WORD FORMATIONWORD FORMATION

PREFIXESPREFIXES

WORD FORMATION -WORD FORMATION -PREFIXESPREFIXESarcharch-(chief)-(chief)bibi-(two)-(two)byby-(secondary)-(secondary)centcent-(one hundred)-(one hundred)disdis--(to indicate an op(to indicate an op

posite meaning)posite meaning)enen-(to strengthen so-(to strengthen so

mething)mething)

forefore-(at the front, in -(at the front, in advance)advance)

hyperhyper-(too much)-(too much)ilil-(to indicate an op-(to indicate an op

posite meaning)posite meaning)interinter-(between ,am-(between ,am

ong)ong)

WORD FORMATION -WORD FORMATION -PREFIXESPREFIXESir-ir-(to indicate an op(to indicate an op

posite meaning)posite meaning)malmal-(badly, wrongl-(badly, wrongl

y)y)monomono-(one, singl-(one, singl

e)e)neo-neo-(modern, ne(modern, ne

w)w)

nonnon-(not)-(not)octoct-(eight)-(eight)outout-(better, more)-(better, more)postpost-(after)-(after)pseudopseudo-(false)-(false)prepre-(before, in adva-(before, in adva

nce)nce)

WORD FORMATION -WORD FORMATION -PREFIXESPREFIXES

rere-(again)-(again)unun--(to indicate an op(to indicate an op

posite meaning)posite meaning)underunder-(below)-(below)uniuni-(one)-(one)

archarch-(chief)-(chief) archarchangel angel archarchbishopbishop

bibi-(two)-(two) bibicameral cameral bibicentenary centenary bi bicycle cycle bibilinguallingual bibinoculars noculars bibiped ped bibiplane plane bibisectsect byby-(secondary)-(secondary) byby-election -election byby-product -product by by-road-road bybystander stander byby-way-way

centcent-(one hundred)-(one hundred) centcentenarian enarian centcentenary enary cent centuryury

disdis--(to indicate an opposite meaning)(to indicate an opposite meaning) disdisable able disdisadvantage advantage disdisagree agree disdisallowallow disdisappear appear disdisapprove approve disdisarrange arrange disdisbelievbeliev

ee disdisorder order disdisqualify qualify disdissatisfy satisfy disdistrusttrust enen-(to strengthen something)-(to strengthen something) enenable able enencourage courage enenforceforce enenhance hance enenlarge large enenrichrich

forefore-(at the front, in advance)-(at the front, in advance) foreforearm arm foreforecastcast fore forecourt court foreforedoomdoom foreforefootfoot fore foregroundground foreforehead head hyperhyper-(too much)-(too much) hyperhyperactive active hyperhypertensiontension hyperhypercritical critical hyperhypersensitivesensitive

ilil-(to indicate an opposite meaning)-(to indicate an opposite meaning) ilillegal legal ilillegitimate legitimate ililliberalliberal ilillimitable limitable il illiterate literate il illogical logical

imim--(to indicate an opposite meaning)(to indicate an opposite meaning) imimbalance balance imimmature mature im immobilemobile imimmodest modest imimpolite polite im impolitic politic im impossiblepossible

inin-(to indicate an opposite meaning)-(to indicate an opposite meaning) ininability ability ininaccessible accessible in inadequateadequate inincompatible compatible inincompetent competent inincompletecomplete inincomprehensive comprehensive ininconvenient convenient inincorrectcorrect inindecent decent inindependent dependent inindigestiondigestion inindisputable disputable

interinter-(between ,among)-(between ,among) interinteract act inter interbreed breed inter interchangechange interinterchangeablechangeable inter intercom com interinterdependentdependent ir-ir-(to indicate an opposite meaning)(to indicate an opposite meaning) irirrational rational irirredeemable redeemable irirreplaceablereplaceable irirresistible resistible irirreligious religious ir irremediableremediable

malmal-(badly, wrongly)-(badly, wrongly) malmalcontent content malmalformation formation malmalfunctionfunction malmalnutrition nutrition mal malodorous odorous malmalpractice practice

monomono-(one, single)-(one, single) monomonograph graph monomonolingual lingual monomonologuelogue monomonoplane plane mono monopoly poly monomonorailrail monomonotone tone monomonotonoustonous

neo-neo-(modern, new)(modern, new) neoneo-classical -classical neoneo-colonialism-colonialism neo neolithiclithic neoneologism logism neoneophytephyte

nonnon-(not)-(not) nonnon-aggression -aggression nonnon-alignment -alignment

nonnonconductorconductor nonnonconformist conformist nonnon-flammable -flammable nonnon-member-member nonnon-profit-making -profit-making nonnon-resident -resident nonnonsensesense

octoct-(eight)-(eight) octoctagon agon octoctave ave oct octet/ et/ octoctette ette octoctopusopus

outout-(better, more)-(better, more) outoutbalance balance outoutdo do outoutgrow grow outoutlivelive outoutplay play out outrank rank out outrival rival outoutshoneshone

postpost-(after)-(after) postpostgraduate graduate postposthumous humous postpost-modern-modern postpost-mortem -mortem postpostprandial prandial postpost-war-war

prepre-(before, in advance)-(before, in advance) prepre-arrange -arrange preprecautioncaution pre preconditioncondition prepredestinate destinate prepredetermine determine prepreliminaryliminary

pseudopseudo-(false)-(false) pseudopseudo-intellectual -intellectual pseudopseudonymnym pseudopseudo-science-science

rere-(again)-(again) rereadjust adjust rerebirth birth rerebound bound rerebuild build rerecalcal

ll rerecollect collect re reconsider consider rerecover/ cover/ rerecoverycovery rerecurrent current rerecycle cycle re redeem deem reredo do rerefillfill rereform form re regaingain

unun--(to indicate an opposite (to indicate an opposite meaning)meaning)

ununable able ununaffected affected ununbearablebearable

ununbelievable believable ununborn born ununburdenburden

ununcertain certain ununclear clear ununclean clean unundesirabledesirable

ununcomfortable comfortable ununconditional conditional unundo do

unundress dress ununemployed employed ununfair fair un untietie

underunder-(below)-(below) underundercharge charge underundercurrent current

underunderfootfoot

underunderdeveloped developed under underestimateestimate

uniuni-(one)-(one) uniuniform form uni unilateral lateral uniunisex sex uniunisonson

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