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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.

de as in decadence

  large, long

  away from

  down

  excessively

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2.

hyper as in hyperbole

  with, together

  excessively

  outside, beyond

  below normal, lower

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3.

prim as in primordial

  both

  earliest, first

  opposite, against

  across

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4.

demi as in demigod

  outside, beyond

  in favour of, forward

  many

  half, partly

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5.

ab as in aberration

  both

  under, less

  earliest, first

  away from

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6.

dia as in diagonally

  across

  bad, faulty

  half, partly

  under, less

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7.

dis as in disparate

  half, partly

  away from

  not

  large, long

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