Prefixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

in, on, of, to, from, away, lacking, not

abed: in bed

Front 2

a-, ab-, abs-

Back 2

from, away

abrade: wear off

Front 3

a-, an-

Back 3

lacking, not, to, toward

atypical: not the normal type
anorexic: living w/out food

Front 4

ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-

Back 4

to, toward
accost: approach and speak to
adjunct: something added to
aggregate: bring together

Front 5

ambi-, amphi-

Back 5

around, toward
ambidextrous: use both hands
amphibious: living on both water and land

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

up, again, anew, throughout
analyze: break into parts
anagram: word spelled by mixing up letters of another word

Front 7

ante-

Back 7

before

antediluvian: befor the Flood

Front 8

anti-

Back 8

against

antiwar: against war

Front 9

arch-

Back 9

first, chief

archetype: first model

Front 10

auto-

Back 10

self

autombile: self-moving vechicle

Front 11

bene-, ben-

Back 11

good, well

benefactor: one who does good deeds

Front 12

bi-

Back 12

two

bilateral: two-sided

Front 13

circum-

Back 13

around

circumnagivate: sail around

Front 14

com-, co-, col-, con-, cor-

Back 14

with, together

concentrate: bring closer
cooperate: work with

Front 15

contra-, contro-, counter-

Back 15

against

contradict: speak against
counterclockwise: against the clock

Front 16

de-

Back 16

away from, down

detract: draw away

Front 17

demi-

Back 17

half
demitasse: half cup

Front 18

di-

Back 18

twice, double, not, away from

dichromatic: having two colors
digress: away from subject

Front 19

dia-

Back 19

across, through

diameter: measurement across

Front 20

dis-, di-

Back 20

not, away from

dislike: not to like
digress: away from subject

Front 21

dys-

Back 21

bad, poor

dyslexia: poor reading

Front 22

equi-

Back 22

equal

equivalent: of equal value

Front 23

ex-, e-, ef-

Back 23

from, out

expatiate: one who lives outside his or her native country
emit: send out

Front 24

extra-

Back 24

outside, beyond

extraterrestrial: from beyond the Earth

Front 25

fore-

Back 25

in front of, previous, before

forecast: tell ahead of time
foreleg: front leg
foregone: to go before

Front 26

geo-

Back 26

earh

geogrpahy: science of the Earth's surface

Front 27

homo-

Back 27

same, like

homophonic: sounding the same

Front 28

hyper-

Back 28

too much, over

hyperactive: overly active

Front 29

hypo-

Back 29

too little, under

hypothermic: state of having too little body heat

Front 30

in-, il-, im-, ir-

Back 30

no, on, into, in
innocent: not guilty
ignorant: not knowing
illogical: not logical
irresponsible: not responsible
impose: place on
invade: go into

Front 31

intra-, intro-

Back 31

within, insdie

intrasate: within a state

Front 32

inter-

Back 32

between, among

interplanetary: between planets

Front 33

mal-, male-

Back 33

bad, wrong, poor
maladjusted: adjusted poorly
malevolent: ill-wishing

Front 34

mis-

Back 34

badly, wrongly, hatred

misunderstand: understand wrongly

Front 35

mis-, miso-

Back 35

hatred

misogyny: hatred of women

Front 36

mono-

Back 36

single, one

monorail: train that runs on one rail

Front 37

neo-

Back 37

new

Neolithic: New Stone Age

Front 38

non-

Back 38

not

nonentity: a nobody

Front 39

ob-

Back 39

over, agianst, toward

obstruct: stand against

Front 40

omni-

Back 40

all

omnipresent: presnt in all places

Front 41

pan-

Back 41

all

panorama: a complete view

Front 42

peri-

Back 42

around, near

periscope: device for seeing all around

Front 43

poly-

Back 43

many

polygonal: many-sided

Front 44

post-

Back 44

after

postmotem: after death

Front 45

pre-

Back 45

before, earlier than

prejudice: pre judge

Front 46

pro-

Back 46

in favor of, forward

proceed: go forward
prowar: favor war

Front 47

re-

Back 47

back, again

rethink: think agian
reimburse: pay back

Front 48

retro-

Back 48

backward

retrospective: looking backward

Front 49

se-

Back 49

apart, away

seclude: keep away

Front 50

semi-

Back 50

half

semiconscious: half-conscious

Front 51

sub-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sus-

Back 51

under, beneath

subscribe: write underneath
suspend: hang down
suffer: undergo

Front 52

super-

Back 52

abover, greater

superfluous: beyond what is needed

Front 53

syn-, sym-, syl-, sys-

Back 53

with, at the same time

synthesis: a putting together
sympathy: a feeling with

Front 54

tele-

Back 54

far

television: machine for seeing far

Front 55

trans-

Back 55

across

transport: carry across a distance

Front 56

un-

Back 56

not

uninform: not informed

Front 57

vice-

Back 57

acting for, next in rank to

viceroy: one acting for the king