Word Knowledge
What does the prefix a- mean?
In working as an ASVAB tutor, I review prefixes, root words and suffixes. I included charts of prefixes, root words and suffixes in my study guide, The ASVAB Tutor’s Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Study Guide. Today’s question asks about the prefix a-.
There are a number of words with the prefix a-.
Examples include amoral, atheist, abiotic, apathy, abacterial, abiology, and abiosis. Do you know what a- means? I will present the meaning of a- tomorrow and the definition of the above word that contain the prefix a-.