SAT Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Ambu

Root: move

Andro

Root: man

Anthro

Root: human

Bellu/Lum/Pug

Root: fight

Clam

Root:Shout

Clin

Root: bend

Cred/Cert/Fid

Root: trust

Fract

Root: break

Gnos/Sci/Cogn

Root: knowledge

Grad/Gress

Root: to go

Greg

Root: Group

Gyn

Root: Female

Her

Root: to stick

Jac/ject

Root: to throw

Meta/Mut

Root: change

Morph

Root: Shape/form

Narco/Somn

Root: Sleep

Oper

Root: Work

Pac/Plac

Root: Calm

Phon/Son

Root: sound

Senti/sens/sent/path/pass

Root: emotion or feeling

Soph

Root: wise

Ven

Root: come

Vid

Root: to see

Voc

Root: call

Vol

Root - will

Loq- / Loc-

Root: talk or speech

Dic- / Dict-

Root: say or declare

Scrib- / Scrip-

Root: means write

Ver-

Root: truth

Chron-

Root: time

Culp-

Root: blame or fault

Vert- / Vers-

Root: means to turn

Vit/Viv

Root: Life

Flu- / Flux-

Root: to flow

Cap/Cip/Ceipt

Root: To take, catch, hold

Tort

Root: twist

Ced/Cess/Ceed

Root: To yield, surrender

Corp

Root: Body

Path

Root: feeling

Esce/Escent

Root: Becoming, growing

Sacr/Sanct

Root: Holy/sacred

Ten/Tin/Tain

Root: To hold

Tract-

Root: pull or drag

A-/An-

Prefix: without.

Ab-

Prefix: away

Ad-

Prefix: toward

Anim-

Prefix: mind or spirit

Ante-/Pre-

Prefix: before

Anti-/Contra-

Prefix: against or opposite of

Auc-/Aug-

Prefix: increase

Aud-/Aur-

Prefix: hear

Auto-

Prefix: self

Ben-/Bon-

Prefix: Good

Circum-

Prefix: around

Co-

Prefix: Joint or together

Con-

Prefix: with

De-

Prefix: separation or negation

Hyper

Prefix: Over or excess

Hypo-

Prefix: beneath or below

Inter-

Prefix: between or among

Intra-

Prefix: within or inside

Ir-/In-/Un-

Prefix: not

Mal-/Mis-

Prefix: bad or wrongful

Post-

Prefix: after

Pro-

Prefix: Forward movement or advancement

Se-

Prefix: apart

Sub-

Prefix: below, secondary, or part of

Super-

Prefix: above or excess

Syn-

Prefix: with or together

Trans-

Prefix: across or through

Ultra-

Prefix: beyond or on the far side of

Vice-

Prefix: in place of

Magn-/Maxi-

Prefix: Large

Micro-

Prefix: Small

Pan-/Omni-

Prefix: All

Semi-/Hemi-/Demi-

Prefix: Half

Multi-/Poly-

Prefix: Many

Post-

Prefix: After

Neo-

Prefix: New/recent

Pseudo-

Prefix: false

-able

Suffix: capable of

-ate/-ify

Suffix: make or function

-cess

Suffix: move or yield

-cede

Suffix: move or yield

-cide

Suffix: to kill

-cis

Suffix: shorten

-ette

Suffix: feminine role or smaller form

-ist

Suffix: a person related to something

-ology/logy

Suffix: the study of something

-ous

Suffix: full of

-ive

Suffix: tending to

-ism

Suffix: belief

-ment/-tion

Suffix: action