Latin Roots and SAT Words 13-16

migr

Root meaning to wander

miss, mit(t)

Root meaning to send

mob, mot, mov

Root meaning to move

mod

Root meaning measure or manner

mor(t)

Root meaning death,

nov

Root meaning new

omni (

Root meaning all

pater(n), patr

Root meaning father

commodious

Comfortable, spacious, suitable, or well-appointed.

emissary

A person sent on an important, often secret, mission.

emotive

Related to emotions; expressive of emotion.

intermittent

Stopping and starting at intervals; periodic.

premise

A basic statement from which one develops an argument.

amortize

To pay off a debt by installment payments.

moribund

Near death or death-like; lacking vitality.

omnipresent

Present in all places at the same time.

patron

One who supports, protects, or encourages another, often with money.

ped

Root meaning foot

pend, pens

Root meaning to hang or weigh

plac

Root meaning to please

pon, pos(e), pound

Root meaning to put or place

port

Root meaning to carry

scrib(e), script

Root meaning to write

sign

Root meaning sign or mark

simil, simul

Root meaning like

appendage

Something added to something else; an adjunct.

expound

To explain in a point by point manner.

impediment

Something that gets in the way or entangles.

implacable

Refusing to be pleased or pacified; relentless.

pensive

Deep or heavy in thought, often over sadness.

placate

To calm another's anger; to appease or pacify.

ascribe

To attribute to a specific person, source, or cause.

consign

To hand over to another's care or transfer into someone else's hands.