SAT | Roots, Suffixes, Prefixes

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a-

without

an-

without

ab-

away from, against

abs-

away from, against

ac-

sharp

acr-

sharp

ad-

to, toward

at-

to, toward

am-

to love

amb-

to go, to walk

anim-

life, spirit

ante-

before

anthr-

mankind, man

andr-

mankind, man

anti-

against, opposite

apt-

skill, ability, fit

-bell-

war, fighting

bene-

good

bi-

two

carn-

flesh

chron-

time

circ-

around

circum-

around

-cis-

to cut

cli-

to lean

-clu-

to close, shut

clo-

to close, shut

cla-

to close, shut

co-

with, together

com-

with, together

con-

with, together

cred

believe

culp

blame

cur/cour

to run (a course)

de

away from, the opposite of

dem

people

derm

skin

di

apart, though, away

dic

to say, to tell

dign/dain

worth

dis

apart, away from, not

dys

faulty, bad

epi

upon

equi/equ

equal

esce

to become

eu

good, pleasing

ex/ej

out, put out

extr

outside, beyond

fac

to make, to do

fic/fig

shape, form, make

fid

faith, trust

gen

birth, creation, kind

gyn

women

her/hes (heer) (hees)

to stick

hetero

different, other

homo

same

hyper

excessive, overly

hypo

under, low

in

not

il

not

im (using immaculate)

not

ir

not

in

into

en

into

im

into, not

em

into

inter

between, among

intra

within, inside

loc/loq/log

to speak

luc/lum

light

magna

great, big

mal

bad

man

hand

mis

wrong, bad

mit/mis

to send

morph

shape, form

mut

change

nat/nas

to be born

neo/nov

new

nom/nym

name

ob

against, in front of

omni

all, every

pan

all, everywhere

par

equal

path

feeling

phil

love of

phobe

fear of

phon

sound

plac

to please

pon/pos

place, put

port

to carry

post

after

pot

power, ability

pre

before

pro

forward, supporting

pun/pen

to pay, to punish

re

again, back

sci

knowledge, to know

scrib/script

to write

sed/sid

to sit, be still