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SAT 8
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58
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11th Grade
04/01/2013

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Term
neg-
Definition

deny

 

negation

negate

renegade- traitors

Term
nomen
Definition

name

 

nominal- in name only

nomenciature- act of naming, terminology

cognomen- surname

Term
nov-
Definition

new

 

novice

renovate

novelty- newness

Term
omni-
Definition

all

 

omniscient- all knowing

omnipotent- all powerful

omnivorous- eating everything

Term
oper
Definition

to work

 

operate- work

cooperate- work together

Term
pac-
Definition

peace

 

pacify- make peaceful

pacific- peaceful

pact- agreement (usually in peace)

Term
pass-
Definition

feel

 

impassive- showing no feeling

dispassionate- free of emotion

Term
pater, patr
Definition

father

 

paternity- fatherhood

patriotism- love of ones country (fatherland)

 

Term
path-
Definition

disease, feeling

 

pathogen- virus

pathology- study of diseases

apathetic- lacking feelinf; indifferent

Term
ped, pod
Definition

foot

 

impediment- hindrance, block

tripod- three-foted stand

 

Term
ped-
Definition

child

 

pedagogue- teacher of children

pediatrician- childrens doctor

Term
pel, puls
Definition

to drive

 

compulsion- a forcing to do

repel- drive back

expel- drive out

Term
pet, petit
Definition

to seek

 

petition- request

appetite- craving, desire

compete- vie with others

Term
phil-
Definition

love

 

philanthropist- lover of humanity

philanderer- one involved in brief love affairs

Term
pon, posit
Definition

to place

 

poner (spanish)

postpone- place after

positive- definite

 

Term
pot, portat
Definition

to carry

 

portable

transport- carry accross

Term
poten
Definition

able, powerful

 

potential

omnipotent

impotent- powerless

Term
psych
Definition

mind

 

psychology- study of the mind

psychosis- mental disorder

Term
put, putat
Definition

to trim, to calculate

 

putative- supposed

computation- calculation

amputate- cut off

Term
quer, ques, quir, quis
Definition

to ask

 

 inquiry

inquisitive- questioning

query- question

Term
reg, rect
Definition

rule

 

regulate

regent- ruler

regicide- murder of a ruler

Term
rid, ris
Definition

to laugh

 

derision- scorn

risibility- inclination to laughter

ridiculous- deserving to be laughed at

Term
rog, rogat
Definition

to ask

 

interrogate

prerogative- privilege

Term
rupt
Definition

to break

 

interrupt- break into

bankrupt- insolvent

rupture- break

Term
sacr
Definition

holy

 

sacred- holy

sacrilegious- violating something holy

sacrament- religious act

Term
sci
Definition

to know

 

science- knowledge

omiscient- all knowing

conscious- aware

Term
scop
Definition

watch, see

 

scope

periscope- device for seeing around corners

microscope

Term
scrib, script
Definition

to write

 

transcribe- make a copy

script- written text

circumscribe- write around

Term
sect
Definition

cut

 

dissect- cut open

bisect- cut in two

Term
sed, sess
Definition

to sit

 

sedentary- inactive (sitting)

session- meeting

Term
sent, sens
Definition

to think, to feel

 

consent- agree

resent- show indignation

sensitive- showing feeling

Term
sequi, secu, seque
Definition

to follow

 

consecutive- following in order

sequence- arrangement

sequel- that which follows

Term
solv, solut
Definition

to loosen

 

absolve- free from blame

dissolute- morally tax

absolute- complete (no loosened)

Term
somn
Definition

sleep

 

insomnia- inability to sleep

comnolent- sleepy

somnambulist- sleepwalker (sonambulo) (spanish)

 

Term
soph
Definition

wisdom

 

philosopher- lover of wisdom

sophisticated- worldly wise

Term
spec, spect
Definition

to look at

 

spectator- observer

aspect- appearance

circumspect- cautiously looking

Term
spir
Definition

breathe

 

respiratory

spirited- full of life

Term
string, strict
Definition

bind

 

stringent- strict

constrict- become tight

stricture- limit

Term
stru, struct
Definition

build

 

constructive- helping to build

construe- analyze

 

Term
tant, tact, ting
Definition

to touch

 

tangent- touching

contact

contingent- depending upon

Term
tempor
Definition

time

 

contemporary- at same time

extempotaneous- impromptu

temporize- delay

Term
ten, tent
Definition

to hold

 

tenable- able to be held

tenure- holding of office

Term
term
Definition

end

 

terminal- exit

terminate- end

terminar (spanish)

Term
terr-
Definition

land

 

terristrial- pertaining to earth

subterranean- underground

Term
therm
Definition

heat

 

thermal scope

 

Term
tors, tort
Definition

twist

 

torsion- act of twisting

tortuous- twisting

distort- twist out of true shape

Term
tract
Definition

drag, pull

 

distract- pull away (ones attention)

intractable- stubborn, unable to be dragged

attraction- pull, drawing quality

Term
trud, trus
Definition

push, shove

 

intrude- push ones way in

protrusion- something sticking out

Term
urb-
Definition

city

 

urban

suburban- outside of a city

Term
vac
Definition

empty

 

vacuous- lacking content, empty-headed

evacuate- compel to empty an area

Term
vad, vas
Definition

go

 

invade

evasive- not frank; eluding

Term
veni, vent, ven
Definition

to come

 

intervene- come between

prevent- stop

convention- meeting

venir (spanish)

Term
ver
Definition

true

 

veracious- truthful

verify- check the truth

Term
verb-
Definition

word

 

verbose- wordy

verbatim- word for word

verbiage- excessive use of words

Term
vers, vert
Definition

turn

 

vertigo- turning dizzy

revert- turn back

diversion- something causing one to turn aside

Term
via-
Definition

way

 

deviation- departure from the way

viaduct- roadway

trivial- trifling

Term
vid, vis
Definition

to see

 

vision- sigh

evidence- things seen

vista- view

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