Mastering “Word Roots” for SAT Success

CAD, CAS, CID – happen, fall

 

accident

cadence

cascade

deciduous

CAP, CIP – head

 

captain

decapitate

capitulate

precipitous

 

precipitate

recapitulate

 

 

CARN – flesh

 

carnal

carnage

carnival

carnivorous

 

incarnate

 

 

 

CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP – take, hold, seize

 

capable

capacious

captivate

deception

 

intercept

precept

inception

anticipate

 

emancipation

incipient

percipient

 

CED, CESS – yield, go

 

cease

cessation

incessant

cede

 

precede

accede

recede

antecedent

 

intercede

secede

cession

 

CHROM – color

 

chrome

chromatic

monochrome

 

CHRON – time

 

chronology

chronic

anachronism

 

CIDE – murder

 

suicide

homicide

regicide

patricide

CIRCUM – around

 

circumference

circumlocution

circumnavigate

circumscribe

 

circumspect

circumvent

 

 

CLIN, CLIV – slope

 

incline

declivity

proclivity

 

CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS – shut, close

 

conclude

reclusive

claustrophobia

cloister

 

Preclude

occlude

 

 

CO, COM, CON – with, together

 

coeducation

coagulate

coalesce

coerce

 

cogent

cognate

collateral

colloquial

 

colloquy

commensurate

commodious

compassion

 

compatriot

complacent

compliant

complicity

 

compunction

concerto

conciliatory

concord

 

concur

condone

conflagration

congeal

 

congenial

conglomerate

conjugal

conjure

 

conscientious

consecrate

consensus

consonant

 

constrained

contentious

contrite

contusion

 

convalescence

convivial

convoke

convoluted

 

congress

 

 

 

COGN, GNO – know

 

recognize

cognition

cognizance

incognito

 

diagnosis

agnostic

prognosis

gnostic

 

ignorant

 

 

 

CONTRA – against

 

controversy

incontrovertible

contravene

 

CORP – body

 

corpse

corporeal

corpulence

 

COSMO, COSM – world

 

cosmopolitan

cosmos

microcosm

macrocosm

CRAC, CRAT – rule, power

 

democracy

bureaucracy

theocracy

autocrat

 

aristocrat

technocrat

 

 

CRED – trust, believe

 

Incredible

credulous

credence

 

CRESC, CRET – grow

 

crescent

crescendo

accretion

 

CULP – blame, fault

 

culprit

culpable

inculpate

exculpate

CURR, CURS – run

 

current

concur

cursory

precursor

 

incursion