December 19, 2010

12/17

Mis-

Definition: A prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating.

1.   Mistake (noun)


December 5, 2010

12/3

De-

Definition: used to indicate privation, removal, and separation, negation (  derange ), descent ( degrade; deduce ), reversal ( detract ), intensity ( decompound ).

1.   Demerit (noun)


November 7, 2010

11/5

Bio-

Definition: Of or relating to life.

1.   Biological (adj.)


October 30, 2010

10/29

Re-

Definition: It used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion.

1.   Renew (verb)


October 23, 2010

10/22

Ad-

Definition: A prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “toward” and indicated direction, tendency, or addition.

1.   Adjoin (verb)


October 17, 2010

10/15

Pro-

Definition: In favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.

1.   Profit (noun)


October 10, 2010

10/8

Dia-

Definition: it means “passing through”, “thoroughly,” “completely”, “going apart”, and “opposed in moment”.

1.   Dialogue (noun)


October 3, 2010

10/1

Ex-

Definition: A prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.

1.   Example (noun)


September 26, 2010

9/24

Ab-

Definition: A formal element occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “away from”.

1.   Abdicate (verb)



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