PCAT root words

Question 1

A, An

Answer 1

not, without

Question 2

AB, A

Answer 2

from, away, apart

Question 3

AC, ACR

Answer 3

sharp, sour

Question 4

AD, A

Answer 4

to, towards

Question 5

ANTHROP

Answer 5

human

Question 6

ANTI, ANT

Answer 6

against, opposite

Question 7

AUTO

Answer 7

self

Question 8

ANTE, ANT

Answer 8

before

Question 9

ANN, ENN

Answer 9

year

Question 10

AMO, AMI

Answer 10

love

Question 11

ALI, ALTR

Answer 11

another

Question 12

AMBL, AMBUL

Answer 12

walk

Question 13

AUD

Answer 13

hear

Question 14

BELLI, BELL

Answer 14

war

Question 15

BENE, BEN

Answer 15

good

Question 16

BI

Answer 16

two

Question 17

BIBLIO

Answer 17

book

Question 18

BIO

Answer 18

life

Question 19

BURS

Answer 19

money, purse

Question 20

CLIM, CLIV

Answer 20

slope

Question 21

CIRCUM

Answer 21

around

Question 22

CIDE

Answer 22

Murder

Question 23

CHRON

Answer 23

time

Question 24

CHROME

Answer 24

Color

Question 25

CAP, CIP

Answer 25

head

Question 26

CARN

Answer 26

Flesh

Question 27

CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP

Answer 27

take, hold, cease

Question 28

CED, CESS

Answer 28

yield, go

Question 29

CO, COM, CON

Answer 29

with, together

Question 30

COGN, GNO

Answer 30

to know

Question 31

CONTRA

Answer 31

against

Question 32

CORP

Answer 32

Body

Question 33

COSMO, COSM

Answer 33

world

Question 34

CRED

Answer 34

trust, believe

Question 35

CULP

Answer 35

blame, fault

Question 36

CURR,CURS

Answer 36

run

Question 37

DIC, DICT

Answer 37

speak

Question 38

DE

Answer 38

down, out, apart

Question 39

DEC

Answer 39

ten, tenth

Question 40

DEMO, DEM

Answer 40

people

Question 41

DI, DIURN

Answer 41

day

Question 42

DIA

Answer 42

across

Question 43

DIS, DIF, DI

Answer 43

not, apart, away

Question 44

DOC, DOCT

Answer 44

teacher

Question 45

DOL

Answer 45

Pain

Question 46

AER, AERO

Answer 46

air

Question 47

ARCH

Answer 47

Chief,first, rule

Question 48

CARDI

Answer 48

Heart

Question 49

ACT

Answer 49

to do, act

Question 50

ANIM-

Answer 50

living, alive

Question 51

Anniversary

Answer 51

ANN= year 
ANNiversary= a date observed once a year

Question 52

Annual

Answer 52

ANN=Year

ANNual= happening once a year

Question 53

millenium

Answer 53

ENN= year

millENium=1,000 years

Question 54

Amiable

Answer 54

AMI= love 
AMIable= friendly, pleasant, lovable

Question 55

Amity

Answer 55

AMI= Love

AMIty- friendly and peaceful relations

Question 56

Amorous

Answer 56

AMO- love

AMOrous- showing romantic love

Question 57

Amble

Answer 57

AMB-walk

AMBLe- to walk in a slow and relaxed way

Question 58

Ambulant

Answer 58

AMB=Walk

AMBulant= Walking or moving around

Question 59

ambulatory

Answer 59

AMB-Walk

AMBulatory= able to walk

Question 60

Aerate

Answer 60

AER= Air
AERate= to let air reach something

Question 61

Aerial

Answer 61

AER= Air 
AERial= relating air

Question 62

Aerospace

Answer 62

AERO= Air 
AEROspace= air and space

Question 63

Archeology

Answer 63

ARCH= Chief,first, rule

ARCHeology- study of ancient culture

Question 64

Archiac

Answer 64

ARCH= Chief,first, rule 
ARCHiac= belonging to an earlier period

Question 65

Archive

Answer 65

ARCH= Chief,first, rule 
ARCHive= collection of historical materials

Question 66

Activity

Answer 66

ACT= to do, to do something 
ACTivity= something a person does

Question 67

react

Answer 67

ACT= to do, to do something 
reACT= to do something in response

Question 68

Transact

Answer 68

ACT= to do something 
transACT= to do business, carry on, do

Question 69

Animal

Answer 69

ANIM= living, alive

ANIMal- a living organism

Question 70

Animate

Answer 70

ANIM=living, alive

ANIMate- to make alive

Question 71

Inanimate

Answer 71

ANIM= living, alive

inANIMate- not alive or active

Question 72

audible

Answer 72

AUD= hear
AUDible= loud enough to be heard

Question 73

audience

Answer 73

AUD=hear

Audience= people who see and hear a program

Question 74

audiovisual

Answer 74

AUD= Hear 
AUDiovisual= relating to sound and vision