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PCAT roots

roots to know for the PCAT

TermDefinition
A, AN NOT, WITHOUT. Ex: amoral, atrophy, asymmetrical, anarchy, anesthetic, anonymity, anomaly, annul
AB, A FROM, AWAY, APART. Ex: abnegate, abortive,abrogate, abscond, absolve, avert, abject
AC, ACR SHARP, SOUR. Ex: acid, acerbic, exacerbate, acute,acuity, acumen, acrid, acrimony
AD, A TO, TOWARD. Ex: adhere, adjacent, adjunct, admonish, adroit, adumbrate, advent, advance, affluent, aggregate, alleviate, allude, allure
ALI, ALTR ANOTHER. Ex: alias, alienate, inalienable, altruism
AM, AMI LOVE. Ex: amorous, amicable, amiable, amity
AMBI, AMPHI BOTH. Ex: ambiguous, ambivalent, ambidextrous, amphibious
AMBL, AMBUL WALK. Ex: amble, ambulatory, perambulator, sonmambulist
ANN, ENN YEAR. Ex: annual, biennial, perennial, annuity
ANTE, ANT BEFORE. Ex: antecedent, antediluvian, antebellum, anterior, antiquity, anticipate
ANTHROP HUMAN. Ex: anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope, philanthropy
ANTI, ANT AGAINST, OPPOSITE. Ex: antidote, antipathy, antithesis, antacid, antagonist, antonym.
AUD HEAR. Ex: audio, audience, audition, audible
AUTO SELF. Ex: autobiography, autocrat, autonomous
BELLI, BELL WAR. Ex: belligerent, bellicose, antebellum, rebellion
BENE, BEN GOOD. Ex: benevolent, benefactor, beneficent, benign
BI TWO. Ex: bicycle, bisect, bilateral, bilingual, biped
BIBLIO BOOK. Ex: Bible, bibliography, bibliophile
BIO LIFE. Ex: biography, biology, amphibious, symbiotic, macrobiotics.
BURS MONEY, PURSE. Ex: reimburse, disburse, bursar
CAD, CAS, CID HAPPEN, FALL. Ex: accident, cadence, cascade, deciduous
CAP, CIP HEAD. Ex: captain, decapitate, capitulate, precipitous, recapitulate
CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP TAKE, HOLD, SEIZE. Ex: capable, capacious, captivate, deception, intercept, precept, percipient
CARN FLESH. Ex: carnal, carnage, carnival, carnivorous, incarnate, incarnadine
CED, CESS YIELD, GO. Ex: cede, precede, accede, recede, cessation, incessant
CHROM COLOR. Ex: chrome, chromatic, monochrome
CHRON TIME. Ex: chronology, chronic, anachronism
CIDE MURDER. Ex: suicide, homicide, regicide, patricide
CIRCUM AROUND. Ex: circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumspect, circumvent
CLIN, CLIV SLOPE. Ex: incline, declivity, proclivity
CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS SHUT, CLOSE. Ex: conclude, reclusive, claustrophobia, cloister, preclude, occlude
CO, COM, CON WITH, TOGETHER. Ex: coeducation, coagulate, coalesce, cognate, collateral, colloquial
COGN, GNO KNOW. Ex: recognize, cognition, cognizance, incognito, diagnosis, agnostic, ignorant
CONTRA AGAINST. Ex: controversy, incontrovertible, contravene, contradict, contraception
CORP BODY. Ex: corpse, corporeal, corpulence
COSMO, COSM WORLD. Ex: cosmopolitan, cosmos, microcosm, macrocosm
CRAC, CRAT RULE, POWER. Ex: democracy, bureaucracy, theocracy, autocrat, aristocrat, technocrat
CRED TRUST, BELIEVE. Ex: incredible, credulous, credence
CRESC, CRET GROW. Ex: crescent, crescendo, accretion
CULP BLAME, FAULT. Ex: culprit, culpable, inculpate, exculpate
CURR, CURS RUN. Ex: current, concur, cursory, precursor, incursion
DE DOWN, OUT, APART. Ex: depart, debase, debilitate, declivity, decry, deface, deride, detest
DEC TEN, TENTH. Ex: decade, decimal, decathlon, decimate
DEMO, DEM PEOPLE. Ex: democrat, demographics, demagogue, epidemic, pandemic, endemic
DI, DIURN DAY. Ex: diary, diurnal, quotidian
DIA ACROSS. Ex: diagonal, diatribe, diaphanous
DIC DICT SPEAK. Ex: diction, interdict, predict, abdicate, indict, verdict, dictum
DIS, DIF, DI NOT, APART, AWAY. Ex: disaffected disband, disbar, disburse, discern, discredit
DOC, DOCT TEACH. Ex: doctrine, docile, doctrinaire
DUC, DUCT LEAD. Ex: seduce, induce, conduct, viaduct, induct
DOL PAIN. Ex: condolence, doleful, indolent
EGO SELF. Ex: ego, egoist, egocentric, egotistical
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