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SAT prefixes
a set of prefixes common to words on the SAT
Term | Definition |
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a | not, without |
ab | away from |
ad | toward, addition |
am, ami | love, like |
an | not, without |
anim | life, spirit, anger |
ante | before |
anti | against, opposite |
auc, aug | to originate, to increase |
aud, aur | to hear |
auto | self |
ben, bon | good |
bi | two |
bibli | book |
brev | short |
caco, dys | abnormal |
ceiv, cept, capt | to take, to hold |
circum | around |
co, con, col, cor | with, together |
contra, counter | opposite, against |
de | down from , away from(to put down) |
eu | good |
ex | out of, away from |
extra | beyond ,outside |
hetero | other, different |
homo | same |
hyper | above |
hypo | under ,less than |
il, ir | not |
im | not |
in | not |
inter | between |
intra | within |
micro | small |
mis | bad |
mono | one, alone |
ne, mal | bad |
non | not |
peri | around |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before |
pro | big, much |
re, retro | back, backward, again |
se | apart |
sub, suc, suf | below, under, breath |
super, sur | above, upon |
syn, sym | together, with |
tele | distant |
trans | across, beyond, on the other side |
ultra, outr | excessive, beyond |
vice | in place of, twenty |
kilo, mill | thousand |
milli | thousandth |
mega | million, large, great |
micro | millionth |
giga | billion |
nano | billionth |
tera | trillion |
pico | trillionth |
femto | quadrillionth |
uni | one |
tri | three |
quad, tetra | four |
quint, pent | five |
hex | six |
hept, sept | seven |
oct | eight |
non | nine |
dec | ten |