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Vocabulary : Must-Know Prefixes I


Choose the correct meaning for each prefix given below.
Learning these prefixes will help you make out the meanings of unfamiliar words by breaking them down into their word parts.

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1.

macro as in macrocosm

  large, long

  below normal, lower

  across

  with, together

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2.

prim as in primordial

  earliest, first

  many

  bad, faulty

  under, less

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3.

peri as in peripatetic

  out

  near, around

  below normal, lower

  half, partly

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4.

dis as in disparate

  large, long

  half, partly

  not

  earliest, first

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5.

pro as in propitiate

  half, partly

  many

  below normal, lower

  in favour of, forward

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6.

ab as in aberration

  large, long

  half, partly

  away from

  prior to, before

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7.

hyper as in hyperbole

  large, long

  excessively

  across

  outside, beyond

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