Mastering “Word Roots” for SAT Success

A, AN – not, without

 

amoral

atrophy

asymmetrical

anarchy

 

anesthetic

anomaly

anonymity

 

AB, A – from, away, apart

 

abnormal

abdicate

aberration

abhor

 

abject

abjure

ablution

abnegate

 

abortive

abrogate

abscond

abstemious

AC, ACR – sharp, sour

 

acid

acerbic

exacerbate

acute

 

acuity

acumen

acrid

acrimony

AD, A – to, towards

 

adhere

adjacent

adjunct

admonish

 

adroit

adumbrate

advent

abeyance

 

abet

accede

accretion

acquiesce

 

affluent

aggrandize

aggregate

alleviate

 

alliteration

allude

ascribe

aspersion

 

aspire

assail

assonance

attest

ALI, ALTR – another

 

alias

alienate

inalienable

altruism

AM, AMI – love

 

amorous

amicable

amiable

amity

AMBI, AMPHI – both

 

ambiguous

ambivalent

ambidextrous

amphibious

AMBL, AMBUL – walk

 

amble

ambulatory

perambulator

somnambulist

ANIM – mind, spirit, breath

 

animal

animosity

unanimous

magnanimous

ANN, ENN – year

 

annual

annuity

superannuated

biennial

 

perennial

 

 

 

ANTE, ANT – before

 

antecedent

antediluvian

antebellum

antepenultimate

 

anterior

antiquity

antiquated

anticipate

ANTHROP – human

 

anthropology

anthropomorphic

misanthrope

philanthropy

ANTI, ANT – against, opposite

 

antidote

antipathy

antithesis

antacid

 

antagonist

antonym

 

 

AUD – hear

 

audio

audience

audition

auditory

 

audible

 

 

 

AUTO – self

 

autobiography

autocrat

autonomous