NCEE/SAT Vocabulary

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NCEE/SAT Vocabulary

• Weeks 1 and 2

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Roots of the Day AB vs. AD AB- also seen as A-
or ABS- away, from AD- also seen as AC-,
AF-, AG-, AL-, AN-, AM-, AP-, AR-, AS- to,
towards near very
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Examples abnormal away from normal avert to
turn away (from the Latin vertere to
turn) amoral not normal (literally, away from
the custom from the Latin mos custom) absent
to be away from (a place) (from the Latin esse
to be) abductor muscle that moves a body-part
away from the middle (literally, lead away from
ducere to lead)   admit to allow into
(literally, to send to from the Latin mittere
to send) adductor muscle that moves a body-part
towards the middle (literally, lead to from
ducere to lead) aggregate to gather together
(literally, to bring to the flock from the
Latin grex flock) annex to add as an extra or
subordinate part (literally, to bind to from
the Latin nectere to tie, bind)
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Root of the Day IN IN- also seen as IL-, IM-,
IR-, EN-, EM- in, within, into, on, not very
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Examples invertebrate lacking a spinal column
(literally, not jointed from Latin vertebra
joint) inundate to flood (literally, to flow
into from the Latin undare to
flow) inflammable very flammable (from the
Latin flamma flame) induct to ceremonially
bring in (literally, to lead in from the Latin
ducere to lead) illuminate to light
(literally, to cast light on from the Latin
lumen light) encumbrance a hindrance
(literally, to carry in together from
comboros proto-Latin to carry
together) employ to hire (literally, to fold
in from the Latin plicare to fold)  
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Root of the Day EX EX- also seen as E- out
of, from, very
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Examples exit to leave (literally, to go
out from the Latin ire to go) expand to
increase in size or width (literally, to stretch
out from the Latin pandere to spread,
stretch) educate to teach (literally, to lead
out from the Latin ducere to lead)  
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Roots of the Day INTER vs. INTRA INTER-
INTEL- among, between INTRA- within
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Examples intercept to catch something or
somebody (literally, to take between from Latin
capere to take, seize) intermission a pause
(literally, sent between from Latin mittere
to send) intelligent smart (literally, between
reading from Latin legere to pick, choose,
read)   intramural within a school (literally,
within walls from Latin murus
wall) intravenous within veins (literally,
within blood vessels from Latin vena blood
vessel)  
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Roots of the Day ANTE / PRE vs. POST ANTE-
rarely ANTI- before PRE- before POST -
after, behind
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Examples anterior situated in the front
antecedent prior event or condition
(literally, move before from Latin cedere to
move) anticipate consider in advance
(literally, to take before from Latin capere
to take)   precedent prior example (literally,
to move before from Latin cedere to
move) premeditate with forethought (literally,
to think beforehand from Latin meditari to
think) predict/predicament declare beforehand
(literally, to say before from Latin dicere
to say)   posterior situated in the back,
behind postscript addendum to a message
(literally, written after from Latin scribere
to write) post-natal after a birth (from Latin
natus born)
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