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Prefixation (Degree or size (MINI: Little (Nouns (Miniskirt, minimarket),…
Prefixation
Degree or size
SUPER: More than
Adjectives and nouns
Supersonic, superefficient, superfood,superhuman
On top, superior
Super-impose, superstructure
SUB: Below
Adjectives
Subdivided, substandard, subaquatic, subtropical
SUR: Over and above
Nouns
Surname, surpass, surreal, surface
OVER: Excessive
Verbs and adjectives
Overwork, overdue, overjoyed, overoptimistic
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ULTRA: Extreme, beyond
Adjectives and nouns
Ultra-cautious, ultrasound
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UNDER: Too little
Verbs, -ed participles and nouns
Underbake, underwater, underfloor, under-exposed
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HYPER: Extreme
Adjectives, verbs and nouns
Hypercritical, hyperspace, hyperventilate, hypertension
CO: Joint, on equal footing
Nouns and verbs
Coworker, coordinator, coexist,cooperate
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Negative and pejorative
A/AN
Lacking in, lack of
Adjectives and nouns
Apolitical, asexual, atypical
Not, the converse of
DIS
Open-class words
Disbelief, discomfort, disagree
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NON
Nouns, adjectives and adverbes
Non-citizen, non-critical,
MAL
Badly, bad
Verbs, participles, adjectives and abstract nouns
Malign, maladjusted, malevolent, malformation
MIS
Wrongly, astray
Verbs, participles and abstract nouns
Misbehave, misjudge, misunderstading, misfit, misconduct
PSEUDO
False, imitation
Nouns and adjecftives
Pseudo-science, pseudoclassic, pseudonym
Time, order and number
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PRE
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ante: antenatal, antedate.
RE
verbs, deverbal nouns
reprint, reapply, renew, re-evaluate. re-fuse
FORE
verbs and nouns
foretell, foresee, foreknowledge.
EX
human nouns, borrowed words (unstressed "ex-")
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Orientation and attitude
ANTI: Against
Adjectives and nouns
Antiseptic, antisocial, antibody, anticlimax
CONTRA: Opposite
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Contraception, contradict, contraband, contraindicated, contravening
COUNTER: Against
Verbs, abstract nouns and denominal adjectives
Counter-proposal, counteract, counterproductive. counterdistinction
PRO: For, on the side of
Adjectives and nouns
Prowar, pro-democracy, pro-European
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Locative
INTER
Adjectives, verbs and nouns
interracial, interdisciplinary, interrace.
FORE:
Nouns
forefinger, foreskin, forecourt.
SUB
adjectives, nouns and verbs.
subleader, sub-climax, subconcious, subtitle, substitute.
SUPER
nouns
uperimpose, superterrestrial, superstar.
Reversative or privative
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DIS
Verbs
Disalow, dislike, disobey
Lacking
Adjectives
Disloyal, dishonest, disused
DE
Verbs and deverbal nouns
Declaw, devalue, deactivate
Depriving of
Verbs and deverbal nouns
Decompose, decaffeinated, dehumidify
Conversion prefixes
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BE-
besiege, bewitch. Added to adjectives in order to form transitive verbs: to becalm, to belittle. added to nouns in order to form participial adjectives: bespectacle, beribboned.
BI-, DI-
bifocal, bilingual, bilateral. Dipole
POLY-, MULTI-
polysyllabic, polytheism. multimillionaire, multi-racial
SEMI-, DEMI-
semicircle, semi-automatic. demisemiquaver, demigod.
TRI-
tripartite, triangle, triennial.
UNI-, MONO-
unidirectional, unidimensional, unilateral
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