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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.

anti as in antidote

  opposite, against

  prior to, before

  many

  across

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2.

sym as in symbiotic

  below normal, lower

  with, together

  many

  bad, faulty

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3.

de as in decadence

  near, around

  away from

  in favour of, forward

  down

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4.

pro as in propitiate

  earliest, first

  outside, beyond

  below normal, lower

  in favour of, forward

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5.

prim as in primordial

  prior to, before

  near, around

  earliest, first

  half, partly

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6.

hyper as in hyperbole

  excessively

  out

  prior to, before

  below normal, lower

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7.

peri as in peripatetic

  away from

  near, around

  half, partly

  down

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