Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

SAT > Word Root > Flashcards

Word Root Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
SAT® Prep flashcards
0
Q 
Animal
Animate
Unanimous
Animosity
Magnanimous
A

Anim: of the life, mind, soul, spirit

Animal: a living thing
Animate: to bring to life
Unanimous: in complete agreement
Animosity: a feeling of ill will
Magnanimous: in forgiving an insult or injury
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q 
Amoral
Atheust
Atypical
Anonymous
Apathy
A

A: without

Amoral: Neither moral not immoral
Atheist: One who does not believe in God
Atypical: Not typical
Anonymous: Of unknown authorship or origin
Apathy: Lack of interest or emotion
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q 
Ambient
Amble
Preamble
Ambassador
Ambulance
A

Amb: to go, to walk

Ambient: moving freely, circulating
Amble: to walk slowly and easily
Preamble: a statement made before something begins
Ambassador: a messenger or representative
Ambulance: a wheeled vehicle equipped for carrying sick people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q 
Benefit
Benign
Benediction
Benevolent
Bonus
A

Ben/Bon: good

Benefit: anything advantageous to a person or thing
Benign: having a kindly disposition
Benediction: act of uttering a blessing
Benevolent: desiring to do good to others
Bonus: something given over and above what is due

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q 
Bicycle
Binoculars
Biennial
Bilingual
Bipartisan
A

Bi: twice, double

Bicycle: a two-wheeled vehicle
Binoculars: involving two eyes
Biennial: happening every two years
Bilingual: able to speak two languages
Bipartisan: representing two parties
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q 
Circumference
Circumstances
Circuit
Circumambulate
Circuitous
A

Circu: around, on all sides

Circumference: the outer boundary of a circular area
Circumstances: the conditions surrounding and affecting a situation
Circuit: the act of going or moving around
Circumambulate: to walk about or around
Circuitous: roundabout, indirect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q 
Scissors
Precise
Exorcise
Incision
Incisive
A

Cis: to cut

Scissors: cutting instrument for paprr
Precise: definifely stated or defined
Exorcise: to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony
Incision: a cut, gash
Incisive: penetrating, cutting
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q 
Incredible
Credentials
Credo
Credulous
Credit
A

Cred: to believe, to trust

Incredible: unbelievable
Credentials: anything that provides the basis for belief
Credo: belief or beliefs that guide a person’s behavior
Credulous: willing to believe or trust too quickly
Credit: trustworthiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q 
Depart
Deferential
Delete
Deleterious
Desist
A

De: down, out, apart

Deferential: respectful, yielding to judgement
Delete: to remove from something such as a document
Deleterious: having a harmful effect
Desist: to stand down, to cease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q 
Aberration
Err
Error
Erratic
Errant
A

Err: to wander

Aberration: a deviation from the norm
Err: to go astray in thought or belief, to be mistaken
Error: a deviation from accuracy or correctness
Erratic: deviating from the proper or usual course
Errant: wandering

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Euphemism
Eulogy
Euthanasia
Euphony

A

Eu: good, well

Euphemism: pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant
Eulogy: speech or writing in praise or commendation
Euthanasia: killing a person painessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease
Euphony: pleasantness of sound

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q 
Extreme
Extraordinary
Extract
Extrasensory
Extrapolate
A

Extra: outside, beyond

Extreme: large in size or effect
Extraordinary: beyond the ordinary
Extract: to take out
Extrasensory: derived by means beyond the known senses
Extrapolate: to estimate (unknown information) from known data

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q 
Foreboding
Forecast
Foresight
Foreshadow
Forestall
A

Fore: before

Foreboding: a feeling that something bad will happen
Forecast: a prediction of a future event, such as the weather
Foresight: the ability to anticipate and plan future events
Foreshadow: a hint at a future event
Forestall: to prevent by advance action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q 
Genetics
Gender
Carcinogenic
Congenital
Progeny
A

Gen: birth, creation, race, kind

Genetics: study of heredity
Gender: clasification roughly corresponding to the two sexes
Carcinogenic: producing cancer
Congenital: existing or as such from birth
Progeny: offspring, descendants

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q 
Inactive
Inconsequential
Inevitable
Indigent
Intrepid
A

In: not, without

Inactive: no active
Inconsequential: unimportant, without consequences
Inevitable: not avoidable, will surely happen
Indigent: lacking money or resources
Intrepid: without fear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q 
Commute
Mutation
Transmutation
Permutation
Immutable
A

Mut: change

Commute: to substitute, exchange, interchange
Mutation: the process of being changed
Transmutation: the act of changing from one form into another
Permutation: a complete change, transformation
Immutable: unchangeable, invariable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q 
Synonym
Anonymous
Nominal
Nominate
Pseudonym
A

Nom/Nym: name

Synonym: a word having a meaning similsr to that of another word of the same language
Anonymous: having an unknown name
Nominal: existing in name only, negligible
Nominate: to propose by name as a candidate
Pseudonym: a false name

17
Q 
Omnibus
Omnipresent
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnivorous
A

Omni: all

Omnibus: an anthology of the works of one another or of writings on related subjects
Omnipresent: everywhere at one time
Omnipotent: all powerful
Omniscient: having infinite knowledge
Omnivorous: eating both vegetables and meat

18
Q 
Manual
Manufacture
Emancipate
Manifest
Manuscript
A

Man: hand

Manual: operated by hand
Manufacture: to make by hand or machinery
Emancipate: to free from bondage
Manifest: easily oerceived by the senses
Manuscript: a document written by hand or typed, rather than printed

19
Q 
Malicious
Malign
Malady
Maladroit
Malidorous
A

Mal: bad, ill, evil, wrong

Malicious: full of or showing malice
Malign: to soeak harmful untruths about, to slander
Malady: a disorder or disease of the body
Maladroit: clumsy, tactless
Malodorous: bad-smelling

20
Q 
Minute
Minutiae
Miniature
Diminish
Diminutive
A

Min: small

Minute: a unit of time ewual to one-sixtieth of an hour, or sixty seconds
Minutiae: small or trivial details
Miniature: a copy or model that represents something in great reduced size
Diminish: to lessen
Diminutive: very small in size or stature

21
Q 
Transmit
Emissary
Intermittent
Missive
Remission
A

Mis/Mit: to send

Transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place to another
Emissary: a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another
Intermittent: stopping and starting at intervals
Missive: a message or letter
Remission: a lessening of intensity or degree

22
Q 
Mortal
Immortal
Morbid
Moribund
Mortician
A

Mort: death

Mortal: deadly
Immortal: not subject to death
Morbid: susceptible fo preoccupation with unwholesome matters
Moribund: dying, decaying
Mortician: an undertaker, one who takes care of the dead

23
Q 
Panorama
Panacea
Panegyric
Panoply
Pandemic
A

Pan: all, everyone

Panorama: an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area
Panacea: a cure-all
Panegyric: formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
Panoply: a wide-ranging and impressive arrray or display
Pandemic: a widespread disease

24
Q 
Placid
Placebo
Placate
Implacable
Complacent
A

Plac: to please

Placid: pleasantly calm or peaceful
Placebo: a substance with no pharmacological effect which acts to placate a patient who believes it to be a medicine
Placate: to sooth or calm
Implacable: unable to be pleased
Complacent: self-satisfied, unconcerned
25
Q 
Import
Export
Portable
Deportment
Importune
A

Port: to carry

Import: to bring in form a foreign country
Export: to transmit abroad
Portable: easily carried
Deportment: conduct, behavior
Importune: to urge or press with excessive persistence

26
Q 
Predict
Precarious
Precocious
Premonition
Presentiment
A

Pre: before

Predict: to foresee
Precarious: dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control
Precocious: unusually mature in talent
Premonition: a feeling of anticipation over a future event
Presentinent: foreboding

27
Q 
Quiet
Disquiet
Tranquil
Acquiesce
Quiescence
A

Qui: quiet

Quiet: making little or no sound
Disquiet: lack of calm or peace
Tranquil: free from commotion or turmoil
Acquiesce: to comply, give in
Quiescence: the condition of being at rest, still, inactive
28
Q 
Interrogate 
Arrogant
Abrogate
Surrogate
Derogatory
A

Rog: to ask

Interrogate: to ask questions of, esp, formally
Arrogant: making claims to superior importance or rights
Abrogate: to abolish by formal means
Surrogate: a person who acts for another
Derogatory: belittling, disparaging

29
Q 
Sacred
Sacrifice
Sanctify
Sanction
Sacrilege
A

Sacr/Sanct: sacred

Sacred: devoted or dedicated to a deity or religious purpose
Sacrifice: the offering of some living or inanimate thing to a deity in homage
Sanctity: to make holy
Sanction: authoritative approval
Sacrilege: the violation of anything sacred

30
Q 
Conscious
Conscience
Unconscionable
Omniscient
Prescient
A

Sci: to know

Conscious: aware of one’s existenxe
Conscience: the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action
Unconscionable: unscrupulous
Omniscient: knowing everything
Prescient: having knowledge of things before they happen

31
Q 
Scribble
Describe
Script
Postscript
Circumscribe
A

Scribe/scrip: to write

Scribble: to write hastily or carelessly
Describe: to tell or depict in words 
Script: handwriting
Postscript: any addition or supplement
Circumscribe: to draw a line around
32
Q 
Select
Separate
Segregate
Secede
Sequester
A

Se: apart

Select: to chiose in preference to another
Separate: to keep apart, divide
Segregate: to separate from others
Secede: to withdraw formally from an association
Sequester: to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement

33
Q 
Sensory
Sentiment
Presentiment
Dissent
Resent
A

Sens/Sent: to feel, to think

Sensory: pertaining to the senses
Sentiment: an attitude toward something
Presentiment: a feeling that something is about to happen
Dissent: to differ in opinion
Resent: to feel or show displeasure
34
Q 
Supervise
Surpass
Supercilious
Superfluous
Surmont
A

Super/Sur: above

Supervise: to oversee
Surpass: to go beyond in amount or degree
Supercilious: arrogant, haughty, condenscending
Superfluous: extra, more than necessary
Surmount: to get over or across, to prevail
Surplus: excess, remainder

35
Q 
Static
Destitute
Obstinate
Constitute
Stasis
A

Static: staying in one place
Destitute: without means of subsistence
Obstinate: stubbornly sticking to a purpose, opinion, or course of action
Constitute: to make up
Stasis: the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces

36
Q 
Submissive
Subsidiary
Subliminal
Subtle
Subterfuge
A

Sub: under, below

Submissive: inclined or ready to submit
Subsidiary: serving to assist or supplement
Subliminal: operating below one’s consciousness
Subtle: thin, tenuous or rarefied
Subterfuge: an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule

37
Q

Atheist
Theocracy
Theology
Apotheosis

A

Theo: god

Atheist: one who does not believe in a deity or divine system
Theocracy: a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler
Theology: the study of divine things and the divine faith
Apotheosis: glorification, glorified ideal

38
Q 
Transport
Transaction
Transparent
Transgress
Transcendent
A

Trans: across, over, through, beyond

Transport: to carry
Transaction: the act of exchanging money, goods, or services
Transparent: easily seen through
Transgress: to violate or cross a law or code
Transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits

39
Q 
Verdict
Veracious
Verity
Verismilitude
Aver
A

Ver: truth

Verdict: any judgement or decision
Veracious: habitually truthful
Verify: truthfulness
Verisimilitude: the appearance of truth
Aver: to affirm, to declare to be true

SAT (19 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions