Negative prefixes:
Dis- “apart, reversal, lacking” displace
In- “negative” incredible, illegible
Non- “not” nonsense
Ob- “ inverse, in the opposite directions” object
Se-, sed- “apart” seduce, seperate
Un- “not, opposite” uneven
Opposite prefixes: counter or contra, as well as dis and un.
http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~wernerr/grammar/prefixes_eng.html
http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixesNegativePrefixes/wvkl/Post.htm
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Bruce
2007-10-26 09:44:10
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answered by Bruce 7
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but watch out for Inflammable, b/c it also means flammable!
2007-10-26 16:52:13
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answered by jared_e42 5
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