SAT Greek and Latin Roots

ag, act*

do, act

agr

field

alt

high

alter

other

am*

friend, love

anim

mind, life spirit

ann, ann, enni

year

anthrop

man

aper

open

apt

fit

aqu

water

arch

rule

aster, astr

star

aud

hear

aur

gold

bas*

low

bell

war

ben

good

bibl

book

bio

life

brev

short

cad, cas, cid

fall

cand

white, shining

cap, capt, cept*

take, hold

capit

head

carn

flesh

ced, cess*

yield, go

celer

swift

cent

hundred

chrom

color

chron

time (c)

cid, cis

cut, kill

clin

lean, bend

clud, clus

close, shut

cogn

know (c)

cord

heart

corp

body

cosm

world

cred*

believe

curr, curs*

run

dec

ten

dem

people

derm

skin

di

day

dic, dict*

speak, say

dign

worthy

domin

lord, master

dorm

sleep (d)

duc, duct*

lead

ego

I

equ

equal

fac, fact, fect, fic*

make, do

fer*

bear, carry

fid

faith, trust

fin

end (f)

flect, flex

bend

form

shape

fort*

strong

frag, fract

break (f)

fug

flea

fus

pour

gen*

kind, race, birth

gest

carry, bring (g)

grad, gress

step, go

graph

write (g)

grat

pleasing

hydr

water (h)

integr

entire

ject*

throw

junct

join

lat

carry

leg, lig, lect

choose, gather

liber

free

loc*

place (l)

log

word, study

loqu, locut

speak, talk

luc, lum

light

magn

great

man*

hand

mar

sea

mater

mother

mega

large

ment

mind (m)

merg

plunge, sink

meter

measure

micro

small

migr

wander

mir

look

mit, miss*

send

mon

advise

mort*

death

mot, mov

move

mult*

many

mut*

change

nat*

born

nav

ship

neg

deny

nomen

name

nov

new

ocul

eye