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Prefix Examples:

anti antibiotic, antidepressant, antidote

circum circumstance, circumvent, circumnavigate

Co- co-worker, co-pilot, co-operation

De- devalue, defrost, derail, demotivate

Dis- disagree, disappear,


disintegrate, disapprove

em- embrace, encode, embed, enclose, engulf

epi epicentre, epidermis

ex- ex-president, ex-boyfriend, exterminate

fore- forecast, forehead, foresee, foreword, foremost

homo homosexual, homo-nuclear, homo-plastic

infra- infrastructure, infrared, infrasonic,

Inter- interact, intermediate, intranet

micro microscope, microbiology, microfilm, microwave

mis misinterpret, misfire, mistake, misunderstand

thermo thermometer, thermostat, thermodynamic

super Super-food, superstar, supernatural, superimpose

para parachute, paramedic, paradox

post post-mortem, postpone, post-natal

pre pre, predetermine, pre-intermediate

semi semicircle, semi-final, semiconscious

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