Common Root Words for the SAT
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“move”
ex: ambulance - traveling hospital
“male”
ex: androgynous - neither specifically feminine nor masculine (gyn means female)
“human”
ex: anthropology - the study of humans
“fight”
ex: antebellum - the time between the formation of the U.S. government and the outbreak of the American Civil War (ante means before)
“shout”
ex: clamor - a loud and confused noise
“bend”
ex: incline - to feel favorably disposed toward or a slope
“trust”
ex: credible
“break”
ex: fracture
“gn” / “gno”
“knowledge”
ex: diagnosis
“to go”
ex: gradual (ual means process)
“group”
ex: congregate and segregate
“female”
ex: androgynous - neither specifically feminine nor masculine (andro means male)
“to stick”
ex: adhere/adhesive
“to throw”
ex: projectile
“light”
ex: illuminate
“change”
ex: metamorphosis - the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages
“shape”
ex: metamorphosis - the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages
“sleep”
ex: narcosis - a state of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness produced by drugs.
“work”
ex: operate
“calm”
ex: pacify - to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility
“calm”
ex: placid - not easily upset or excited
“sound”
ex: symphony
“emotion” or “feeling”
ex: sentiment
“sleep”
ex: insomnia
“sound”
ex: sonar
“wise”
ex: sophisticated
“look”
ex: spectacles
“end”
ex: terminate
“god”
ex: theology - the study of the nature of God and religious belief
“come”
ex: intervene - to come in between
“to see”
ex: video
“call”
ex: vocal
“will”
ex: volunteer
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