SAT Root words

aqua

water

ex. aquarium

aud

hear

ex. audible

bene

good, well

ex. benefi

bio

life

ex. biology

chrono

time

ex. chronological

dict

say, speak

ex. dictate

geo

earth

ex. geography

graph

write

ex. autograph

log/logue

word, study

ex. dialogue, biology

man(u)

hand

ex. manual

ped/pod

foot

ex. pedestrian, podiatrist

phil

love

ex. philosophy

phon

sound

ex. telephone

port

carry

ex. transport

scrib/script

write

ex. manuscript

spect

look

ex. inspect

tele

far

ex. television

vid/vis

see

ex. visual

opt

best

ex. optimal

oxy

sharp

ex. oxymoron, oxidize

paleo

ancient

ex. paleontologist

pan

all

ex. pandemic, panorama

path

feeling

ex. empath, sympathy

pel (puls)

drive, push

ex. dispel, repulse

ped

foot, kid

ex. pedestrian, pediatrician

peri

around

ex. perimeter, peripheral

phil

loving

ex. p

purg

clean

ex. purge, purgatory

reg

guide, rules

ex, regulation, regulate

san

health

ex. sanity, insanitary

scend

climb, go

ex. ascend, crescendo

sci

to know

ex. conscience

sect

cut

ex. dissect, intersect

sed

sit

ex. sedimentary, sediment

sol

comfort

ex. console

soph

wise

ex. philosophy

syn (sym)

with, together

ex. synonym, sympathy

tact

touch

ex. contact

tax

arrangement

ex. syntax

tort

twist

ex. contortion, distort

vac

empty

ex. vacuum, vacant

viv/vit

life

ex. vitality, vivacious

vor (vour)

eat

ex. devour

xen

foreign