Mastering “Word Roots” for SAT Success

NAT, NASC – born

 

native

nativity

natal

neonate

 

innate

cognate

nascent

renascent

 

renaissance

 

 

 

NAU, NAV – ship, sailor

 

Nautical

nauseous

navy

circumnavigate

NEG – not, deny

 

negative

abnegate

renege

 

NEO – new

 

neoclassical

neophyte

neologism

neonate

NIHIL – none, nothing

 

annihilation

nihilism

 

 

NOM, NYM – name

 

nominate

nomenclature

nominal

cognomen

 

misnomer

ignominious

antonym

homonym

 

pseudonym

synonym

anonymity

 

NOX, NIC, NEC, NOC – harm

 

obnoxious

noxious

pernicious

internecine

 

innocuous

 

 

 

NOV – new

 

novelty

innovation

novitiate

 

NUMER – number

 

numeral

numerous

innumerable

enumerate