SAT Vocabulary: Roots and High-Frequency Words

Vocabulary flashcards covering 50 common Latin & Greek roots and 100 high-frequency SAT words to strengthen word recognition and meaning recall.

Ab (root)

away

Ambi (root)

both

Ambul (root)

move or walk

Ami (root)

love

Contra (root)

against

Cred (root)

believe

Crypt (root)

hidden

Cycl (root)

circle or ring

Dem (root)

people

Derm (root)

skin

Dict (root)

speak

Domin (root)

master

Dur (root)

hard

Ego (root)

I; self

Esth (root)

feeling

Extra (root)

outside

Fid (root)

faith

Flect (root)

bend

Flor (root)

flower

Frac / Frag (root)

break

Fug (root)

run away

Gen (root)

birth; production

Gram (root)

something written

Graph (root)

to write

Grat (root)

pleasing

Gress (root)

to step; to go

Hetero (root)

different

Homo (root)

same

Idio (root)

peculiar; distinct

Judi (root)

judge; lawyer

Ling (root)

language

Loqu (root)

speak

Magn (root)

large; great

Mal (root)

bad

Mut (root)

change

Ob (root)

against

Phil (root)

love

Plac (root)

calm

Re (root)

back; again

Sagac (root)

wise

Sang (root)

having to do with blood

Sequ (root)

follow

Somn (root)

sleep

Tacit / Tic (root)

be silent

Troph (root)

feed; grow

Ultim (root)

last

Vener (root)

respectful

Vit (root)

life

Voc (root)

voice

Vol (root)

fly; wish

Abstract

existing only as an idea or concept; not physical or concrete

Acknowledge

to admit or recognize the existence or truth of something

Adapt

to adjust or change to suit new conditions

Admonition

a gentle warning or piece of corrective advice

Affluent

wealthy; having an abundance of material goods

Agitate

to disturb, upset, or stir up public interest

Anomaly

something that deviates from what is normal or expected

Antipathy

a deep-seated feeling of dislike

Arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim rather than reason

Ascertain

to find out with certainty through investigation

Aspire

to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something

Benevolent

kind and generous; desiring to do good for others

Capacity

the maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to do something

Censure

strong expression of disapproval, often formal or official

Coerce

to compel by force or threat

Colloquial

informal and conversational in language

Complementary

serving to complete or enhance; going well together

Consensus

general agreement within a group

Conventional

following traditional or accepted standards; ordinary

Convey

to communicate or make known; to transport

Disparity

a significant difference or inequality

Diverge

to separate and go in a different direction

Dubious

doubtful; of questionable reliability

Earnest

showing sincere and intense conviction; serious

Enhance

to improve the quality, value, or extent of something

Ephemeral

lasting for a very short time; fleeting

Feeble

lacking strength or effectiveness

Incredulous

unwilling or unable to believe; skeptical

Indifference

lack of interest, concern, or sympathy

Inherent

existing as a natural, essential part of something

Innumerable

too many to be counted; countless

Irk

to annoy or irritate

Labyrinth

a complex maze or network of passages

Malice

the intention to do evil or cause harm

Manifest

clear or obvious; to display or show plainly

Manipulate

to control or influence cleverly or unfairly

Marginalize

to treat as insignificant or peripheral

Meander

to wander aimlessly without fixed direction

Mundane

ordinary, dull, and lacking excitement

Nuance

a subtle difference or distinction

Obliterate

to destroy completely; wipe out

Obstinate

stubbornly refusing to change opinion or action

Panacea

a remedy for all problems or diseases; a cure-all

Perspective

a particular attitude or point of view

Phenomena

observable events or facts, especially unusual ones

Proliferate

to increase rapidly in number; multiply

Quarrel

an angry argument or disagreement

Reluctant

hesitant or unwilling

Reverence

deep respect or admiration

Ubiquitous

present or found everywhere