sat common word roots

a

lack of

apathetic

ab/abs

away from; separation

absent

ambi

both

ambidextrous

ami

friend

amicable

ante

before

anticipate

anthro

human

philanthropist

anti

against

antacid

arch

primary

archetype

auto

self

autograph

bell/belli

war

belligerent

ben

good

beneficial

bio

life

biology

chrom

color

chromatic

chron

time

chronic

circu

around

circulate

co/com/con

with; together

coworker

cogn

to know

cognizant

contra/counter

against; opposite

contradict

cred

to believe

credible

culp

guilt

culprit

de

away; down; off

deter

dic/dict

to speak

dictate

dis

not; against

disobey

dys

bad

dystopia

eff

talk

ineffable

ego

self

egotistical

equi

equal

equivalent

eu

good; well

euphoric

ex

away from; outside

exile

fort

strength

fortified

frac/frag

to break

fracture

gen

birth; life

generation

gress/grad

step

graduate

hyper

too much

hyperpigmented

hypo

too little

hypothermia

icon

image

icon

in/im

not

immature

inter

between

interrupt

intra/intro

within; inside

introduce

jud

law

judge

laud

to praise

applaud

loq/log

speech; talking

soliloquy

luc

to shed light upon

translucent

mal

bad

malignant

mand

order

mandate

mis

opposite

misread

mort

death

mortality

multi

many

multiple

mut

to change

mutate

neo

new

neoclassical

non

not

nonexistent

nounce

speak

announce

ob

to block; to hinder

obstacle

-ology

study of

zoology

omni

all

omnipresent

-ous

full of; filled with

gracious

pan

all

pandemic

path

emotion

pathos

pecu

money

peculiar

peri

around

perimeter

phil

love

philanthropy

phobia

fear

arachnophobia

phon

sound

phonate

plac

to calm; to please

placebo

poly

many

polynomial

pot

power

potential

pro

for; forward

pronate

re

again

recycle

scrib/script

to write

scribble

spect

to look

spectacles

sub

under

submarine

super

above

superman

temp

time

temporary

tort

twist

contort

trans

across

translate

un

not

undefined

uni

single

unified

ver/veri

truth

verify