prefixes and sat words to know

a

without

ante

before

anti

against

auto

self

bene

good

Bi

two

circum

around

contra

against

corp

body

di

two

dict

to speak

dis

apart

homo

same

hyper

above

inter

between

mal

bad

micro

small

mis

wrong

multi

many

neo

new

poly

many

pro

for

re

again

retro

back

un

not

abase

to humiliate, degrade

abate

to lessen

abstruse

difficult to understand

acclivity

a climbing slope; a hill

accolade

award or honor

acne

zits

adroit

skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

adulterate

to make impure; to contaminate

adverse

unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile

advocate

to recommend; to speak in favor of

aesthetic

pertaining to beauty

affected

fake

affinity

an attraction to

affluent

rich

agenda

Plan of action; purpose

aghast

horrified

alacrity

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

alias

A name that is not one's true name

alimentary

supplying nourishment

allay

to lessen; ease; soothe

Alledge

to assert without proof

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

allude

to refer to casually or indirectly

altercation

heated dispute

amass

to accumulate

Ambiviant

having mixed feelings about someone or something

ameliorate

to improve

amity

friendship

Amorphus

shapeless

antipathy

an intense dislike

apathetic

feeling or showing little emotion

apathy

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

apex

the highest point of something

appease

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

arbitration

a third party makes a decision that is binding on both parties

ador

passion

assuage

make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

astute

shrewd; clever

attribute

n. a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; v. to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

atypical

not typical

audacity

boldness

August

majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

austerity

sternness or severity of manner or attitude

averse

opposed

begrudge

resent

Begulie

trick

belated

delayed

benevolent

kind

berate

to scold sharply

bereft

deprived

bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

brevity

briefness

burgeon

to grow and flourish

callous

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

candor

honesty, frankness

capitulate

to surrender

capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

captious

fault-finding

cathartic

cleansing

caustic

(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

censor

v. To remove offensive material from n. someone who censors things

censure

to criticize harshly

Chargin

embarrassment

chaos

great confusion, disorder

circumspect

careful, cautious

clemency

mercy; lenience

cogent

clear, logical, and convincing

cogitate

cognizant

commensurate

equal; proportionate

commiserate

to sympathize with

comport

to behave in a particular way

compunction

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt

concurrent

happening at the same time