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hetero-

different, other

heterosexual, heterodox, heterogeneous

homo-, homeo-

same, alike

homonym, homophone, homeostasis, homosexual

hyper-

over, more, beyond

hyperactive, hypersensitive, hypercritical

il-, im-, in-, ir-

not, without

illegal, immoral, inconsiderate, irresponsible

in-

in, into

insert, inspection, infiltrate

inter-

between, among

intersect, interstellar, intervene, interpenetrate

intra-, intro-

within, inside

intravenous, intragalactic, introvert  

macro-

large, prominent

macroeconomics, macrostructure, macrocosm

micro-

very small

microscope, microcosm, microbe

mono-

one, single, alone

monocle, monologue, monogamy, monotony  

non-

not, without

nonentity, nonaggressive, nonessential, nonfiction

omni-

all, every

omniscient, omnivorous, omniscient, omnidirectional 

post-

after, behind

postmortem, posterior, postscript, postoperative

pre-, pro-

before, forward

precede, predict, project, prologue

sub-

under, lower

submarine, subsidiary, substandard

sym-, syn-

same time, together

symmetry, symposium, synchronize, synapse 

trans-

across, beyond, through

transmit, transaction, translation, transfer

tri-

three, every third

tricycle, trimester, triangle, triathlon