Test Buster Gre Prefixes

Front 1

ab-, a-, abs-

Back 1

away, without, from
absent - away, not present

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

to, toward
adjacent - next to
address - to direct towards

Front 3

ante-

Back 3

before
antecedent - going before in time
anterior - occurring before

Front 4

anti-

Back 4

against
antidote - remedy to act against an evil
antibiotic - substance that fights against bacteria

Front 5

be-

Back 5

over, thoroughly
bemoan - to mourn over
belabor - to exert much labor upon

Front 6

bi-

Back 6

two
bisect - to divide
biennial - happening every two years

Front 7

cata-, cat-, cath-

Back 7

down
catacombs - underground passageways
catalogue - descriptive list
catheter - tubular medical device

Front 8

circum-

Back 8

around
circumscribe - to draw a circle around
circumspect - watchful on all sides

Front 9

com-

Back 9

with
combine - to join together
communication - to have dealings with

Front 10

contra-

Back 10

against
contrary - opposed
contrast - to stand in opposition

Front 11

de-

Back 11

down, from
decline - to bend downward
decontrol - to release from government control

Front 12

di-

Back 12

two
dichotomy - cutting in two
diarchy - system of government with two authorities

Front 13

dis-, di-

Back 13

apart, away
discern - to distinguish as separate
dismiss - to send away
digress - to turn aside

Front 14

epi-, ep-, eph-

Back 14

upon, among
epidemic - happening among many people
epicycle - circle whose center moves round in the circumference of a greater circle
epaulet - decoration worn to ornament or protect the shoulder
ephedra - any of a large genus of desert shrubs

Front 15

ex-, e-

Back 15

from, out
exceed - go beyond the limit
emit - to send forth

Front 16

extra-

Back 16

outside, beyond
extraordinary - beyond or out of the common method
extrasensory - beyond the senses

Front 17

hyper-

Back 17

beyond, over
hyperactive - over the normal activity level
hypercritic - one who is critical beyond measure

Front 18

hypo-

Back 18

beneath, lower
hypodermic - pertaining to parts beneath the skin
hypocrisy - to be under a pretense of goodness

Front 19

in-, il-, im-, ir- (1)

Back 19

not
inactive - not active
illogical - not logical
imperfect - not perfect
irreversible - not reversible

Front 20

in-, il-, im-, ir- (2)

Back 20

in, on, into
instill - to putin slowly
illation - action of bringing in
impose - to lay on
irrupt - to break in

Front 21

inter-

Back 21

among, between
intercom - to exchange conversations between people
interlude - performance given between parts in a play

Front 22

intra-

Back 22

within
intravenous - within a vein
intramural - within the walls, as of a town or university

Front 23

meta-

Back 23

beyond, over, along with
metamorphosis - to change over in form or nature
metatarsus - part of foot beyond the flat of the foot

Front 24

mis-

Back 24

badly, wrongly
misconstrue - to interpret wrongly
misappropriate - to use wrongly

Front 25

mono-

Back 25

one
monogamy - to be married to one person at a time
monotone - a single, unvaried tone

Front 26

multi-

Back 26

many
multiple - of many parts
multitude - a great number

Front 27

non-

Back 27

no, not
nonsense - lack of sense
nonentity - not existing

Front 28

ob-

Back 28

against
obscene - offensive to modesty
obstruct - to hinder the passage of

Front 29

para-, par-

Back 29

beside
parallel - continuously at equal distance apart
parentheses - sentence or phrase inserted within a passage

Front 30

per-

Back 30

through
persevere - to maintain an effort
permeate - to pass through

Front 31

poly-

Back 31

many
polygon - a plane figure with many sides or angles
polytheism - belief in the existence of many gods

Front 32

post-

Back 32

after
posterior - coming after
postpone - to put off until a future time

Front 33

pre-

Back 33

before
premature - ready before the proper time
premonition - a previous warning

Front 34

pro-

Back 34

in favor of, forward
prolific - bringing forth offspring
project - throw or cast forward

Front 35

re-

Back 35

back, against
reimburse - to pay back
retract - to draw back

Front 36

semi-

Back 36

half
semicircle - half a circle
semiannual - half-yearly

Front 37

sub-

Back 37

under
subdue - to bring under one's power
submarine - to travel under the surface of the sea

Front 38

super-

Back 38

above
supersonic - above the speed of sounds
superior - higher in place or position

Front 39

tele-, tel-

Back 39

across
telecast - to transmit across a distance
telepathy - communication betwen mind and mind at a distance

Front 40

trans-

Back 40

across
transpose - to change the position of two things
transmit - to send from one person to another

Front 41

ultra-

Back 41

beyond
ultraviolet - beyond the limit of visibility
ultramarine - beyond the sea

Front 42

un-

Back 42

not
undeclared - not declared
unbelievable - not believable

Front 43

uni-

Back 43

one
unity - state of oneness
unison - sounding together

Front 44

with-

Back 44

away, against
withhold - to hold back
withdraw - to take away