Important SAT Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Prefix a

without apathy, amoral, asymmetrical

Prefix ab

away absent, abduct, abnormal, abort

Suffix -cious, -uous

abounding in vivacious, volumptuous

Root acu

sharp acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity

Root agri

farming agriculture, agrarian

Root alb

white albino, albumen, albacore

Prefix amb

both ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous

Root ambul

walk, move amble, ambulance, ambulant

Root amic

friendly amicable, amicably, dynamic

Prefix ana

back anachronism, anabasis