AP Lit Root Words

a-, an-

not, without

-acro-

tip, height

-ambi-

both

ante-

before

anti-

against, opposite

-arch-

chief, first, rule

-audi-

hear, listen

-auto-

self

-bene-

good, well

bi-

two

-cert-

sure, true

chron-

time

co-, con-, com-

with, together

corp-

body

-cycl-

wheel, circle

dia-

through, across, between

-dict-

say, speak

dis-

not, opposite of, inverse

ex-

outside, away from

exter-, extra-, extro-

beyond

fore-

before

-geo-

earth

-gen-

birth, produce

-graph-

write (autograph=write self)

-gress-

gather, step, go

hetero-

other, different

homo-

same

-hyper-

above normal

im-, in-, il-, ir-

not, without

inter-

between

-ject-

throw

mal

bad

-mand-

order

-medi-

middle, half

-mis-, -mit-

send

-mob-

move

mono-

one

-nat-

birth, spring forward

-neg-

no

-nov-

new

-omni-

any, all

pan-

any, all

-path-

emotions, mind, disease

ped-

foot

-phil-

love

-port-

carry

poly

many

pro

forward, in favor of

-put-

think

-rid-

laugh

-rupt-

break

-scend-

climb

-sci-

know

-sect-

cut

-serv-

save, keep

-sol-

alone

-son-

sound

-sta-

fixed, stand

super-

beyond

-syn-

same

-tele-

distant, far

-temp-

time

-terra-

earth

-therm-

heat

-tox-

poison

-tract-

push, pull, drag

trans-

through, across

-vac-

empty

-ver-

true, sure

-vince, -vic

win, change

-viv-, vit-

alive

-vol-

will