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A?prefix?is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word?prefix?itself begins with a prefix--pre-, which generally means before.Understanding the meanings of the common prefixes can help us deduce the meanings of new words that we encounter. But be careful: some prefixes (such as?in-) have more than one meaning (in this example, not and into).The table below defines and illustrates 35 common prefixes.Common PrefixesPrefixMeaningExamplea-, an-withoutamoralante-beforeantecedentanti-againstanticlimaxauto-selfautopilotcircum-aroundcircumventco-withcopilotcom-, con-withcompanion, contactcontra-againstcontradictde-off, away fromdevaluedis-notdisappearen-put intoencloseex-out of, formerextract, ex-presidentextra-beyond, more thanextracurricularhetero-differentheterosexualhomo-samehomonymhyper-over, morehyperactiveil-, im-, in-, ir-not, withoutillegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsiblein-intoinsertinter-betweenintersectintra-betweenintravenousmacro-largemacroeconomicsmicro-smallmicroscopemono-onemonoclenon-not, withoutnonentityomni-all, everyomniscientpost-afterpostmortempre-, pro-before, forwardprecede, projectsub-undersubmarinesyn-same timesynchronizetrans-acrosstransmittri-threetricycleun-notunfinisheduni-oneunicornSuffixesSuffix Meaning Usageable, iblecapable of(adjective suffix)portable - able to be carriedlegible - able to be readac, iclike, pertaining tocardiac - pertaining to heart?aquatic - pertaining to wateracious, iciousfull ofaudacious - full of daring,avaricious - full of greedalpertaining tomaniacal - insane?portal - doorway?logical - pertaining to logicant, entfull ofeloquent - pertaining to fluid, effective?speech.verdant - greenarylike, connected withdictionary - book connected with wordshonorary - connected with honorateto make?(verb suffix)consecrate - to make holymitigate - make less severeationthat which is?(noun suffix)irritation - that which is irrita