“S” – Vocab-ability Prefixes – A More Powerful Vocabulary (This post includes all prefixes beginning with the letter “S”)

This post comprises all those prefixes that begin with the letter “S.” It includes many English words whose etymology can be traced to Greek and Latin roots.

If you learn these prefixes, you will be able to understand and use many English words that feature them. Vocab-ability is an easy-to-use resource guide to help you understand those prefixes.

In total, this Vocab-ability post features 5 prefixes that begin with the letter “S."

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Vocab-ability Prefix–314 (se__ = away, without)

Vocab-ability Prefix–315 (semi__ = half)

Vocab-ability Prefix–316 (sub__ = under, below)

Vocab-ability Prefix–317 (super__, supra__, sur__ = above, beyond)

Vocab-ability Prefix–318 (syn__, sym__ = similar, together)

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Vocab-ability – Introduction to “Vocab-ability”.

Vocab-ability – Guide to Entries.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “A”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – The Single PREFIX beginning with “B”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “C”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “D”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “E”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – The Single PREFIX beginning with “F”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “H”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “I”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “M”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “N”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “O”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “P”.

Vocab-ability Prefixes – All PREFIXES beginning with “R”.