Unit 7 Prefixes

Prefix Definition
auto– self
con– together, with
dys– bad
endo– inside
epi– on top of
eu– good, well–
ex– out, off, from, beyond
exo– out, outside, without
hyper– too much
hypo– too little
in– in, into (compare Unit 6 definition; depends on context)
pan– all; everything or everyone
para– beside, near
per– through; by means of
poly– many; much
pro– in front of; in favor of
pseudo– false, lying
retro– backwards; behind
syn– with, together

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