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SAT Prep Root List
Term | Definition |
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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 |