city——intracity
department——intra-department
ir-:(used before r)not
regular——irregular
responsible——irresponsible
kilo-:thousand
gram——kilogram
meter——kilometer
macro-:large,esp.concerning a whole system rather than particular parts of
economics——macroeconomics
structure——macrostructure
mal-:bad or badly
function——malfunction
treat——maltreat
micro-:extremely small
computer——microcomputer
electronics——microelectronics
mid-:middle
day——midday
night——midnight
mini-:small;short
bus——minibus
skirt——miniskirt
mis-:bad or badly;wrong or wrongly
fortune——misfortune
understand——misunderstand
mono-:one;single
plane——monoplane
tone——monotone
multi-:more than one;many
purpose——multipurpose
national——multinational
non-:not
resident——non(-)resident
sense——nonsense
out-:outside;beyond
live——outlive
door——outdoor
over-:too much;above;additional
head——overhead
time——overtime
poly-:many
centric——polycentric
syllabic——polysyllabic
post-:later than;after
graduate——postgraduate
war——postwar
pre-:before;in advance
pay——prepay
war——prewar
pro-:in favor of,supporting
America——pro-America
abortion——pro-abortion
re-:again;back to the former state
unite——reunite
use——reuse
self-:by means of oneself or itself;of,to,with,for,or in
oneself or itself
employed——self-employed
taught——self-taught
semi-:half;partly
circle——semicircle
final——semifinal
step-:not by birth but through a parent who has remarried
mother——stepmother
children——stepchildren
sub-:under,below;less important;part of the stated bigger whole
divide——subdivide
section——subsection
super-:more,larger,greater than usual
market——supermarket
natural——supernatural
tele-:at or over a long distance;by or for television
communication——telecommunication
screen——telescreen
therm(o)-:concerning heat
chemistry——thermochemistry
meter——thermometer
trans-: across,on or to the other side of ; between
Atlantic—transatlantic
plant—transplant
tri-: three; three times
angular—triangular
cycle—tricycle
ultra-: beyond; very,extremely
modern—ultramodern
sound—ultrasound
un-: not
certain—uncertain
fortunate—unfortunate
under-: too little; below
develop—underdevelop
sea—undersea
uni-: one,singer
form—uniform
directional—unidirectional
vice-: next in the rank; below
chairman—vice-chairman
president—vice-president