SAT (Root Words A-G)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acer | bitter,acerate-shaped like a needle |
| acid | sour,acidic-acid building |
| acri | sharp,acrid-stingingly bitter |
| agi | move,agitate-keep moving |
| ali | other,alias-an assumed name |
| allo | other,allograph-forgery |
| alter | other,alternative-another choice |
| anni | year,anniversary-the annual return of an event or a day |
| annu | year,annual-relating to another year |
| anthrop | man,misanthropy-hatred of mankind |
| arch | ruler,genarch-the head of the family |
| aster | star,asterisk-a tiny star |
| astro | star,astrophile-one interested in star lore |
| aud | hear,audible-can be heard |
| ago | go,demagogue- one who stirs people up for profit |
| ag | do,agenda-the program of work to be done |
| aus | listen,auscultation-the act of listening to sounds within the body |
| aut | self,automat-a self-service cafeteria |
| auto | self,autocrat-an absolute monarch |
| bene | well,benefit- an advantage |
| bio | life,biology- the study of living organisms |
| bon | good,bonny-sweet and attractive |
| calor | heat,caloric-like heat |
| cap | take,capias-a write for arrest |
| capit | head,capital- amount of accumulated goods |
| capt | chief,captain- the head |
| cause | cause,accuser- one who charges another with a crime |
| cede | go,cede- to yield |
| ceed | yield,abscess-a localized collection of pus due to infection |
| cep | receive,exception-something left out of general use |
| cept | take,interception-to gain possession |
| cess | surrender,recession- act of going back |
| chrom | color,chromophilic- easy to stain |
| chron | time,chronic-continuing for a long time |
| cide | kill,fratricide-the killing of one's brother |
| cise | cut,incise-cut into |
| civ | citizen,civil-trained |
| clam | call out,clamor-a shouting |
| claim | declare,exclaim-cry out |
| clud | shut,include-to take in |
| clus | shut,recluse-one who shuts himself in |
| congnosc | know,cognition-the act of knowing |
| coni | dust,otoconia-ear dust |
| cor | heart,core-the heart |
| cord | heart,cordial-cheerful |
| corp | body,corpse-a dead body |
| corpor | body,corporal-relating to the body |
| cour | heart,courage-to have heart;bravery |
| crea | create,creant-having the urge to create |
| cred | believe,credo-set of opinions |
| cub | lean back,accubation-posture of lying down |
| cumb | lie down,encumber-to place a burden upon |
| cus | motive,excuse- the reason for an action |
| cuse | motive,casual-relating to motive |
| cycl | wheel,cyclical-moving in a circle of cycle |
| cyclo | circle,cyclitis-inflammation of the tissue behind the eyeball |
| dem | people,demophile- a friend of the people |
| demo | people,democrat-one who believe in democracy |
| dent | tooth,dental-relating to teeth |
| dic | say,dictacte-command |
| dict | declare,diction-language |
| dont | tooth,orthodontia-straightening of irregular teeth |
| dorm | sleep,dormancy-state of being static |
| drome | running,prodrome-an early warning of disease |
| drome | running,hippodromist-a circus rider |
| duc | lead,abduct-to take away |
| duce | lead,induce-to persuade |
| duct | lead,educate-to develop |
| end | within,endoral-within the mouth |
| endo | within,endotrophic-nourished from within |
| enni | year,sexennial-occuring once every six years |
| fac | make,factive-making |
| fact | make,facsimile-a copy that is exact in every detail |
| feal | faith,fealties-intense fidelity |
| fect | make,proficient-able to do things well |
| feder | trust,federal-united |
| fer | bring,deference-respect for |
| fic | make,affect-make an impression upon |
| fid | faith,infidel-one who has no faith |
| fide | faith,fealty-loyally |
| fila | thread,filate-slender |
| fili | thread,filet-lace made of fine threads |
| fin | end,final-relating to the end |
| finis | end,confine-tokeep shut in |
| fix | fix,fixate- to become fiixed |
| flect | bend,flection-the act of bending |
| flex | bend,flexible-able to bend |
| flu | flowing,fluid-a liquid |
| fluc | flowing,flue-a passageway for a flow of air |
| fluv | flowing,fluvial-in relation to a moving stream |
| flux | flowing,fluxion-the act of changing |
| forc | strong,fort-a stronghold for protection |
| fort | fortune,fortress-a fortified by chance |
| fortuna | chance,fortuitous-happening by chance |
| fum | smoke,fumy-smoke-like; a funny smell |
| ge | earth,geobios-life of earth |
| gen | race,general-relating to all kinds |
| geo | soil,geophilous-growing or living on or under ground |
| germ | vital part,germin-to bud |
| gest | carry,gestant-pregnancy |
| gnosi | know,agnosy-state of not knowing |
| grad | step,grado-a degree of a scale in music |
| graph | write,graphite-soft, black carbon used for pencils |
| grat | pleasing,gratify-to please |
| grav | heavy,grave-serious |
| gravi | weighty,gravid-pregnant |
| gravito | heavy,graviton-a hypothetical particle with zero charge |
| gred | degree,gradual-processing by small steps |
| greg | herd,aggregate-to collect |
| gress | walk,ingress-the act of entering |
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