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You can change the meaning of some words by adding prefixes (extra letters at the beginning of words).

For example, you can change the meaning of 'polite' to mean 'not polite' by adding 'im' to the beginning of it to make 'impolite', or you can create the opposite 'efficient' by adding 'in' to the beginning of it to make 'inefficient'.

Here are some common prefixes and their meanings :


Against

anti - against