Unit 2 Prefixes
This is a complete list of prefixes that are used in the words we are building for Unit 2. Some of these prefixes appeared in the Unit 1 prefix table. Those previously-used prefixes are displayed in gray text so that you can easily spot the new prefixes you need to learn for this unit, but you still have access to the definitions of the prefixes from previous units.
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a– | not |
| ab– | off, from, away |
| ana– | up, throughout, again |
| beni– | for good |
| bi– | two, double |
| contra– | against, opposite |
| de– | from, down, out |
| dia– | between |
| dis– | separate, apart |
| dys– | bad |
| epi– | on top of |
| ex– | out, off, from, beyond |
| hyper– | too much |
| hypo– (before process) |
too little |
| hypo– (before anatomical structure) |
below |
| idio– | one's own, peculiar |
| im– | not |
| ipsi– | same (side) |
| mal– mali– |
badly |
| micro– | small |
| non– | not |
| pro– | in front of; in favor of |
| radio– | X-rays or other radiation |
| re– | again |
| sub– | an underlayer; support |
| sym– syn– sys– |
with, together |
| trans– | through |
| un– | not |
| un– uni– |
one |
