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Forum Panel 2 messages. [Vocabulary] Common Prefixes In English, by add prefixes and suffix you could make a new word. Following is a list of prefixes with their meanings and examples: "anti" means "against". e.g. anti-drug, anti-art, anti-American... "auto" means "self". e.g. auto-dial, auto-alarm, auto-changer... "bi" means "two". e.g. biannual, biangular, biaxial... "co" means "with". e.g. co-ed, co-op, co-worker... "contra" means "against". e.g. contradiction, contrarily... "de" means "take off". e.g. de-escalation, de-emphasis... "dis" means "no, not". e.g. disable, dispart, disaccord... "inter" means "between". e.g. intersection, interact, interbreed... "mis" means "wrongly, badly, not". e.g. misadvise, misally, misapply... "multi" means "many". e.g. multi-aspect, multi-access, multi-user... "non" means "no." e.g. nonexistence, nonacceptance... "over" means "too much". e.g. overdo, overact, overage... "post" means "after". e.g. postdate, postern... "pre" means "before". e.g. pre-exist, pre-requisite... "re" means "again." e.g. re-act, re-try... "sub" means "beneath, below". e.g. subbass, subdivide... "super" means "great, improved". e.g. superaddition, superman... "trans" means "across." e.g. transaction, transcend... "uni" means "single". e.g. unicolor, uniaxial... "under" means "below or not enough". e.g. underact, underperform... Author: Winny    Date: 12/27/2005 Response to this message [Vocabulary] Mmmm... Very useful Pretty good tips. Ho Ho Ho..... Author: Michael    Date: 12/27/2005 Response to this message

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