Mastering “Word Roots” for SAT Success

VAC – empty

 

vacant

evacuate

vacuous

 

VAL, VAIL – value, strength

 

valid

valor

ambivalent

convalescence

 

avail

prevail

countervail

 

VEN, VENT – come

 

convene

contravene

intervene

venue

 

convention

circumvent

advent

adventitious

VER – true

 

verify

verity

verisimilitude

veracious

 

aver

Verdict

 

 

VERB – word

 

verbal

verbose

verbiage

verbatim

VERT, VERS – turn

 

avert

convert

pervert

revert

 

incontrovertible

divert

subvert

versatile

 

Aversion

 

 

 

VICT, VINC – conquer

 

victory

conviction

evict

evince

 

Invincible

 

 

 

VID, VIS – see

 

evident

vision

visage

supervise

VIL – base, mean

 

vile

vilify

Revile

 

VIV, VIT – life

 

vivid

vital

convivial

Vivacious

VOC, VOK, VOW – call, voice

 

vocal

equivocate

vociferous

convoke

 

evoke

invoke

avow

 

VOL – wish

 

voluntary

malevolent

benevolent

volition

VOLV, VOLUT – turn, roll

 

revolve

evolve

Convoluted

 

VOR – eat

 

Devour

carnivore

omnivorous

voracious