SAT Prefix and Sufix

Flashcards for SAT vocabulary building based on common roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

What does the prefix 'a-' mean?

without

What does 'ab-' mean?

away

What is the meaning of the suffixes '-cious' and '-uous'?

abounding in

What does the root 'acu' signify?

sharp

What field does the root 'agri' relate to?

farming

What color is associated with the root 'alb'?

white

What does the prefix 'amb-' mean?

both

What action is associated with the root 'ambul'?

walk, move

What characteristic is described by the root 'amic'?

friendly

What does the prefix 'ana-' generally indicate?

back

What does the prefix 'anti-' (or 'ant-') indicate?

against, opposite

What does the root 'arche' (or 'archi') signify?

primitive, origin

What does the root 'auto' mean?

self

What concept is represented by the root 'bel'?

war, fight

What positive quality does the root 'bene' denote?

good

What number is associated with the prefix 'bi-'?

two

What does the root 'cata-' indicate?

intensive, according to

What action is described by the root 'cede' (or 'cess', 'ced')?

go, withdraw

What action is signified by the suffix 'ceive'?

take

What quantity is indicated by the root 'cent'?

hundred

What part of the body does the root 'cerebr' refer to?

brain

What quality is associated with the root 'cert'?

sure

What does the root 'chron' signify?

time

What action is represented by the root 'cide'?

kill

What does the root 'circum' mean?

around

What kind of action is associated with the root 'clam' (or 'claim')?

shout, speak

What quality does the root 'clar' indicate?

clear

What action is associated with the root 'clud' (or 'clus')?

close

What action is associated with the root 'clin' (or 'cline')?

lean

What does the prefix 'co-' indicate?

with, together, joint

What is associated with the root 'cog'?

know

What does the prefix 'con-' mean?

together, common

What does the prefix 'contra-' mean?

against

What is related to the root 'corp'?

body

What does the prefix 'counter-' mean?

opposing, contrary

What does the suffix 'cracy' (or 'crat') mean?

rule

What action is associated with the root 'cred'?

believe

What does the root 'crypt' mean?

hidden, secret

What concept is represented by the root 'culp'?

blame, fault

What is the root 'cumul' related to?

mass, heap

What group is associated with the root 'dem'?

people

How many is associated with the prefix 'di-'?

twice, two

What does the prefix 'dia-' mean?

across, through

What concept is related to the root 'domin'?

master

What action is represented by the root 'don'?

give

What action is associated with the root 'dorm'?

sleep

What quality is related to the root 'dur'?

harden, long lasting

What is related to the root 'dyn'?

power, energy

What does the suffix 'ence' (or 'ance') indicate?

state, condition

What is related to the root 'esth' (or 'aesth')?

beauty, feeling

What is related to the root 'ethn'?

nation, race

What does the prefix 'eu-' mean?

good, well

What does the prefix 'ex-' mean?

out, former

What does the prefix 'extra-' mean?

beyond

What actions apply to the suffix 'fer'?

carry, bring

What action relates to the root 'fid'?

trust

What action relates to the root 'flect' (or 'flex')?

bend

What does the root 'fore' mean?

in front of, previous

What does the root 'fusc' mean?

dark

What does the root 'ger' mean?

old age

What action relates to the root 'grad' (or 'gress')?

to step, to go

What is related to the root 'gyn'?

woman

What does the prefix 'homo' (or 'homeo') mean?

same, alike

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

over, beyond

What does the prefix 'hypo-' mean?

under

What is related to the Suffix 'ian'?

related to

What does the root 'idio' mean?

peculiar, distinct

What does the prefix 'in-/im-' mean?

not

What does the prefix 'infra-' mean?

beneath

What does the prefix 'inter-' mean?

between

What does the prefix 'ir-' mean?

not

What does the prefix 'iso-' mean?

equal

What does the root 'lab' mean?

work

What does the root 'lat' mean?

broad, wide

What does the root 'laud' mean?

praise

What does the root 'Lex' mean?

word, law

What does the root 'loq' mean?

speech

What does the root 'Luc' mean?

light

What does the prefix 'macro-' mean?

large, great

What does the root 'mal' mean?

bad, evil

What does the root 'medi' mean?

middle

What does the root 'melan' mean?

black, dark

What does the prefix 'meta-' mean?

change, beyond, after

What does the prefix 'micro-' mean?

small

What does the root 'migr' mean?

move

What does the prefix 'min-' mean?

small

What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

wrong, bad

What action is associated with the root 'miss (mit)'?

send, cast

What does the prefix 'mono-' mean?

one

What does the root 'mort' mean?

death

What does the root 'nat' mean?

born

What does the root 'neg' mean?

no

What does the prefix 'neo-' mean?

new

What does the root 'nov' mean?

new

What does the root 'null' mean?

none

What does the prefix 'ob (op)' mean?

in the way, against

What does the prefix 'omni-' mean?

all

What does the root 'opt' mean?

best

What type of suffix is 'ous'?

having

What does the root 'oxy' mean?

sharp