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English Roots (For the SAT)
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Roots of English words to help on the SAT, instead of remembering 1848209849018418474-jillion individual words. From a- to corp- on the PrefixSuffix.com list.
Terms in this set (35)
a, ac, ad, af, ag,
to, toward, near, in addition to, by
Ex: aside, accompany, adjust, aggression, allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb
al, an, ap, as, at
to, toward, near, in addition to, by
Ex: allocate, annihilate, affix, associate, attend, adverb
a-, an-
not or without
Ex: athiest
ab-, abs-
away from or without
Ex: abstinence
-able, -ible
ability of
Ex: capable
acer
bitter
Ex: acerb
act
to do or the drive of
Ex: action
acu
sharp
Ex: acute
-acy, -cy
state of
Ex: supremacy
-ade
product
Ex: blockade
aer, aero
air
Ex: aerodynamics
-age
activity or result of activity
Ex: suffrage
agri-, agro-
soil
Ex: agriculture
alb, albo
white
Ex: albino
ali, allo, alter
other
Ex: alias, alter-ego
ambi
both
Ex: ambiguous
anti-
old
Ex: antique
Note: can also mean "not"
arch
chief
Ex: archétype
belli
war
Ex: antibellium
bene
good
Ex: benevolent
breve
short
Ex: abbreviate
capit, capt
head
Ex: capital, decapitate
carn
flesh
Ex: carnage
caus, caut
burn, heat
Ex: cauldron
cide, ci, cise
to kill; cut down
Ex: homicide
circum
around
Ex: circumstance
cit
call, start
Ex: recite
civ
htdw citizens
Ex: civilization
clam, claim
to speak
Ex: clamor, acclaim
clin
lean or bend
Ex: inclination
clud, clus claus
to shut or close
Ex: recluse
cogn-, -gnos
to know
Ex: cognizant
com, con
fully
Ex: compel, confess
contr
opposite
Ex: contradiction
corp
body
Ex: corporation
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