SAT practice vocabulary: Common SAT Word Roots
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Created by:
vampireXdiaries on July 2, 2012
Subjects:
SAT, English, Critical Reading, root words
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from the vocabulary that is available in the back of the Edison Prep book.
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76 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | lack of |
| ab-/abs- | away from; separation |
| ambi- | both |
| ami- | friend |
| ante- | before |
| anthro | human |
| anti- | against |
| arch- | primary |
| auto- | self |
| bell- | war |
| ben | good |
| bio | life |
| chrom- | color |
| chron | time |
| circu- | around |
| co-/com-/con- | with; together |
| cogn | to know |
| contra/counter | against; opposite |
| cred | to believe |
| de | away; down; off |
| dic/ dict | to speak |
| dis | not; against |
| dys- | bad |
| eff | talk |
| ego | self |
| equ-/equi- | equal |
| eu- | good; well |
| ex- | away from; outside |
| fort | strength |
| frac/ frag | to break |
| gen | birth |
| gress/ grad | step |
| hyper- | too much |
| hypo- | too little |
| icon | image |
| in-/ im- | not |
| inter | between |
| intra/ intro | within; inside |
| jud | law |
| laud | to praise |
| loq/ log | speech, talking |
| luc | to shed light upon |
| mal | bad (Spanish) |
| mand | to order |
| mis- | opposite |
| mort | death |
| multi | many |
| mut | to change |
| neo- | new |
| non- | not |
| nounce | speak |
| ob- | to block; to hinder |
| -ology | study of |
| omni- | all |
| -ous | full of; filled with |
| pan- | all |
| path | emotion |
| pecu | money |
| peri | around |
| phil | love |
| phobia | fear |
| phon | sound |
| plac | to calm; to please |
| poly | many |
| pro | for; forward |
| re- | again |
| scrib/ script | to write |
| spect | to look |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above |
| temp | time |
| tort | twist |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| uni- | single |
| veri | truth |
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