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pre- (Before), post- (After), re- (Again): Expand a Whole Batch of Vocabulary at Once with 'Directional Prefixes'

The beginnings of many long words actually hide a sense of direction like 'before, after, above, below, between, again'. By learning these eight directional prefixes—pre-, post-, re-, sub-, super-, inter-, over-, and under-—you can instantly guess the meanings of words like preview, postpone, and rebuild when you see them. This is the fourth article in the 'Learning Vocabulary by Deconstructing Words' series, complete with a handy directional comparison chart you can save.