Mastering “Word Roots” for SAT Success

MACRO – great

 

 

 

macrocosm

macrobiotics

 

 

MAG, MAJ, MAS, MAX – great

 

magnify

magnanimous

magnate

magnitude

 

majesty

master

maximum

 

MAL – bad

 

malady

maladroit

malevolent

malodorous

MAN – hand

 

manual

manuscript

emancipate

manifest

 

manumission

 

 

 

MAR – sea

 

submarine

marine

maritime

 

MATER, MATR – mother

 

maternal

matron

matrilineal

 

MEDI – middle

 

intermediary

medieval

mediate

 

MEGA – great

 

megaphone

megalomania

megaton

megalith

MEM, MEN –  remember

 

memory

memento

memorabilia

reminisce

METER, METR, MENS – measure

 

meter

thermometer

perimeter

metronome

 

commensurate

 

 

 

MICRO – small

 

microscope

microorganism

microcosm

microbe

MIS – wrong, bad, hate

 

misunderstand

misanthrope

misapprehension

misconstrue

 

 misnomer

mishap

 

 

MIT, MISS – send

 

Transmit

emit

missive

 

MOLL – soft

 

mollify

emollient

mollusk

 

MON, MONIT – warn

 

admonish

monitor

premonition

 

MONO – one

 

monologue

monotonous

monogamy

monolith

 

monochrome

 

 

 

MOR – custom, manner

 

moral

mores

morose

 

MOR, MORT – dead

 

morbid

moribund

mortal

amortize

MORPH – shape

 

amorphous

anthropomorphic

metamorphosis

morphology

MOV, MOT, MOB, MOM – move

 

Remove

motion

mobile

momentum

 

momentous

 

 

 

MUT – change

 

mutate

mutability

immutable

commute