Unit 10 Prefixes

Prefix Meaning
a–
an–
not
ad– going into
ant–
anti–
against (an action)
con– together, with
de– from, down, out
dia– through
dys– bad
en– inside; put in or on (note additional new meaning)
epi– on top of
eu– good, well–
hemi– half
hyper– too much
hypo– too little
in– in, into
mal– badly
ortho– straight; at right angles; true
para– beside; near
peri– around
re– again
sub– an underlayer; support
un– not

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