SAT PREP

Root: Ab

Definition: away

SAT Word: Abdicate

to give up a position, right, or power

SAT Word: Abhor

to regard with disgust and hatred

Root: Ambi

Definition: both

SAT Word: Ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

SAT Word: Ambivalence

having mixed feelings; being uncertain

Root: Ambul

Definition: move or walk

SAT Word: Perambulate

to walk through or around

SAT Word: Ambulance

vehicle for transporting the sick or injured

Root: Ami

Definition: love

SAT Word: Amorous

showing or expressing love

SAT Word: Enamored

filled with love or admiration

Root: Contra

Definition: against

SAT Word: Contravene

to violate or go against

SAT Word: Contrary

opposite in nature or meaning

Root: Cred

Definition: believe

SAT Word: Credence

belief in or acceptance of something as true

SAT Word: Incredible

impossible to believe

Root: Crypt

Definition: hidden

SAT Word: Cryptogram

a text written in code

SAT Word: Cryptic

having a meaning that is mysterious

Root: Cycl

Definition: circle or ring

SAT Word: Bicycle

a vehicle with two wheels

SAT Word: Cyclic

occurring in cycles; regularly repeated

Root: Dem

Definition: people

SAT Word: Demographic

relating to the structure of populations

SAT Word: Epidemic

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease

Root: Derm

Definition: skin

SAT Word: Epidermis

outer layer of skin

SAT Word: Dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

Root: Dict

Definition: speak

SAT Word: Predict

to say what will happen in the future

SAT Word: Verdict

a decision made in a trial

Root: Domin

Definition: master

SAT Word: Dominate

to have control over

SAT Word: Predominant

being the strongest element

Root: Dur

Definition: hard

SAT Word: Endure

to suffer patiently

SAT Word: Duration

the time during which something continues

Root: Ego

Definition: I, self

SAT Word: Egotistical

excessively self-centered

SAT Word: Alter ego

a second self

Root: Esth

Definition: feeling

SAT Word: Anesthetic

a substance that induces insensitivity to pain

SAT Word: Aesthete

a person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty

Root: Extra

Definition: outside

SAT Word: Extraneous

irrelevant or unrelated

SAT Word: Extraterrestrial

from outside the Earth

Root: Fid

Definition: faith

SAT Word: Confide

to trust someone with a secret

SAT Word: Infidel

a person who does not believe in a particular religion

Root: Flect

Definition: bend

SAT Word: Reflect

to throw back without absorbing

SAT Word: Deflect

to cause something to change direction

Root: Flor

Definition: flower

SAT Word: Floral

made of flowers

SAT Word: Florist

a person who sells flowers

Root: Frac/Frag

Definition: break

SAT Word: Fragment

a small part broken off

SAT Word: Refract

to make light change direction

Root: Fug

Definition: run away

SAT Word: Fugitive

a person who has escaped

SAT Word: Refuge

a condition of being safe

Root: Gen

Definition: birth, production

SAT Word: Generate

to produce or create

SAT Word: Progeny

descendants

Gram

something written

Telegram

a message sent by telegraph

Grammar

the system of a language

Graph

to write

Autograph

a person's own signature

Biography

an account of someone's life

Grat

pleasing

Gratitude

the quality of being thankful

Gratuity

a tip given to service workers

Gress

to step, to go

Progress

forward movement

Regress

to return to a former state

Hetero

different

Heterogeneous

diverse in character

Heterodox

not conforming to accepted beliefs

Homo

same

Homonym

a word spelled like another but with different meaning

Homogeneous

of the same kind

Idio

peculiar, distinct

Idiosyncrasy

a peculiar behavior

Idiopathic

of unknown cause

Judi

judge, lawyer

Judicial

relating to courts

Adjudicate

to make a formal judgment

Ling

language

Linguist

a language specialist

Bilingual

speaking two languages

Loqu

speak

Loquacious

talkative

Soliloquy

speaking one's thoughts aloud

Magn

large, great

Magnify

to make larger

Magnitude

great size

Mal

bad