PSAT/SAT Vocab memorization

What is the prefix a-?

without; apathy, amoral, asymmetrical

What is the prefix ab-?

away; absent, abduct, abnormal, abort

What are the suffixes -cious, -uous?

abounding in; vivacious, voluptuous

What is the root acu?

sharp; acute, acupressure, acupuncture, acuity

What is the root agri?

farming; agriculture, agrarian

What is the root alb?

white; albino, albumen, albacore

What is the prefix ambi-?

both; ambivalent, ambiguous, ambidextrous

What is the root ambul?

walk, move; amble, ambulance, ambulant

What is the root amic?

friendly; amicable, amicably, dynamic

What is the prefix ana-?

back; anachronism, anabasis

What is the prefix anti- (ant-)?

against, opposite; antagonist, antidote, antibiotics

What is the root arche- (archi-)?

primitive, origin; archaic, archaeology, archive

What is the root auto-?

self; autopilot, autonomous, autocratic

What is the root bel?

war, fight; rebel, antebellum, bellicose

What is the root bene-?

good; benefit, benign, benevolent, benefactor

What is the prefix bi-?

two; bicycle, biceps, biscotti, biweekly

What is the root cata-?

intensive, according to; cataclysm, catastrophic, catalog

What is the root cede- (cess-, ced-)?

go, withdraw; recede, exceed, recession

What is the suffix -ceive?

take; receive, perceive, reconceive

What is the root cent?

hundred; centennial, century, percent

What is the root cerebr?

brain; cerebral, cerebrate

What is the root cert?

sure; certain, ascertain, certify

What is the root chron?

time; chronicle, chronology, anachronism

What is the root cide?

kill; genocide, pesticide

What is the prefix circum-?

around; circumference, circumstance

What is the root clam- (claim-)?

shout, speak; exclaim, clamor, proclaim

What is the root clar?

clear; clarify, clarification, declare

What is the root clud- (clus-)?

close; conclusion, seclude, conclude

What is the root clin- (cline-)?

lean; inclination, incline, recline

What is the prefix co-?

with, together, joint; coauthor, cosign, collaborate, cooperate

What is the root cog?

know; cognitive, incognito, cognition

What is the prefix con-?

together, common; connect, convention, concur

What is the prefix contra-?

against; contraband, contrary

What is the root corp?

body; corporation, corpse, corporal

What is the prefix counter-?

opposing, contrary; counteract, counterintuitive, counteroffer

What are the suffixes -cracy (-crat)?

rule; democracy, democrat, theocracy, bureaucracy

What is the root cred?

believe; incredible, credit, credulous, credence

What is the root crypt?

hidden, secret; cryptic, encrypt

What is the root culp?

blame, fault; culpable, exculpate, culprit

What is the root cumul?

mass, heap; accumulate, cumulative

What is the root dem?

people; democracy, demographics

What is the prefix di-?

twice, two; dilemma, diverse, dioxide

What is the prefix dia-?

across, through; dialogue, diameter, diagnosis

What is the root domin?

master; dominate, predominate, domineering

What is the root don?

give; donate, pardon, donor

What is the root dorm?

sleep; dormitory, dormant, dormer

What is the root dur?

harden, long lasting; durable, duration, endure

What is the root dyn?

power, energy; dynamite, dynamic

What are the suffixes -ence (-ance)?

state, condition; performance, conference, insurance

What is the root esth- (aesth-)?

beauty, feeling; esthetician, aesthetic, kinesthesia

What is the root ethn?

nation, race; ethnicity, ethnology, ethnocentric

What is the prefix eu-?

good, well; euphemism, euphoria

What is the prefix ex-?

out, former; exit, ex-girlfriend, exterminate, extract

What is the prefix extra-?

beyond; extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagance

What is the suffix -fer?

carry, bring; transfer, ferry, conifer, confer

What is the root fid?

trust; confidence, fidelity

What is the root flect- (flex-)?

bend; reflect, flexible, inflect, deflect

What is the prefix fore-?

in front of, previous; before, therefore, forebode, forecast

What is the root fusc?

dark; obfuscation, infuscate, subfuscous, fuscous

What is the root ger?

old age; geriatrics, gerontology

What is the root grad- (gress-)?

to step, to go; digress, gradual, graduate

What is the root gyn?

woman; gynecology, androgynous, misogyny

What is the prefix homo- (homeo-)?

same, alike; homogeneous, homonym, homeopath

What is the prefix hyper-?

over, beyond; hyperactive, hyperventilate

What is the prefix hypo-?

under; hypothermic, hypothesis, hypoglycemia

What is the suffix -ian?

related to; librarian, historian, pedestrian

What is the root idio?

peculiar, distinct; idiotic, idiomatic

What is the prefix in-/im-?

not; incapable, incomplete, informal, imperfect

What is the prefix infra-?

beneath; infrastructure, infrared

What is the prefix inter-?

between; interview, international, interstate

What is the prefix ir-?

not; irrational, irredeemable, irrelevant, irregular

What is the prefix iso-?

equal; isobar, isometric

What is the root lab?

work; elaborate, laboratory, laborious, labor, collaborate

What is the root lat?

broad, wide; dilate, latitude

What is the root laud?

praise; laudably, applause, applaud

What is the root lex?

word, law; lexicology, dyslexic, alexia, lexicon

What is the root loq?

speech; loquacious, eloquent, colloquialism

What is the root luc?

light; elucidate, lucid, translucent

What is the prefix macro-?

large, great; macroeconomics, macronutrients, macroevolution

What is the root mal?

bad, evil; malignant, maltreat, malfeasance, malicious

What is the root medi?

middle; mediocre, medium, medieval

What is the root melan?

black, dark; melancholy, melanoma, melodrama

What is the prefix meta-?

change, beyond, after; metaphysics, metamorphosis, metastasis

What is the prefix micro-?

small; microscope, micronutrient

What is the root migr?

move; immigrant, emigrate, migrant, migration

What is the prefix min-?

small; minimum, miniature, minuscule, minute

What is the prefix mis-?

wrong, bad; mistake, misinterpret, misogynist

What is the root miss- (mit-)?

send, cast; remit, dismiss, missile, emit

What is the prefix mono-?

one; monotheism, monodiglyceride

What is the root mort?

death; mortuary, immortal, mortify

What is the root nat?

born; innate, natural, natal

What is the root neg?

none; negate, negative, renege

What is the prefix neo-?

new; neophyte, neonatal, neologistic, neocolonialism

What is the root nov?

new; novice, renovate, novelty

What is the root null?

none; nullify, nullification, nulliparity

What is the prefix ob- (op-)?

in the way, against; object, objection, opposition, obscure

What is the prefix omni-?

all; omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous

What is the root opt?

best; optimal, optimum, optimize

What is the suffix -ous?

having; adventurous, hazardous, nauseous, joyous

What is the root oxy?

sharp; oxymoron, oxidize