SAT Prefixes and Suffixes

a-, an-

not, without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward, addition

anim-

life, spirit

ante-

before

anti-

opposite

auc-, aug-

increase

aud-, aur-

hear

auto-

self

ben-, bon-, eu-

good

brev-

short

caco-, dys-

bad, abnormal

ceiv-, cept-, capt-

take

circum-

around

co-, con-, col-, cor

with

contra-, counter-

against

de-, ex-

out of, away from

extra-

beyond, outside

hetero-

other

homo-

same

hyper-

above

hypo-

under

il-, im-, in-, ir-, non-

not

inter-

between

intra-

within

mal-, mis-, ne-

bad

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

big

re-, retro-

back, again

se-

apart

sub-, suc-, suf-

below

super-, sur-

over, above

syn-, sym-

together, with

trans-

across, beyond

ultra-, outr-

beyond

vice-

in place of

ambu

walk, move

andro

man

anthro

human

bellu, belli

war, fight

carn

flesh

clam, claim

shout

clin

lean, bend

clud, clus, claus

close

cred

trust, belief

demo

people

dog, dox

thought, idea

duc, duct

to lead, pull

ev

time, age

fac

to do, make

flict

strike

fort

strength

fract, frag, frai

break

gnos

knowledge

grad, gress

to go

greg

group, herd

gyn

woman

her, hes

to stick

jac, ject

to throw

loq, log, loc, lix

talk

luc, lum, lus

light, clear

meta, mut

change

morph

shape

narco

sleep

omni

all

oper

work

pac, plac

peace, calm

path

feeling

phon

sound

pug

war, fight

rupt

break

sanct

holy

scien

knowledge

senti

feeling

somn, sop

sleep

son

sound

soph

wise

spec

look

term

end, boundary

terr

earth

theo

God

ven

come

vid, vis

to see

voc, voke

call

vol

roll, turn

xen

stranger

-able, -ible

capable of

-ate, -ify,-efy, -ize, -ise

make

-cess, -cede

to go, yield

-cide

to kill

-cis

cut

-ette, -illo

little

-ist

a person

-logy, -ology

study

-ous

full of