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Prefixes Vocabulary Collections

This vocabulary collection focuses on common English prefixes and how they modify meaning. The lists explore prefixes such as pre-, mis-, over-, sub-, and trans-, showing how they change or refine base words. Use the flashcards, spelling practice, and quizzes to strengthen word analysis skills and improve understanding of unfamiliar vocabulary through prefix recognition.

Prefix be-

40 words

Dive into the "be-" prefix, typically signifying to make or to cause. It transforms words like "befriend" and "bewilder," often giving them a causative or intensive quality, adding layers of meaning to the base terms.

Prefix com-

78 words

Delve into the "com-" prefix, often meaning together or with. It appears in words like "combine" and "communal," emphasizing union, association, or collective action, enriching their base meanings with a sense of collaboration.

Prefix em-

47 words

Explore "em-", a prefix that often implies putting into or on, or surrounding. It's seen in words like "embrace" and "empower," typically transforming the base word to suggest an action of inclusion, intensification, or encirclement.

Prefix en-

81 words

Dive into the "en-" prefix, signifying 'to make' or 'to put in'. Words like "enrich" and "enlighten" demonstrate this transformative effect, offering a gateway to a richer and more nuanced vocabulary.

Prefix fore-

15 words

Explore "fore-", a prefix denoting before in time or place. It appears in words like "forecast" and "forewarn," emphasizing anticipation, prediction, or being in front, thereby giving a sense of precedence or early indication.

Prefix im-

82 words

Delve into "im-", a prefix often denoting negation or inward movement. It's seen in words like "impossible" and "impress," either reversing the meaning of the base word or suggesting an inward action or influence.

Prefix inter-

31 words

Explore "inter-", a prefix denoting between or among. It's seen in words like "interact" and "intermediate," highlighting connections, interactions, or interruptions among elements, places, or people.

Prefix ir-

26 words

Discover the "ir-" prefix, often signaling negation or reversal. In words like "irresponsible" and "irreversible," it transforms the base word to express a contrary or negative aspect, adding depth and complexity.

Prefix mal-

21 words

Discover the "mal-" prefix, often indicating badness or dysfunction. Words like "malfunction" and "malignant" carry a negative connotation, signifying harm, inadequacy, or ill intent, altering their root meanings dramatically.

Prefix mis-

30 words

Explore the prefix "mis-" denoting error, badness, or incorrectness. Words like "misunderstand" and "mischief" embody this theme, revealing how a simple prefix can transform meanings and nuances.

Prefix over-

16 words

Discover the "over-" prefix, often implying excess or superiority. From "overwhelm" to "overcast," this prefix transforms base words, indicating more than normal quantity or degree.

Prefix pre-

79 words

Uncover the "pre-" prefix, signifying before in time, place, order, or importance. Words like "precede" and "precaution" showcase this anticipatory aspect, highlighting foresight and precedence in various contexts.

Prefix sub-

38 words

Explore the "sub-" prefix, denoting under, below, or secondary. Words like "submarine" and "subconscious" illustrate this theme, showing how "sub-" subtly shifts meanings to explore layers and depth.

Prefix trans-

17 words

Explore "trans-", a prefix meaning across, beyond, or through. It appears in words like "transfer" and "transcend," indicating a crossing of boundaries, change in state, or going beyond normal limits.

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