Prefix, Meaning, and example word

Prefix:         Meaning:                                               Example words:

a-                 not, without                                           apathy

ab-               away, from                                              abnormal, abduct

abs-              away, from                                             abstain

ad-                to, toward                                                adjacent, adhere

ambi-            both, around                                            ambidextrous, ambivalent

an-               not, without                                               anonymous

ante-            before                                                        antecedent

anti-             against                                                      antisocial

auto-            self                                                            autobiography, automatic

bi-                two, twice                                                 biannual

circum-        around                                                     circumference

co-                with, together                                        cooperate

col-              with, together                                         collective

com-            with, together                                        community

con-            with, together                                        connect, confide, callabroate

contra-        against                                                  contradict

de-              down, away, from, opposite               descend

dem-            people, citizens                                    democracy

di-                 two, double                                            dichotomy

dia-              through, across                                         diameter, dialysis

dis-              not, apart, away                                           discomfort, disperse

dys-            badly, ill                                                            dysfunction

e-                out of, from                                                         emit, edict

em-            in, into                                                                    embrace

en-            in, into, do, or make                                                ennable, envision

epi-            on, above, around                                                    epicenter, epidemic

eu-            well, good                                                                     euphoric

ex-            out if, from                                                                    exhale, extract

extra-         beyond                                                                      extraordinary

extro-        outside, outward                                                    extrovert, extrospection

for-              away, off, wrongly                                              forbid, forbear

fore-            before, front                                                       forewarn

hetero-        different                                                           heterogeneous

homo-         same                                                             homogeneous

hydro-            water                                                          hydrofoil

hyper-              over, excessive                                      hyperactive

hypo-                   under, less                                         hypodermic

il-                            not, into                                           illegal, illegible

im-                            not, into                                        imperfect, impossible, implant