SAT roots, suffixes, & prefixes

a-

an-

without

ab-

abs-

away from, against

ac-

acr-

sharp

ad-

at-

to, toward

am-

to love

amb-

to go, to walk

anim-

life, spirit

ante-

before

anthr-

andr-

mankind, man

anti-

against, opposite

apt-

-kept

skill, ability, fit

-bell-

war

bene-

good

bi-

two

carn-

flesh

chron-

time

circ-

circum-

around

-cis-

to cut

cli-

to lean

clu-

clo-

cla-

to close, shut

co-

com-

con-

with, together

cred

believe

culp

blame

cur/cour

to run (a course)

de

away from, the opposite of

dem

people

derm

skin

di

apart, through, away

dic

to say, to tell

dign/dain

worth

dis

apart, away from, not

dys

faulty, bad

epi

upon

equi/equ

equal

esce

to become

eu

good, pleasing

ex/ej

out, put out

extr

outside, beyond

fac

to make, to do

fic/fig

to make, to do

fid

faith, trust

gen

birth, creation, kind

gyn

woman

her/hes

to stick

hetero

different, other

homo

same

hyper

over

hypo

under

in/il/im/ir

not

in/en/im/em

into

ex/ej

out, put out

extr

outside, beyond

fac

to make, to do

fic/fig

to make, to do

fid

faith, trust

gen

birth, creation, kind

gyn

woman

her/hes

to stick

hetero

different, other

homo

same

hyper

over

hypo

under

in/il/im/ir

not

in/en/im/em

into

inter

between, among

intra

within, inside

loc/loq/log

to speak

luc/lum

light

magna

great, big

mal

bad

man

hand

mis

wrong, bad

mit/mis

to send

morph

shape, form

mut

change

nat/nas/nai

to be born

neo/nov

new

nom/nym

name

ob

against, in front of, toward

omni

all, every

pan

all, everywhere

par

equal

path

feeling

phil

love of

phobe

fear of

phon

sound

plac

to please

pon/pos

place, put

port

to carry

post

after

pot

power, ability

pre

before

pro

forward, supporting

pun/pen

to pay, compensate, to punish

re

again, back

sci

knowledge, to know

scrib/script

to write

sed/sid

to sit, be still

sequ/secu

to follow

spec

to look, appear