro

-forward, for, before

-propulsive, proponent, prologue, prophet

re, retro

-again, back

-reiterate, reimburse, react, retrogress

sub, suc, sup, sus

-under, less

-subway, subjugate, suppress

super, sur

-over, above

-superior, supernatural, supervise, surtax

syn, sym, syl, sys

-with, together

-symmetry, synchronize, synthesize, sympathize

trans

-across

=transfer, transport, transpose

un

-not

-unabridged, unkempt, unwitting