Word Families

Roots, Prefixes & Meanings

98Latin & Greek roots tested on the SSAT. Learn one root and you can unlock the meaning of dozens of unfamiliar words.

๐ŸŽฌAG, AC
Latindo
agendaactionagentenactreactactive
๐ŸŒพAGRI
Latinfarm
agricultureagrarianagribusiness
๐Ÿ’งAQUA, AQUE
Latinwater
aquariumaquaticaqueoussubaqueous
๐Ÿ‘‚AUD, AUDIT
Latinhear
audienceaudibleauditoriumauditinaudibleaudition
๐Ÿค–AUTO
Greekself
autobiographyautographautomaticautomation
๐Ÿ“šBIBLIO
Greekbook
bibliographybibliolatry
๐ŸงฌBIO
Greeklife
antibioticsbiographybiologysymbiosis
๐ŸคฒCAP, CEP, CEPT
Latintake
acceptcaptureexceptioninception
๐Ÿ‘‘CAPIT
Latinhead
capitalcaptaindecapitatecapitulateper capita
๐ŸšถCEDE, CEED, CESS
Latingo, move
accedeconcedeconcessionexceedexcessintercedeprecedeproceedrecedesecession
โšกCELER
Latinspeed
accelerateceleritydecelerate
๐ŸŒˆCHROM
Greekcolor
monochromepolychromaticchromosomechromatic
โฐCHRON
Greektime
anachronismchronometer
โœ‚๏ธCIDE, CIS
Latincut
decideexciseincision
๐Ÿ”’CLUDE, CLUS
Latinclose, shut
excludeexclusiveincluderecluseseclude
๐Ÿง COG, COGN
Latinknowledge of
cognizantincognitorecognition
๐ŸคCRED
Latinbelieve
creditcredibleincrediblecredulousaccreditcreed
๐ŸƒCUR, CURS
Latinrun
concurrentcursoryprecursorrecurrent
๐ŸฆทDENT, DONT
Latintooth
dentaldentureorthodontistindent
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธDICT
Latinsay, speak
dictionarypredictverdictcontradictedictdictate
๐Ÿ”ŒDUCE, DUCT
Latinlead
abductconducivededuceintroducereduction
๐ŸญFACT, FECT, FICT
Latinmake, do
affectationdefecteffectfictitious
๐ŸššFER
Latincarry, bring
conferencedifferferretinferofferpreferencereferencetransfer
๐Ÿ’ŽFID
Latinfaith, trust
fidelityconfideconfidentinfidelbona fide
๐ŸFIN
Latinend, limit
finalfinishinfinitedefineconfinefinite
๐ŸชžFLECT, FLEX
Latinbend, turn
circumflexflexiblegenuflectreflectreflex
๐ŸŒŠFLU, FLUX
Latinflow
fluentaffluentinfluencefluctuateinfluxfluid
๐Ÿ“FORM
Latinshape
reformconforminformdeformtransformuniform
๐Ÿ’ชFORT
Latinstrong
fortifyfortresscomforteffortfortitudeforte
๐Ÿ’”FRING, FRACT
Latinbreak
fractureinfractioninfringerefract
๐ŸŒฑGEN
Latinbirth, kind
generategenerousgenesisgeneticcongenitalgenre
โœ๏ธGRAPH, GRAM
Greekpicture, writing
diagramepigramgraphseismographtelegramtelegraph
๐Ÿ‘ฅGREG
Latingroup, gather
aggregationcongregategregarioussegregate
๐ŸชœGRESS, GRAD
Latinmove
aggressivedegradegraduateingredientprogressregressupgrade
๐ŸšฐHYDR
Greekwater
dehydratehydranthydraulichydrogenhydrologyhydrophobiahydrotherapy
๐ŸŽฏJECT
Latinthrow
conjecturedejectedejectinjectprojectilesubjected
๐Ÿ”—JUNCT
Latinjoin
conjunctionenjoininjunctionjunction
โš–๏ธJURIS
Latinlaw, justice
jurisdictionjurisprudencejurist
๐Ÿ“–LECT, LEG
Latinread, choose
collectelectelegantlegibleselectlecture
๐Ÿ’ฌLOGUE
Greekspeaking, speech
dialogueepilogueeulogymonologueprologue
๐Ÿ”ฌLOGY
Greekstudy of
psychologybiologygeologyzoologymythology
๐ŸŽคLOQ, LOC
Latintalk, speak
colloquyelocutioninterlocutorsloquacious
๐Ÿ’กLUC, LUM
Latinlight
illuminatetranslucentluminouslucidelucidate
๐ŸŽญLUDE, LUS
Latinplay
alludeallusiondeludeeludeprelude
๐Ÿ“œMAND
Latinorder, command
countermandmandatemandatoryremand
๐Ÿ–๏ธMANU
Latinhand
manicuremanifestmanipulatemanualmanuscript
๐ŸŒŠMAR
Latinsea
maritimemarinesubmarinemariner
โš•๏ธMED
Latinmiddle
intermediatemedievalmedianmediocremedium
๐Ÿง MEM, MENT
Latinmind, memory
commemoratedementedmentionreminisce
๐Ÿ“METER
Greekmeasure
thermometerdiameterperimeterbarometermetric
๐Ÿ”MICRO
Greeksmall
microscopemicrobemicrocosmmicrophone
๐ŸœMIN
Latinlessen, small
miniatureminimumdiminishminorminute
๐Ÿ“คMIS, MISS, MIT
Latinsend
commitdismissemitremissionsubmittransmit
๐Ÿ’€MORT
Latindeath
mortalimmortalmortgagemortifymortuarypostmortem
๐Ÿš—MOT, MOV
Latinmove
remoteremoveemotionpromotionmotivemotor
๐Ÿ”„MUTE
Latinchange
commuteimmutablemutationpermutation
๐Ÿ‘ถNAT, NASC
Latinborn
nativenatureinnatenatalnascentnatural
๐Ÿš€NAUT
Greeksailor
nauticalastronautnautiluscosmonaut
๐Ÿ“ขNOUNCE, NUNCI
Latindeclare
announcedenounceenunciatepronunciation
โค๏ธPATH
Greekfeeling, disease
sympathyempathyapathypathologypathosantipathy
๐ŸฆถPED, POD
Latinfoot
bipedimpedepedestrianpodiatristtripod
๐ŸฅŠPEL, PULSE
Latindrive, push
dispelexpelimpulsepropelrepel
โณPEND, PENSE
Latinhang, weigh
appendixdispenseexpenditureimpendingsuspend
๐Ÿ’•PHIL
Greeklove
philosophyphilanthropyPhiladelphiabibliophilephilharmonic
๐Ÿ˜ŒPLAC
Latinplease
implacableplacateplaceboplacid
๐Ÿ“„PLI, PLIC
Latinfold
implicatepliable
๐Ÿ“PONE, POSE, POSIT
Latinplace or put
componentsdeposeexponentopposeproponent
๐ŸงณPORT
Latincarry, bring
deportationexportimportreporttransport
๐Ÿ“RECT, REG
Latinrule or lead, straight
erectrectifyrectituderegulate
๐ŸŒ‹RUPT
Latinbreak
disrupteruptrupture
๐Ÿง—SCEND, SCENT
Latinclimb
ascendcondescenddescenttranscend
๐ŸงชSCI
Latinknow
scienceconscienceconsciousomniscientprescient
โœ’๏ธSCRIBE, SCRIPT
Latinwrite
describeinscriptionprescriptionproscribe
๐Ÿ”ชSEC, SECT
Latincut
bisectdissectsector
๐Ÿช‘SED
Latinremain, sit
sedentarysedimentsedatesedan
๐Ÿ–๏ธSENS, SENT
Latinfeel
sensationsensitiveconsentsentimentresentsensory
โžก๏ธSEQU, SECUT
Latinfollow
sequenceconsequencesubsequentconsecutivesequel
๐ŸงฉSERT
Latindeclare, state
assertinsert
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธSERVE
Latinkeep, save
conservepreservationreservation
๐ŸงฑSIST
Latinstand, set
desistinconsistentinsistent
โ˜€๏ธSOL
Latinalone
solitarysolosolitudedesolatesoleisolate
๐ŸงชSOLV, SOLU
Latinloosen
solvedissolveresolvesolutionabsolutesolvent
๐Ÿ‘๏ธSPEC, SPECT
Latinsee, look
aspectprospectivespectrumspeculate
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธSPIRE, SPIRAT
Latinbreathe
aspireconspireexpireinspirerespiration
๐Ÿ”’STRICT
Latintighten
constrictdistrictrestrictstricturestrict
๐Ÿ—๏ธSTRUCT
Latinbuild
constructstructureinstructdestructobstructinfrastructure
โœŠTAIN, TEN
Latinhold
containcontainmentdetainretaintenacious
๐ŸคTANG, TACT
Latintouch
tangibletactilecontactintactintangibletact
๐Ÿ”šTERM
Latinend, limit
exterminateinterminableterminateterminus
๐ŸŒ€TORT
Latintwist
contortdistortionextort
๐ŸงฒTRACT
Latindraw, drag
attractdistractionextractintractableprotracted
๐Ÿ’ŽVAL
Latinstrong, worth
valuevalidvalorprevailequivalentevaluate
๐ŸšชVENE, VENT
Latincome
adventcircumventconveneintervene
๐Ÿ‘€VID, VIS
Latinsee
visiblevisionvideoevidentinvisiblesupervise
๐Ÿ†VINCE, VICT
Latinconquer, overcome
convinceinvinciblevictor
๐ŸŒฟVIT, VIV
Latinlife
vitalvividrevivesurvivevivaciousvitality
๐Ÿ“ฃVOC, VOK
Latinvoice, call
vocalinvokeadvocateprovokevocationevoke
๐Ÿ”„VOLVE, VOLU
Latinroll, turn
convolutedevolutioninvolverevolution