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SAT prep L&G Roots
Latin and Greek roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ag, act | do, act |
| agr | field |
| alt | high |
| alter | other |
| am | friend, love |
| anim | mind, life spirit |
| ann, annu, enni | year |
| anthrop | man |
| aper | open |
| apt | fit |
| aqu | water |
| arch | rule, govern |
| aster, astr | star |
| aud | hear |
| aur | gold |
| bas | low |
| bell | war |
| ben | good, well |
| bibl | book |
| bio | life |
| brev | short |
| cad, cas, cid | fall |
| cand | white, shining |
| cap, capt, cept | take, hold |
| capit | head |
| carn | flesh |
| ced, cess | yield, go |
| celer | swift |
| cent | hundred |
| chrom | color |
| chron | time |
| cid, cis | cut, kill |
| clin | lean, bend |
| clud, clus | close, shut |
| cogn | know |
| cord | heart |
| corp | body |
| cosm | world |
| cred | believe |
| curr, curs | run |
| dec | ten |
| dem | people |
| derm | skin |
| di | day |
| dic, dict | speak, say |
| dign | worthy |
| domin | lord, master |
| dorm | sleep |
| duc, duct | lead |
| ego | I |
| equ | equal |
| fac, fact, fect, fic | make, do |
| fer | bear, carry |
| fid | faith, trust |
| fin | end |
| flect, flex | bend |
| form | shape |
| fort | strong |
| frag, fract | break |
| fug | flee |
| fus | pour |
| gen | kind, race, birth |
| gest | carry, bring |
| grad, gress | step, go |
| graph | write |
| grat | pleasing |
| hydr | water |
| integr | entire, whole |
| ject | throw |
| junct | join |
| lat | carry |
| leg, lig, lect | choose, gather |
| liber | free |
| loc | place |
| log | word, study |
| loqu, locut | speak, talk |
| luc, lum | light |
| magn | great |
| man | hand |
| mar | sea |
| mater | mother |
| mega | large |
| ment | mind |
| merg | plunge, sink |
| meter | measure |
| micro | small |
| migr | wander |
| mir | look |
| mit, miss | send |
| mon | advise, remind |
| mort | death |
| mot, mov | move |
| mult | many |
| mut | change |
| nat | born |
| nav | ship |
| neg | deny |
| nomen | name |
| nov | new |
| ocul | eye |
| oper | work |
| pater, patri | father |
| ped, pod | foot |
| ped | child |
| pel, puls | drive |
| pend, pens | hang |
| pet | seek |
| petr | stone, rock |
| phil | loving |
| phob | fear |
| phon | sound |
| plic | fold, bend |
| pon, pos | place, put |
| port | carry, bring |
| pot | drink |
| poten | powerful |
| prehend, prehens | take, grasp |
| prot | first |
| psych | mind |
| quer, guir | ask, seek |
| quis, ques | quest |
| reg, rig, rect | rule, govern |
| rid, ris | laugh |
| rupt | break |
| sacr | holy |
| sanct | holy |
| sci, scio | know |
| scop | watch |
| scrib, script | write |
| sec, sect | cut |
| sed, sid, sess | sit, seat |
| sent, sens | feel, think |
| sequ, secut | follow |
| serv | keep |
| sist | place, stand |
| solv, solu | loosen |
| somn | sleep |
| soph | wisdom |
| spec, spect, spic | look, appear |
| spir | breathe |
| stat, stab | stand |
| string, strict | bind |
| stru, struct | build |
| sum, sumpt | take |
| tang, tingm tact, tig | touch |
| teg, tect | cover |
| tele | distance |
| tempor | time |
| ten, tain | hold, reach |
| term | end |
| ter, terr | land, earth |
| therm | heat |
| tort, tors | twist |
| tract | draw |
| trit | rub |
| trud, trus | thrust |
| umbra | shade |
| urb | city |
| vac | empty |
| vad, vas | go |
| val, vail | be strong |
| ven, vent | come |
| ver | true |
| verb | word |
| vert, vers | turn |
| vid, vis | see |
| vinc, vict | conquer |
| viv, vit | live |
| voc, vok | call |
| volv, volut | roll, turn |