Latin & Greek Roots SAT

astro

star | Examples: astronomy, asteroid, astronaut, astrophysics

auto

self, same | Examples: autobiography, automatic, automobile, autograph

bio

life | Examples: biology, biography, biodegradable, biochemistry

chron

time | Examples: chronology, chronic, synchronize, chronometer

cosm

universe, world, order | Examples: cosmos, cosmology, cosmopolitan, microcosm

cracy

type of government | Examples: democracy, aristocracy, bureaucracy, theocracy

crat

member of a type of government | Examples: bureaucrat, technocrat, aristocrat, autocrat

cycl

circle, wheel | Examples: bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, recycle

geo

people; earth | Examples: geography, geology, geothermal, geometry

gon

angle | Examples: polygon, pentagon, hexagon, octagon

graph, gram

draw, write | Examples: photograph, paragraph, diagram, autograph

hydr

water | Examples: hydrate, hydraulic, dehydration, hydroelectric

hyper

over, too much, a lot | Examples: hyperactive, hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperbole

kilo

one thousand | Examples: kilometer, kilogram, kilowatt, kilobyte

mania

madness, insanity | Examples: pyromania, kleptomania, megalomania, manic

mega

massive | Examples: megabyte, megaphone, megalith, megastar

meter

measure | Examples: kilometer, thermometer, speedometer, barometer

micro

small | Examples: microscope, microorganism, microchip, microwave

mono

one | Examples: monologue, monopoly, monochrome, monorail

mis

hate | Examples: misanthrope, misogyny, misology, misandry

morph

form | Examples: metamorphosis, morphology, polymorphism, anthropomorphic

path

suffering, sickness, disease | Examples: pathology, empath, sympathetic, psychopath

phon

sound | Examples: telephone, phonics, symphony, microphone

photo

light | Examples: photograph, photosynthesis, photocopy, photogenic

phys

nature, body, natural science | Examples: physics, physician, physical, physiology

pod

foot | Examples: tripod, podiatrist, cephalopod, pseudopod

poly

many | Examples: polygon, polymer, polyglot, polytechnic

psych

mind | Examples: psychology, psychiatrist, psychic, psychosis

scope

view | Examples: telescope, microscope, periscope, endoscope

tele

distance | Examples: telephone, television, teleport, telegraph

theo

god, religion | Examples: theology, theocracy, atheist, polytheism

therm

heat | Examples: thermometer, thermal, hypothermia, geothermal

tri

three | Examples: triangle, tricycle, tripod, trilogy

ann

year | Examples: anniversary, annual, perennial, annualize

aqu

water | Examples: aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct, aqueous

bene

good | Examples: benefit, benevolent, beneficial, benefactor

duc

lead | Examples: conduct, educate, induce, introduce

fic

make | Examples: fiction, manufacture, artificial, prolific

gen

kind, type | Examples: genetics, generate, generation, genealogy

greg

flock, group | Examples: congregate, aggregate, segregate, gregarious

inter

between | Examples: interact, international, intercept, intermediate

ject

throw | Examples: inject, reject, project, eject

jud

judge | Examples: judicial, prejudice, judgment, adjudicate

man

hand | Examples: manual, manufacture, manuscript, manipulate

medi

middle | Examples: median, medieval, mediocre, Mediterranean

miss, mit

send | Examples: transmit, mission, dismiss, emit

mort

death | Examples: immortal, mortgage, mortuary, postmortem

mov

move | Examples: motion, remove, promote, mobile

ped

foot | Examples: pedal, pedestrian, podiatry, expedition

pend

hang | Examples: depend, suspend, pendant, pending

quer

ask | Examples: inquire, query, questionnaire, conquest

qui, quis

seek, ask | Examples: acquire, inquire, inquisitive, prerequisite

scrib, script

write | Examples: describe, manuscript, prescription, scripture

sens

feel | Examples: sensitive, sensation, consent, nonsense

spect

look | Examples: inspect, spectator, respect, perspective

struct

build | Examples: construct, structure, destruction, infrastructure

tract

draw, pull | Examples: attract, contract, extract, tractor

tempo

time | Examples: temporary, contemporary, tempo, temporal

tain

hold | Examples: contain, maintain, retain, entertain

trans

across | Examples: transport, transfer, translate, transmit

uni

one | Examples: uniform, universe, unite, unilateral

vac

empty | Examples: vacuum, vacant, evacuate, vacancy

vid, vis

see | Examples: video, vision, visible, revise

vol, volut

roll, turn | Examples: revolve, evolution, involve, revolution

a, an

without, not | Examples: anonymous, atypical, anaerobic, apolitical