Number/Quality
Time/Direction/Quality
Position/Quality
Negation/Quality
Nonexamples
100

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The nonstop flight to the moon only took thirty minutes. 

without a pause or rest

100

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word:

He precalculated how many poodles to bring to the party. 

to count or number before something happens

100

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The painting had another image superimposed over the original. 

to put something above or over something else

100

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The angry child was implacable as he destroyed the entire collection of expensive vases. 

not able to be placated or calmed

100

Give a nonexample for a prefix that means two.

bite

bilk

bitumen

or others

200

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The speaker did a disservice to his parents by calling himself a pig. 

the opposite or revserse of doing something good

200

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The ingredient's qualities were grossly overestimated and resulted in a collapsed ten foot cake.

to count something too much or too high

200

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The intersection was dangerous because there was no warning about the fast traffic.

where at least two things meet

200

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

Deeply unsatisfying was the 1 star cruise that only served potato chips and nothing else. 

not pleasing at all, not meeting a need

200

Give a nonexample for the prefix that means front.

forest

foreign

forever

300

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The defeated team felt embittered towards their opponents. 

made angry or sad, resentful

300

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The spy's subversive and secret efforts contributed to the government's downfall. 

acting below or against a system;

turning something under

300

The antiaircraft guns only shot marshmallows and were ineffective against the invaders. 

against something that flies

300

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The interchange of ideas proved ineffecient because the problem stayed the same. 

not worth its time, not worthwhile; wasteful

300

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The semester ended with him failing all his college classes. 

approximately half a year of school

400

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word:

The coupon could not be redeemed at the store. 

to use or put something back, to save again

400

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

If someone makes a contradiction, it may be a sign of hypocrisy. 

words or actions against something previously said or done

400

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

Eating too much candy desensitized my tastebuds so I could not appreciate my birthday cake. 

bringing something down, decreasing an ability

400

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

Her outburst of laughter during the serious ceremony was quite irresponsible although it made many people smile. 

not according to duty, station, time, or place

400
Give a nonexample for the prefix that means bad or wrong.

mist

miserly

mister

500

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

She enlisted as a captain in the Universal Force of Gummy Bears. 

to join

500

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The bank conducted 1000 transactions before it closed. 

moving something across, moving money or information across

500

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

The painting's bright foreground contrasted sharply with its dark colors.

the area in the front part of a painting

500

Include the meaning of the prefix when you explain the italicized word: 

Some concieve of the universe as illimitable, going on forever. 

not with an end

500

Give a nonexample for the prefix that means after

post office

postal

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