SSAT PREP

a-, an-

not, without e.g. amoral/ anonymous

ab-

from e.g. abnormal

ad-

toward e.g. advance

ante-

before

anti-

against/ opposite e.g. antibactericial

auto-

self e.g. automobile

circu-

around e.g. circumference

de-

away from e.g. derail/defend

dia-

through e.g. diagonal

dis-

not e.g. disloyal/ disadvantage

en-

put in/into e.g. enlist

hyper-

over, more e.g. hyperfixated/ hyperactive

in-, ill-, im-

not e.g. impossible

inter-

between e.g. interact

intra-

within e.g. intrastate

macro-

large e.g. macroeconomics

non-

without, not e.g. nonsense

peri-

around

sub-

under e.g submarine

syn/ sym-

same e.g. sympathy- same feelings

trans-

across e.g. transport

-cide

act of killing e.g. genocide

-cracy

rule/ power

-dom

state/quality

-dox

belief

-esque

in the style of

-gam(y)

union

-gon

angle

-ism

doctrine/belief

-ive

having a tendency

—phile

one who loves e.g. pedophile- loves prepubescents

ann/enn

year

anthrop

man

asti

star

bio

life

chron

time

dict

say

gen

give birth

luc

light

man(u)

hand

mand

order

mis/mit

send

pater/patr

father

path

feel

photo

light

port

carry

tele

far off

terr

earth

tract

drag/draw

vac

empty

vid/vis

see

vit

life

zo

life

agr

farming

aqu

water

art/arti

skill

bene

well/good

cosm

order

cosmos

universe

cred

to believe

dyna

to be able to

dys

bad/difficult

epi

on/over

extra

outside/beyond

graph

to write

graphic

vividly described

grat

pleasing/pleasantness/ welcome/ agreeable(ness)

hydr

water

hyper

above and beyond it all

hypo

under/ below normal

jur

to swear/ take oath/right/law

mar

sea

morph

shape

mort/ mori

death

mut

to change

neo

new

pan/omni

all

rect/ortho

straight/right/true

phon

sound/voice

post

after

proto/prim

first

retro

back/behind/backward

scrib/scrip

write

syn

with/together with

therm

heat

trans

through/across/beyond

viv

to live/be alive

aud

hear

bell

war

carn

meat

cata

down

cid

kill

corp

body

crac/ crat

power

crypt/cryph

hidden

culp

guilt

cur

care

demo

people

domin

lord

duct

lead