Common Latin and Greek Roots Used on the SAT

A set of vocabulary-style flashcards covering the Latin and Greek roots listed in the lecture notes to aid SAT preparation.

A-, An-

Prefix meaning no, not, or without

Andry

Root meaning of men; male

Anthropos

Root meaning people; human

Auto-

Prefix meaning self; oneself

Bi-

Prefix meaning two

Belli / Bel

Root meaning war

Bene-

Prefix meaning good; well

Circum-

Prefix meaning around

Cogn

Root meaning know

Col / Com / Con

Prefix meaning together; with

Contra-

Prefix meaning against; opposite

Caco-

Prefix meaning bad; harsh

Dict / Diction

Root meaning speak; speech

Chron

Root meaning time

E- / Ex-

Prefix meaning out of; away

-Cracy

Suffix meaning rule by; government

Fac / Fact / Fect / -Factor

Root meaning to make; to do

Fic / -Ficent

Root meaning doing; making

Demo

Root meaning the people

Eu-

Prefix meaning good; well

Gno

Root meaning know

Hyper-

Prefix meaning too much; excessive

Hypo-

Prefix meaning too little; under

Gyny / Gyn

Root meaning of women; female

In- / Im-

Prefix meaning not

Inter-

Prefix meaning between; among

Intra-

Prefix meaning within; inside

Ject

Root meaning to throw

Magni / Magn

Root meaning great; large

Male / Mal

Prefix meaning evil; bad

Mit / Miss

Root meaning to send

Morph

Root meaning shape; form

Omni-

Prefix meaning all; every

Potent

Root meaning powerful

Nym / Onym

Root meaning name

Pre-

Prefix meaning before

Path / Pathos

Root meaning feeling; suffering

Phil / Philo

Root meaning love

Phon

Root meaning sound

Poly-

Prefix meaning many

Pseudo-

Prefix meaning false

Re-

Prefix meaning back; again

Scribe / Script

Root meaning write

Somn

Root meaning sleep

Soph

Root meaning wisdom

Syn- / Sym-

Prefix meaning together; with

Trans-

Prefix meaning across; beyond

Vene / Vent

Root meaning to come

Volent / Volunt

Root meaning wishing; willing

Mono-

Prefix meaning one

Logy / -Logy

Suffix meaning speech; word (often as study when combined as -ology)

-Ology

Suffix meaning the study of

Mor / More

Root meaning fool