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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.

sym as in symbiotic

  with, together

  earliest, first

  below normal, lower

  down

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

demi as in demigod

  down

  in favour of, forward

  prior to, before

  half, partly

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

dia as in diagonally

  across

  not

  earliest, first

  down

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

de as in decadence

  under, less

  down

  in favour of, forward

  across

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

ambi as in ambivalence

  prior to, before

  both

  away from

  below normal, lower

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

hyper as in hyperbole

  excessively

  opposite, against

  away from

  near, around

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

macro as in macrocosm

  large, long

  opposite, against

  outside, beyond

  bad, faulty

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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