PREFIX

ITS OTHER SPELLINGS

ITS MEANING

MASTER WORDS

ROOT

ITS OTHER SPELLINGS

ITS MEANING

1. de-

--

Down or away

detain

tain

ten, tin

To have

or hold

2. inter-

--

Between

intermittent

mitt

miss, mit, mis

To send

3. pre-

--

Before

precept

cept

cap, capt.,

ceiv, ceit,

cip

To take

or

seize

4. ob-

oc-of-op-

To, toward,

against

offer

fer

lat, lay

To bear

or carry

5. in-

il-im-ir-

Into - not

insist

sist

stat, sta,

stan

To stand,

endure or

persist

6. mono-

--

One or alone

monograph

graph

gram

To write

7. epi-

ep-

Over, upon, beside

epilogue

log

ology

Speech or

science

8. ad-

a-ab-ac-af-ag-al-am-an-ap-ar-as-at-

At, to or towards

aspect

spect

spec, spi, spy

To look

un-

--

not

uncomplicated

plic

play, plex,

ploy, ply

To fold, bend, twist, interweave

9. com-

co-col-

con-cor-

With or

together

non-

--

not

nonextended

tend

tens, tent

To stretch

10. ex-

e-ef-

Out or formerly

re-

--

again, back

reproduction

duct

duc, duit, duk

To lead, make, shape fashion

11. pro-

--

Forward or in favor of

12. dis-

di-dif-

Apart from

indisposed

pos

pon, post, pound

To put or place

over-

--

above

oversufficient

fic

fac, fact,

fash, feat

To make or do

13. sub-

suc-suf-sug-sup-sur-sus-

Under, supporting

mis-

--

wrong or wrongly

mistranscribe

scribe

scrip, scriv

To write

14. trans-

tra-tran-

Across or beyond