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-PREFIXES-PREFIXES
ir-ir-(to indicate an(to indicate an
oppositeopposite
meaning)meaning)
malmal-(badly,-(badly,
wrongly)wrongly)
monomono-(one,-(one,
single)single)
neo-neo-(modern,(modern,
new)new)
nonnon-(not)-(not)
octoct-(eight)-(eight)
outout-(better, more)-(better, more)
postpost-(after)-(after)
pseudopseudo-(false)-(false)
prepre-(before, in-(before, in
advance)advance)
6. centcent-(one hundred)-(one hundred)
centcentenarianenarian centcentenaryenary centcenturyury
disdis--(to indicate an opposite(to indicate an opposite
meaning)meaning)
disdisableable disdisadvantageadvantage disdisagreeagree disdisallowallow
disdisappearappear disdisapproveapprove disdisarrangearrange disdisbelievebelieve
disdisorderorder disdisqualifyqualify disdissatisfysatisfy disdistrusttrust
enen-(to strengthen something)-(to strengthen something)
enenableable enencouragecourage enenforceforce
enenhancehance enenlargelarge enenrichrich
7. forefore-(at the front, in advance)-(at the front, in advance)
foreforearmarm foreforecastcast foreforecourtcourt foreforedoomdoom
foreforefootfoot foreforegroundground foreforeheadhead
hyperhyper-(too much)-(too much)
hyperhyperactiveactive hyperhypertensiontension
hyperhypercriticalcritical hyperhypersensitivesensitive
ilil-(to indicate an opposite-(to indicate an opposite
meaning)meaning)
ilillegallegal ilillegitimatelegitimate ililliberalliberal
ilillimitablelimitable ililliterateliterate ilillogicallogical
8. imim--(to indicate an opposite(to indicate an opposite
meaning)meaning)
imimbalancebalance imimmaturemature imimmobilemobile
imimmodestmodest imimpolitepolite imimpoliticpolitic imimpossiblepossible
inin-(to indicate an opposite-(to indicate an opposite
meaning)meaning)
ininabilityability ininaccessibleaccessible ininadequateadequate
inincompatiblecompatible inincompetentcompetent inincompletecomplete
inincomprehensivecomprehensive ininconvenientconvenient inincorrectcorrect
inindecentdecent inindependentdependent inindigestiondigestion
9. interinter-(between ,among)-(between ,among)
interinteractact interinterbreedbreed interinterchangechange
interinterchangeablechangeable interintercomcom interinterdependentdependent
ir-ir-(to indicate an opposite(to indicate an opposite
meaning)meaning)
irirrationalrational irirredeemableredeemable irirreplaceablereplaceable
irirresistibleresistible irirreligiousreligious irirremediableremediable
malmal-(badly, wrongly)-(badly, wrongly)
malmalcontentcontent malmalformationformation malmalfunctionfunction
malmalnutritionnutrition malmalodorousodorous malmalpracticepractice
10. monomono-(one, single)-(one, single)
monomonographgraph monomonolinguallingual monomonologuelogue
monomonoplaneplane monomonopolypoly monomonorailrail
monomonotonetone monomonotonoustonous
neo-neo-(modern, new)(modern, new)
neoneo-classical-classical neoneo-colonialism-colonialism neoneolithiclithic
neoneologismlogism neoneophytephyte
nonnon-(not)-(not)
nonnon-aggression-aggression nonnon-alignment-alignment nonnonconductorconductor
nonnonconformistconformist nonnon-flammable-flammable nonnon-member-member
nonnon-profit-making-profit-making nonnon-resident-resident nonnonsensesense
11. octoct-(eight)-(eight)
octoctagonagon octoctaveave octoctet/et/ octoctetteette octoctopusopus
outout-(better, more)-(better, more)
outoutbalancebalance outoutdodo outoutgrowgrow outoutlivelive
outoutplayplay outoutrankrank outoutrivalrival outoutshoneshone
postpost-(after)-(after)
postpostgraduategraduate postposthumoushumous postpost-modern-modern
postpost-mortem-mortem postpostprandialprandial postpost-war-war
12. prepre-(before, in advance)-(before, in advance)
prepre-arrange-arrange preprecautioncaution prepreconditioncondition
prepredestinatedestinate prepredeterminedetermine prepreliminaryliminary
pseudopseudo-(false)-(false)
pseudopseudo-intellectual-intellectual pseudopseudonymnym
pseudopseudo-science-science
14. unun--(to indicate an opposite meaning)(to indicate an opposite meaning)
ununableable ununaffectedaffected ununbearablebearable
ununbelievablebelievable ununbornborn ununburdenburden
ununcertaincertain ununclearclear ununcleanclean unundesirabledesirable
ununcomfortablecomfortable ununconditionalconditional unundodo
unundressdress ununemployedemployed ununfairfair ununtietie