Roots

SAT Vocabulary, most frequent on the exam.

ab

away

ambi

both

ambul

walk or run

contra

against

cred

believe

crypt

hidden

cycl

circle or ring

dem

people

derm

skin

dict

speak

domin

master

dur

hard

ego

I, self

esth

feeling

extra

outside

fid

faith

frac/frag

break

flor

flower

fug

run away

flect

bend

gen

birth or production

gram

something written

graph

to write

grat

pleasing

gress

to step, to go

hetero

different

homo

same

idio

peculiar, distinct

judi

judge, lawyer

ling

language

loqu

speak

magn

large, great

mal

bad

mut

change

ob

against

phil

love

plac

calm

re

back, again

sagac

wise

sang

having to do with blood

sequ

follow

tacit/tac

be silent

troph

feed, grow

ultim

last

vener

respectful

vit

life

voc

voice

vol

fly, wish, will

ambu

move

andro

man

antro

human

bell

fight, conflict

bell

beautiful, charming

clam

shout

clin

bend

gnos

knowledge

grad

to go, step

greg

group

gyn

female

her

to stick

jac

to throw

ject

to throw

lum

light

meta

change

morph

shape

narco

sleep, numbness, stiffness

oper

work

pac

peace

phon

sound

senti

emotion, feeling

somn

sleep

son

sound

soph

wise

spec

look

term

end

theo

god

ven

come

vid

to see