The Prefixes and Suffixes are based on English vocabulary which is asked in the form of fill in the blanks under the Verbal Ability section of competitive exams.

Prefix Word Meanings Prefix Examples

a without amoral, apolitical, atypical

ante before antecedent, antedate

anti against, opposing anti-war, anti-bacterial

arch more, extreme arch-capitalist, arch-rebel

auto self auto-dial, auto-rotate

bi two, twice bilingual, bisect, bi-monthly

circum round circumnavigate, circumvent

co with co-author, co-edit

col, com, con with collaborate, combine, connect

contra, counter against, opposing contraception, counterclaim, counteract

de opposite action declassify, destroy

dia across diagonal, diameter

dis not, opposite of disagree, disprove, distrust, disbelief

dys abnormal dyslexia, dysfunctional

e electronic e-book, e-mail, e-governance

eco related to environment eco-tourism, eco-disaster

en(m) cause to encode, embrace

equi equal equidistant, equilateral

ex previously, former ex-president, ex-student

extra very extra-bright, extra-strong

extra outside extra-curricular, extrasensory, extraordinary

fore before Forecast, forelimb,

hyper too much hyperactive, hypersensitive

il, im, in, ir not, opposite of illogical, impossible, indistinct, irrational

in(m) movement to, in input, inset, intake, implant, import

inter between, connected interrelated, interact

intra within intra-generational, intramuscular

kilo thousand kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt

macro large macroeconomics, macro-scale

mal bad, badly malfunction, malpractice

micro small micro-economics, micro-scale

mid middle midway, midsummer

mis wrongly, incorrect mistake, mistranslate, misunderstanding

mono one mono-centric, monoculture

multi many multicultural, multi-level

neo something old in new form Neoclassical,

non not non-believer, non-competitive, nonsense

out more, to a great extent outnumber, outlive, outburst, outrage

over over, above, too much overlook, overcook, overhead, overheat

post after post-examination, post-modern, post-independence

pre before pre-industrial, preview, pre-war, pre-independence

pro in favour of pro-feminist, pro-liberal, proactive

pseudo false, pseudo-intellectual, pseudo-science

quasi almost, not quite quasi-academic, quasi-legal

re again rediscover, redefine, rename, return, rejuvenate

retro backwards retrogressive, retrospective

semi partly, half semicircle, semi-organic, semi-precious, semifinals

sub part of something, under, beneath, subway, submarine, subsection

super above or bigger superpower, supersonic, superstar

trans across transcontinental, transcribe, transport, transit

ultra extreme ultra-sensitive, ultrasound, ultramodern

un not unusual, uncertain, unusual, unscrew, unplug, unfriendly

under under, beneath, insufficient underpower, underemployed, undersea

well useful, successful well-designed, well-written. well-established