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Essential Prefixes Strengthen your vocabulary by learning critical prefixes
A prefix appears at the beginning of a word to modify its meaning
Memorize the following prefixes to expand your vocabulary:
BI - two. E.g.: a) bicycle - vehicle with two wheels; b) binocular - involving or built for two eyes;
BIO - life. E.g.: a) biography - story of someone's life; b) biology - study of life or living matter.
CO - together or with. E.g.: a) coexist - to live together in peace; b) cohabitant - person living with another.
DIS - apart or away. E.g.: a) disappear - to vanish from sight; b) dislike - feeling of aversion or distaste.
EX - out of. E.g.: a) exclude - to deny someone access; b) exit - way out of somewhere.
FORE - before. E.g.: a) forecast - to predict a future event; b) foreshadow - to indicate a future event.
IN - not or lacking. E.g.: a) inability - being unable to do something; b) inordinate - unusually large or excessive.
INTER - between or among. E.g.: a) interactive - involving the actions of another; international - existing between two or more countries.
NON - not. E.g.: a) nonsense - words or language having no meaning; b) nonstop - continuing without pause.
SEMI - half or partly. E.g.: a) semiannual - ocurring twice a year; b) semiserious - partly serious.
For notes :
Prefixes don't stand alone as their own words, but they significantly change a word's mening when attached to the beginning. There are a variety of prefixes in English, and sometimes different prefixes have similar meaning. By learning common prefixes, you can understand how a word's meaning shifts or changes dramatically.
The word
derives from the ancient Latin , meaning before, and , meaning to fix. It entered English as a verb in the mid-16th century from the Old French and as a noun in the mid-17th century from the modern Latin .
Some common prefixes are:
-re: to do again
example: reexamine
-un: not
example: unwilling
-pre: before
example: precaution
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