When a syllable or word is placed before another word, it is called a
prefix. The prefix re generally gives the idea of repetition or return;
as, recall, to call back.
re build' re ap pear' re an'i mate
re touch' re as cend' re gen'er ate
re seat' re im burse' re sus'ci tate
re view' ro doub'le re ver'ber ate
The prefix un generally gives a negative meaning; as, unapt, not apt.
un paid' un friend'ly un court'ly
un clean' un health'y un ea'sy
un known' un stead'y un fruit'ful
un nerve' un err'ing un learn'ed
Lesson 157.
In, also, has a negative meaning; it often becomes im, il, ir, or ig, for
the sake of sound.
in act'ive in sin cere' ir res'o lute
im prop'er im po lite' ir re lig'ious
il le'gal il lu'sive irre spect'ive
ig no'ble ig'no rant ir'ri ta ble
im ma te ri al'i ty im prac ti ca bil'i ty
in di vis i bil'i ty in de struc ti bil'i ty
in com pat i bil'i ty ir re sist i bil'i ty
in com press i bil'i ty im pen e tra bil'i ty
Lesson 158.
Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as,
disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.
dis please' dis ap pear' dis con tin'ue
dis joint' dis be lieve' dis in her'it
dis lodge' dis o blige' dis or'gan ize
dis charge' dis cour'age dis sim'i lar
dis grace' dis cov'er dis crim'i nate
The prefix after conveys its own meaning.
aft'er piece aft'er noon aft'er most
aft'er guard aft'er math aft'er-thought
Lesson 159.
Post is a Latin word, meaning after.
post'script post-di lu'vi an post me rid'i an
post'-date post po si'tion post'hu mous ly
Other words are formed by prefixing the English word post, a letter-
carrier.
post'al post'man post'mark
post'-chaise post'-town post'-office
post-haste' post'boy post'mas ter
Bene is a Latin prefix, signifying well.
ben'e dict ben e fac'tion be nef'i cence
ben'e fice ben e fi'cial be nev'o lence
Lesson 160.
Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre
is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means
against or opposite.
fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly
fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine
fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate
pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py
pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent
pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal
pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane
pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial
fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max
fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile
Lesson 161.
The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound
the last s is omitted.
mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on
mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue
mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern
mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance
Words formed by the prefixes up and under.
up raise' un der lay' un'der hand
up heave' un der write' un'der growth
up'right un der sign' un'der brush
up'ward un der neath' un'der shot
Lesson 162.
Words formed by the prefixes out and over.
out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board
out grow' o ver awe' o'ver alls
out pour' o ver flow' o'ver night
out talk' o ver freight' o'ver sight
Counter, from the Latin contra, against.
coun'ter pane coun'ter sign coun ter move'
coun'ter feit coun'ter point coun ter weight'
Extra (Latin), beyond.
ex tra ju di'cial ex tra phys'ic al
ex tra pro vin'cial ex tra trop'ic al
Lesson 163.
Semi (Latin), and hemi (Greek), ha1f; super (Latin), over or above; trans
(Latin), beyond or through; and inter (Latin), among or between.
sem'i breve sem'i co lon sem'i qua ver
sem'i tone sem'i cir cle sem i ton'ic
hem'i sphere hem'i cy cle hem i morph'ic
hem'i trope hem i he'dral hem i spher'ic
su per add' su per fi'cial su per in duce'
su per scribe' su per'flu ous su per struct'ure
tran scend'ent trans at lan'tic tran'si to ry
trans fig'ure trans fus'i ble trans mis'si ble
in'ter course in ter mit'tent in ter reg'num
in'ter lude in ter ces'sor in ter sec'tion