SAT Word Roots
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AndrewMottet on October 6, 2012
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Word roots for the SAT
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 A | Without |
| AM | Love |
| AMB/AMPH | Both more than one |
| ANIM | Life, Mind, Soul, Spirit |
| ANTE | Before |
| ANTHRO/ANDR | Man/Human |
| ANTI | Against |
| ARCHY | Ruler |
| AUTO | Self |
| BE | To have a certain quality |
| BEL/BELL | War |
| BEN/BON | Good |
| BI | Twice/Doubly |
| CENTR | Center |
| CHRON | Time |
| CIRCU | Around, on all sides |
| CIS | To cut |
| CLA/CLO/CLU | Shut, Close |
| CLAIM/CLAM | To shout, cry out |
| CO/COL/COM/CON | With, together |
| CRED | To Believe |
| CULP | Blame |
| DEM | People |
| DIC/DICT/DIT | To say, to tell, to use words |
| DIGN | Worth |
| DOG/DOX | Opinion |
| DOL | Suffer/Pain |
| DUB | Doubt |
| DUR | Hard |
| DYS | Faulty |
| EQU | Equal |
| ESCE | Becoming |
| EU | Good/ well |
| EXTRA | Outside of, beyond |
| FIN | Faith/ trust |
| FIN | End |
| FORE | Before |
| FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING | To break |
| GEN | Birth. creation |
| GN/GNO | Know |
| GRAND | Big |
| GRAT | Pleasing |
| (H)ETERO | Different |
| (H)OM | Same |
| HYPER | over, excessive |
| HYPO | Under, less than |
| IM/IN | Not, Without |
| IM/IN/EM/EN | In, into |
| INFRA | Beneath |
| INTER | Between, Among |
| INTRA | Within |
| JUR | To swear |
| LEV | Lift, light |
| LOC/LOG/LOQU | Word, speech |
| LUC/LUM/LUS | Light |
| MAG/MAJ/MAX | Big |
| MAL/MALE | Bad, ill, evil |
| MATER/MATR | Woman, mother |
| MIN | Small |
| MORPH | Shape |
| MORT | Death |
| MUT | Change |
| NOM/NYM/NOUN | Name |
| NOV/NEO/NOU | new |
| OMNI | All |
| PAC/PEAC | Peace |
| PAN | All, everywhere |
| PAR | Equal |
| PARA | Next to, beside |
| PAS/PAT/PATH | Feeling, suffering |
| PATER/PATR | Father, support |
| PHIL | Love |
| PHONE | Sound |
| PLAC | To please |
| VOL | To wish |
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