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SAT Root Words 3
SAT root words
Question | Answer |
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GRAV,GRIEV | heavy (grave,gravity,aggravate,grievous) |
GREG | crowd,flock (segregate,congregate,aggregate) |
HABIT,HIBIT | have,hold (habit,cohabit,habitat,inhibit) |
HAP | by chance (happen,haphazard,mishap) |
HELIO,HELI | sun (heliocentric,heliotrope,helium) |
HETERO | other (heterogeneous,heterodox) |
HOL | whole (holocaust,catholic,holistic) |
HOMO | same (homogenize,homogeneous,homonym) |
HOMO | man (homo sapiens,homicide,bonhomie) |
HYDRA | water (hydrant,hydrate,dehydration) |
HYPER | too much,excess (hyperactive,hyperbole,hyperventilate) |
HYPO | too little,under (hypodermic,hypothermia,hypothesis) |
IN,IG,IL,IM,IR | not (ignorant,inert,insolvent,interminable,intractable, impeccable,irregular,impotent) |
IN,IL,IM,IR | in,on,into (invade,induct,infer,inter,illustrate,immerse) |
INTER | between,among (intercept,interject,intervene,interrogate) |
INTRA,INTR | within (intraste,intravenous,intramural) |
IT,ITER | between,among (transit,transitory,reiterate) |
JECT,JET | throw (eject,interject,trajectory,abject) |
JOUR | day (journal,adjourn,sojourn) |
JUD | judge (judge,judicious,prejudice) |
JUNCT,JUG | join (junction,subjugate,adjunct) |
JUR | swear,law (jury,abjure,conjure,adjure,perjure) |
LAT | side (lateral,collateral,quadrilateral) |
LAV,LAU,LU | wash (lavatory,laundry,ablution) |
LEG,LEC,LEX | read,speak (legible,lecture,lexicon) |
LEV | light (elevate,levitate,alleviate) |
LIBER | free (liberty,liberal,libertarian,libertine) |
LIG,LECT | choose,gather (eligible,elect,select) |
LIG,LI,LY | bind (ligament,oblige,religion,liable,ally) |
LING,LANG | tongue (lingo,language,linguistics,bilingual) |
LITER | letter (literate,alliteration,literal) |
LITH | stone (monolith,lithograph,megalith) |
LOQU,LOC,LOG | speech,thought (eloquent,loquacious,colloquial,circumlocution,monologue,dialogue,eulogy) |
LUC,LUM | light (lucid,translucent,illuminate) |