Edison Prep SAT Word Roots

a-

lack of

ab-/abs-

away from; separation

ambi-

both

ami-

friend

ante-

before

anthro

human

anti-

against

arch-

primary

auto-

self

bell-

war

ben

good

bio

life

chrom-

color

chron

time

circu-

around

co-/com-/con-

with; together

cogn

to know

contra/counter

against; opposite

cred

to believe

culp

guilt

de

away; down; off

dic/dict

to speak

dis

not; against

dys-

bad

eff

talk

ego

self

equ-/equi-

equal

eu-

good; well

ex-

away from; outside

fort

strength

frac/frag

to break

gen

birth; life

gress/grad

step

hyper-

too much

hypo-

too little

icon

image

in-/im-

not

Inter

between

intra/intro

within; inside

jud

law

laud

to praise

loq/log

speech, talking

luc

to shed light upon

mal

bad (Spanish)

mand

to order

mis-

opposite

mort

death

multi

many

mut

to change

neo-

new

non-

not

nounce

speak

ob-

to block; to hinder

-ology

study of

omni-

all

-ous

full of; filled with

pan-

all

path

emotion

pecu

money

peri

around

phil

love

phobia

fear

phon

sound

plac

to calm; to please

poly

many

pro

for, forward

re-

again

scrib/script

to write

spect

to look

sub-

under

super-

above

temp

time

tort

twist

trans-

across

un-

not

uni-

single

ver

truth