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a-
not, without
amoral, atheist, asexual
after-
afterlife, aftermath, aftereffect
all-
including everything or completely
all-knowing, all-American, all-encompassing
ambi-
both
ambidextrous, ambiguous, ambivalence
anti-
against or opposing
anticlimactic, antibiotics, antiperspirant
astro-
relating to stars or outer space
astronomy, astrology, astronomical
auto-
by oneself
automobile, autobiography, automatic
back-
behind or reverse
backflip, background, backward
bi-
two
bicycle, bisexual, binary
bio-
life or relating to life
biology, biotechnology, biopsy
circum-
around
circumference, circumvent, circumstantial
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
together
co-pilot, colleague, correlation
contra-
against or opposing
contradiction, contraceptive, contrarian
counter-
opposition, often as a reaction
counterattack, counterbalance, counterpart
de-
down or away from
de-escalate, descend, devalue
dis-
negation or reversal
disapprove, dislike, dishonor
down-
moving from higher to lower
downgrade, download, downplay
ex-
former or in the past
ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, ex-president
ex-
out from
expatriate, exclude, export
extra-
outside of
extradite, extraterrestrial, extracurricular
fore-
before or at the front
forecast, forefront, forearm
geo-
relating to the earth
geology, geography, geofence
hetero-
different
heterosexual, heterogeneous, heteromorph
hind-
in the back or behind
hindsight, hindquarters, hinder
homo-
same
homosexual, homogeny, homophone
hydro-
relating to water
hydroelectric, hydrophobic, hydroplane
hyper-
excessive, above, or over
hyperactive, hyperbolic, hyperventilate
il-, im-, in-, ir-
negation or reversal
illegal, inanimate, irredeemable
in-
toward or within
include, insert, influence
inter-
among, between
international, internet, interact
intra-
on the inside, within
intramural, intravenous, intracellular
mal-
badly
malfunction, malnourished, malevolent
mega-, megalo-
very large
megalomaniac, megalodon, megafauna
micro-
very small
microscope, microaggression, microcosm
mid-
in the middle
midnight, midlife, midseason
mini-
small or less
minimum, minivan, miniature
mono-
one
monochrome, monogamous, monologue
multi-
more than one, many
multiple, multitask, multimillionaire
neo-
new iteration of something
neoclassical, neonatal, neoliberal
non-
not or negation
nonnegotiable, nonstop, nonsense
off-
not standard or away from
offbrand, offsides, offshore
omni-
encompassing all
omnipotent, omnibus, omnivore
on-
in the immediate vicinity
ongoing, onlooker, onset
out-
surpassing or going outside the normal
outperform, outmaneuver, outlier
over-
excessive or going above
overreact, overreach, overstep
pan-
including everything
pandemic, pansexual, panacea
para-
beside or beyond
parallel, paragraph, paranormal
peri-
around or about
perimeter, periscope, peripheral
photo-
relating to light
photography, photosynthesis, photon
poly-
many
polygon, polygamy, polytheism
post-
happening after
postpone, posthumously, postseason
pre-
happening before
prepare, predict, prefix
pro-
in support of
pro-union, pro-democracy, pro-form
pro-
moving forward or advancing
propulsion, progress, proceed
re-
doing something again
repeat, recycle, redo
self-
directed toward oneself
self-conscious, self-assured, self-checkout
semi-
partially, not completely
semiautonomous, semicircle, semiannual
sub-, sup-
below or from a lower position
submarine, suboptimal, subtropic
syn-, sym-
working together
synchronize, symmetry, syndicate
tele-
from a distance
telephone, television, telecommute
trans-
crossing or going beyond
transcontinental, transform, transgender
tri-
three
trident, triangle, triathlon
un-
negation or the absence of
unimportant, unrest, uneventful
under-
beneath or insufficient
undercover, underwear, underestimate
uni-
one
uniform, unite, unicellular
up-
upward or higher
upgrade, upwind, update
with-
moving away from or resisting
withdrawal, withhold, withstand