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List of Prefixes and Meanings

A THRU D
from, away
from
abduct = lead away, kidnap,

abjure = renounce
ad,
ac,
af,
ag,
an,
ap,
ar,
as,
at
to, forward
advance = move forward

accord = agreement, harmony,
affliction = cause by distress
aggregation = collection,
annexation = addition,
appease = bring toward peace,
arraignment = indictment,
assumption = taking for granted,
attendance = presence, the persons
present
ambi
both
ambiguous = double meaning,

ambivalent = having conflicting
emotions
an, a
without
anarchy = lack of government,

amoral = without morals
ante
before
antecedent = preceding event or

word,
antediluvian = ancient
anti
against,
opposite
antipathy = hatred of,

antithetical = exactly opposite
arch
chief, first
archetype = original, first, head

archbishop = chief bishop
ab,abs
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over,
thoroughly
bedaub = smear over,

befuddle = confuse thoroughly
two
bicameral = composed of
two houses,
biennial = every two years
cata
down
catastrophe = disaster,
cataract = waterfall,
catapult = hurl
circum
around
circumnavigate = sail around,

circumspect = cautious,
circumscribe = limit
com,
co,
col,
con,
cor
with, together
combine = merge with,

coeditor = joint editor,
collateral = subordinate, connected
conference = meeting,
corroborate = confirm
contra, contro
against
contravene = conflict with,

controversy = dispute
de
down, away
debase = lower in value,

decadence = deterioration
demi
partly, half
demigod = partly divine being
two
dichotomy = into two parts,

dilemma = choice between two
alternatives
be
bi
di
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dia
across
diagonal = across a figure,

diameter = distance across a circle
dis, dif
not, apart
discord = lack of harmony,

differ = disagree
dys
faulty, bad
dysfunctional = not functioning

properly
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Numerical Prefixes
The numerical prefixes in the English Language typically come to us via Latin or
Greek.
What's more, they show a degree of precision that shouldn't be confused once
you know what the number prefixes mean.
For instance, when a country celebrates its Centennial, we know that it's one
hundred years old because 'cent' comes from 'centum meaning one hundred.
But what about centenarian? The word, of course, means a person who is 100
years old.
Now, what about words like Pentecost? Not everyone knows that it
means fiftieth.
The more common words with numerical prefixes are words we use without even
realising that they have a number prefix.
Words like decade, bicycle, quadriceps, monorail, and century, all have
number prefixes giving a good indication as to what the words mean.
NUMERICAL PREFIXES MEANINGS AND USAGE
1 mono, uni
2 di, bi
3 tri
4 tetra, quad
5 penta, quint
6 hexa, sex
7 hepta, sept
8 octa, octo
9 ennea, novem
10 deca
20 icosa
30 triaconta
40 tetraconta
50 penteconta
60 hexeconta
70 evdomiconta
80 ogdoiconta
90 enneaconta
100 hecato
cent
milli
kilo
mega
giga
tera
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one, only
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
twenty
thirty
forty
fifty
sixty
seventy
eighty
ninety
one hundred
one hundred
thousand
thousand
million
billion
trillion
monorail, unicycle
dichotomy, bicycle
triathlon, tricycle
tetrachord, quadracycle
pentagon, quintuplets
hexagon, sextuplets
heptathlon, September
octopus, octogenarian
enneagram, November
decade
century
millenium
kilobyte
megabyte
gigabyte
terabyte
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Prefix Meanings Use

large, long
macrobiotic = tending to prolong life

macrocosm = the great world
mega
great, million
megalomania = delusions of grandeur

megaton = million tons of TNT
meta
involving change
macro
metamorphosis = change of form
micro
small
microcosm = miniature universe

microscopic = extremely small
mis
bad, improper
misdemeanor = minor crime

mischance = unfortunate accident
mis
hatred
misanthrope = He who hates mankind

misogynist = woman-hater
mono
one
monarchy = government of one ruler

monotheism = belief in one god
multi
many
multifarious = having many parts

multitudinous = numerous
neo
new
neologism = newly coined word

neophyte = beginner
non
not
noncommittal = undecided
nonchalant = with ease
obstruct = block
occlude = close, block out
offend = insult
opponent = someone who struggles against
ob
oc
of
op
against
olig
few
oligarchy = government by a few
pan
all, every
panacea = cure all

panorama = unobstructed view in all directions
para
beyond, related
parallel = similar
paraphrase = restate, translate
per
through, completely
permeable = allowing passage through
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pervade = spread throughout

perimeter = outer boundary
periphery = edge
peri
around, near
poly
many
post
after
pre
before
preamble = introductory statement

premonition = forewarning
prim
first
primordial = existing at the dawn of time

primogeniture = state of being the first born
pro
forward, in favor of
propulsive = driving forward

proponent = supporter
proto
first
pseudo
false
re
again, back
retro
backward
se
away, aside
semi
half, partly
sub
suc
suf
sug
sup
sus
under, less
super, sur
over, above
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polyglot = speaking several languages

posthumous = after death
prototype = first of its kind

pseudonym = pen name
eiterate = repeat
reimburse = pay back
retrospect = look back in time
secede = withdraw
seclude = shut away
semiconscious = partly conscious
subjugate = bring under control
succumb = yield, cease to resist
suffuse = spread through
suggest = hint
suppress = put down by force
suspend = delay, temporarily cease
supernatural = above natural things
surtax = additional tax
surcharge = additional expense
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synchronize = timed together

sympathize = pity, identify with
syllogism = explanation of how ideas relate
system = network
syn
sym
syl
sys
with, together
tele
far
telegraphic = communication over a distance

telescopic = seeing far away
trans
across
transport = carry across

transcontinental = across continent
ultra
beyond, excessive
ultra conservative = exceedingly conservative

ultraviolet = beyond red
un
not
under
below
underling = someone inferior

understudy = one who studiesunder
uni
one
unison = oneness of pitch, complete accord

union = in or with agreement
vice
in place of
viceroy = acting in place of a king

vice-president = acts in place of president
with
away, against
withstand = stand up against, resist
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unkempt = not combed, disheveled
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English Suffixes
Most English suffixes can tell you the type of word you're dealing with. For
instance, most people know that when a word ends in ly they are dealing with an
adverb.
Adverbs typically tell you the how of something.
As an example, let's say that you are a nice singer. To change nice into an adverb
and to say how you do something we would add one of the English suffixes -- in
this case "ly" -- and say not only are you a nice singer, but that you sing
(how?)nicely.
Thankfully, there aren't that many suffixes to learn in the English Language, but
they are important and certain rules do apply.
Common English suffixes below show you the kind of word formed and the type
of suffix they are.
Verb Suffixes
ize, ise
ate
en
fy
ced, cede
duc, duct
criticize, hypnotize
consecrate, mitigate
strengthen, weaken, lengthen
simplify, testify, fortify
intercede, recede
induct
Adverb Suffixes
ly, (y)
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to make
to make
cause to become
make
to go, to give in
to lead
like
neatly, quietly
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English Suffixes - Adjectives

able, ible
ac, ic
acious, icious
ant, ent
ary, ery
escent
fic
iferous
il, ile
ive
less
oid
ful
ose
ous
capable of
like, pertaining to
full of
full of
like, connected with
becoming, in process
making, doing
producing, bearing
pertaining to, capable of
like
lacking
resembling, like
full of
full of
full of
understandable
cardiac, metallic
delicious, audacious
militant, delinqent
ordinary, dictionary, bravery
adolescent
terific, scientific
vociforous
infantile
imaginative, redemptive
timeless
negroid, ovoid
stressful, resentful
verbose, morose
spacious
English Suffixes - Nouns

ation
cy
eer, er, or
graph
ism
ist
ity
ment
ory
osis
ous
tude
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that which is
state of being
the person who
to write
doctrine, belief
dealer, doer
state of being
act or state of
having quality of
condition
full of
state of
justification
democracy
mountaineer, teacher
phonograph, lithograph
statism
scientist
calamity
refinement, confinement
advisory
osmosis
generous
gratitude
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Suffixes List
In fact, suffixes can help you immediately determine whether the word is a noun,
verb, adjective or adverb.
Suffixes can also show you if something is in the past or present tense, or
whether the word you are dealing with is singular or plural.
suffixes list meaning use
capable of
(adjective suffix)
drinkable - able to be drank

legible - able to be read
ac, ic
like, pertaining to
Zodiac - pertaining to animals,

life
democratic - pertaining to
democracy
acious, icious
full of
al
pertaining to
ant, ent
full of
able, ible
audacious - full of daring,

avaricious - full of greed
beneficial - bringing benefit
logical - pertaining to logic
eloquent - fluid, effective
speech.
ardent - full of passion
ary
revolutionary - some one

connected with a revolution
temporary - connected with
time or duration
ate
to make
(verb suffix)
desecrate - to ruin, make

unholy
mitigate - make less severe
ation
that which is
(noun suffix)
irritation - that which is irritated
cy
state of being
(noun suffix)
democracy - ruled by people

obstinacy - obstinate state,
stubbornness
eer, er, or
person who
(noun suffix)
engineer - designs engines

teacher - person who teaches
advisor - person who advises
escent
becoming (adjective suffix)
fic
making, doing
(adjective suffix)
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evanescent - tending to vanish

pubescent - arriving at puberty
fantastic - arousing great
wonder
terrific - arousing great fear
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ity
state of being
(noun suffix)
fy
to make (verb suffix)
iferous
producing, bearing
(adjective suffix)
il, ile
pertaining to, capable of

(adjective suffix)
ism
doctrine, belief
(noun suffix)
ist
dealer, doer
(noun suffix)
ive
like (adjective suffix)
ize, ise
to make
(verb suffix)
oid
resembling, like
(adjective suffix)
ose
full of (adjective suffix)
verbose - full of words
osis
condition (noun suffix)
psychosis - diseased mental

condition
hypnosis - induced sleep
ous
full of
(adjective suffix)
tude
state of (noun suffix)
sagacity - state of being wise

magnify - to enlarge
petrify - turn to stone
pestiferous - carrying disease
vociferous - having a loud voice
civil - polite
docile - easily taught or led
monotheism - belief in one God
deism - belief in God but not
religion
realist - one who is realistic
dentist - works with teeth
quantitative - concerned with
number or volume
harmonize - make harmonious
revolutionize - make
revolutionary
ovoid - like an egg
anthropoid - resembling a
human
nauseous - full of nausea

ludicrous - foolish
fortitude - state of strength
servitude - state of serving
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Suffix Meanings
able, ible
capable of (adjective suffix)
ac, ic
like, pertaining to
acious, icious
full of
al
pertaining to
ant, ent
full of
ary
ate
ation
that which is (noun suffix)
ced, cede
to go, to give in
cy
state of being (noun suffix)
duc, duct
to lead
eer, er, or
the person who (noun suffix)
escent
becoming (adjective suffix)
fic
making, doing (adjective suffix)
fy
ful
full of
graph
to write
iferous
producing, bearing (adjective suffix)
il, ile
pertaining to, capable of (adjective suffix)
ism
doctrine, belief (noun suffix)
ist
dealer, doer (noun suffix)
ity
state of being (noun suffix)
ive
like (adjective suffix)
ize, ise
less
lacking
ment
act or state of
ness
quality of
oid
resembling, like (adjective suffix)
ose
ory
having quality of
osis
condition (noun suffix)
ous
tude
state of (noun suffix)
pose
to place
scrib, script
to write
spect
to appear, to see
ship
art or skill of
some
full of like
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tact
to touch
ten, tent, tain
to hold
tend, tens, tent
to stretch
tract
to draw
tude
quality of, ability to
ven, vent
to come
ver, vert, vers
to turn
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List of Prefixes and Meanings

abduct = lead away, kidnap,

advance = move forward

ambiguous = double meaning,

anarchy = lack of government,

antecedent = preceding event or

antipathy = hatred of,

archetype = original, first, head

bedaub = smear over,

circumnavigate = sail around,

combine = merge with,

contravene = conflict with,

debase = lower in value,

demigod = partly divine being

dichotomy = into two parts,

diagonal = across a figure,

discord = lack of harmony,

dysfunctional = not functioning

Prefix Meanings Use

macrobiotic = tending to prolong life

megalomania = delusions of grandeur

metamorphosis = change of form

microcosm = miniature universe

misdemeanor = minor crime

misanthrope = He who hates mankind

monarchy = government of one ruler

multifarious = having many parts

neologism = newly coined word

oligarchy = government by a few

panacea = cure all

permeable = allowing passage through

pervade = spread throughout

preamble = introductory statement

primordial = existing at the dawn of time

propulsive = driving forward

polyglot = speaking several languages

prototype = first of its kind

synchronize = timed together

telegraphic = communication over a distance

transport = carry across

ultra conservative = exceedingly conservative

underling = someone inferior

unison = oneness of pitch, complete accord

viceroy = acting in place of a king

withstand = stand up against, resist

unkempt = not combed, disheveled

English Suffixes - Adjectives

English Suffixes - Nouns

drinkable - able to be drank

Zodiac - pertaining to animals,

audacious - full of daring,

like, connected with

revolutionary - some one

desecrate - to ruin, make

irritation - that which is irritated

democracy - ruled by people

engineer - designs engines

becoming (adjective suffix)

evanescent - tending to vanish

to make (verb suffix)

pertaining to, capable of

like (adjective suffix)