SAT Word Roots

A, AN

not, without

AB, A

from, away, apart

AC, ACR

sharp, sour

AD, A

to, toward

ALI, ALTR

another

AM, AMI

love

AMBI, AMPHI

both

AMBI, AMBUL

walk

ANIM

life, spirit, breath

ANN, ENN

year

ANTE, ANT

before

ANTHRO

human

ANTI, ANT

against, opposite

AUD

hear

AUTO

self

BELLI, BELL

war

BENE, BEN

good

BI

two

BIBLIO

book

BIO

life

BURS

money, purse

CAD, CAS, CID

happen, fall

CAP, CIP

head

CARN

flesh

CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP

take, hold, seize

CED, CESS

yield, go

CHROM

color

CHRON

time

CIDE

murder

CIRCUM

around

CLIN, CLIV

slope

CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS

shut, close

CO, COM, CON

with, togehter

COGN, GNO

know

CONTRA

against

CORP

body

COSMO, COSM

world

CRAC, CRAT

rule, power

CRED

trust, believe

CRESC, CRET

grow

CULP

blame, fault

CURR, CURS

run

DE

down, out, apart

DEC

ten, thenth

DEMO, DEM

people

DI, DIURN

day

DIC, DICT

speak

DIS, DIF, DI

not, apart, away

DOC, DOCT

teach

DOL

pain

DUC, DUCT

lead

EGO

self

EN, EM

in, into

ERR

wander

EU

good, happy

EX, E

out, out of

FAC, FIC, FECT, FY, FEA

make, do

FAL, FALS

deceive

FERV

boil

FID

faith, trust

FLU, FLUX

flow

FORE

before

FRAG, FRAC

break

FUS

pour

FGEN

birth, class, kin

GRAD, GRESS

step

GRAPH, GRAM

writing

GRAT

pleasing

GRAV, GRIEV

heavy

GREG

CROWD, FLOCK

habit, hibit

have, hold

HAP

by chance

HELIO, HELI

sun

HETERO

other

HOL

whole

HOMO

same

HOMO (2)

man

HYDR

water

HYPER

more, too much

HYPO

too little, under

IN, IG, IL, IM, IR

not

INTER

between, among

INTRA, INTR

within

IT, ITER

between, among

JECT, JET

throw

JOUR

day

JUD

judge

JUNCT, JUG

join

JUR

swear, law

LAT

side

LAV, LAU, LU

wash

LEG, LEC, LEX

read, speak

LEV

light

LIBER

free

LIG, LECT

choose, gather

LIG, LI

bind

LING, LANG

tongue

LITER

letter

LITH

stone

LOQU, LOC, LOG

speech, thought