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SAT Prep Root List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ag, act | do, act; as agent, counteract |
| am | friend, love; as amity, amorous |
| bas | low; as debase, basement |
| cap, capt, cept | take, hold; as capable, captive, intercept |
| ced, cess | yield, go; as cede, procession |
| cred | believe; as incredible, credentials |
| curr, curs | run; as current, cursory |
| dic, dict | speak, say; as indicate, contradict |
| duc, duct | lead; as induce, ductile |
| fac, fact, fect, fic | make, do; as facile, factory, infection, fiction |
| fer | bear, carry; as fertile, confer |
| fort | strong; as fortitude, fortify |
| gen | kind, race, birth; as generate, generic, generation |
| ject | throw; as inject, projection |
| loc | place; as dislocate, local |
| man | hand; as manufacture, manual |
| mit, miss | send; as admit, submission |
| mort | death; as immortality, mortal |
| mult | many; as multitude, multifarious |
| mut | change; as mutation, transmute, immutable |
| nat | born; as natal, innate |
| plic | fold, bend; as complicate, implicate |
| pon, pos | place, put; as component, compose |
| port | carry, bring; as porter, import |
| scrib, script | write; as describe, prescription |
| sequ, secut | follow; as sequel, consecutive |
| spec, spect, spic | look, appear; as specimen, prospect, conspicuous |
| stat, stab | stand; as status, stability |
| ten, tain | hold, reach; as tenant, tension, retain |
| tract | draw; as attract, extract |
| ven, vent | come; as convene, prevention |
| ver | true; as veracity, aver |
| vert, vers | turn; as convert, reverse |