A. Negative prefixes    
The most common negative prefix   is ‘un-‘.
The opposites of the words are:    
common

partial

loyal

literate

to prove

to dress

to wrap

to like

to load

  uncommon

impartial

disloyal

illiterate

to disprove

to undress

to unwrap

to dislike

to unload

Trick Question:    
The opposites of the words are:    
internal

import

income

impose

underestimate

  external

export

expenditure

not impose, leave people the choice…

overestimate

B. Prefixes and meanings    
anti-   c) opposed to
auto-   h) of or by ‘self’
bi-   q) two, twice
ex-(wife)   f) former
ex-(directory)   l) out(side) of
micro-   o) small
mis-   d) badly
mono-   r) one, single
multi-   a) many
neo-   p) new
out-   s) (do) more than
over-   j) too much
post-   e) after
pro-   m) in favour of
pseudo-   n) false
re-   i) again (or back)
semi-   b) half
sub-   g) under
under-   k) not enough
OTHER EXAMPLES    
anti-depressant (antidépresseur)   autosuggestion (auto-suggestion)
biathlon   ex-president
ex-patriate (ex-patrié)   microcircuit
mistrust (se méfier de)   monorail
multi-ethnic   neo-Darwinism
outperform (surpasser)   overwork (se surmener)
Postpone (reporter)   pro-life (anti-avortement)
pseudonym   rewrite (ré-écrire)
semi-circular   underpay (sous-payer)
substation    (poste de transformation électrique)

 

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