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SAT 7
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29
English
11th Grade
04/02/2013

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Term
Neg
Definition
Deny
Negation - Denial
Renege - Deny, go back on one's word
Renegade - Turncoat, traitor
Term
Nomen
Definition
Name
Nomenclature - act of naming, terminology
Nominal - in name only
Cognomen - Surname, distinguishing nickname
Term
Nov
Definition
New
Novice - Beginner
Renovate - make new again
Novelty - Newness
Term
Omni
Definition
All
Omniscient - All knowing
Omnipotent - All powerful
Omnivorous - Eating everything
Term
Oper
Definition
To work
Operate - work
Cooperation - Working together
Term
Pac
Definition
Peace
Pacify - Make peaceful
Pacific - Peaceful
Pacifist - Person opposed to war
Term
Pass
Definition
Feel
Dispassionate - free of emotion
Impassioned emotion - filled
Impassive - showing no feeling
Term
Pater, Patr
Definition
Father
Patriotism - love of one's country
Patriarch - male ruler of a family, group, or state
Paternity - fatherhood
Term
Path
Definition
Disease, feeling
Pathology - Study of diseased tissue
Apathetic - lacking feeling; indifferent
Antipathy - Hostile feeling
Term
Ped, Pod
Definition
Foot
Impediment - stumbling-block' hindrance
Tripod - three-footed stand
Quadruped - four-footed animal
Term
Ped
Definition
Child
Pedagogue - Teacher of children
Pediatrician - children's doctor
Term
Pel, puls
Definition
To drive
compulsion - a forcing to do
Repel - Drive back
Expel - Drive out, banish
Term
Pet, petit
Definition
To seek
Petition - Request
Appetite - craving, desire
Compete - vie with others
Term
Phil
Definition
Love
Philanthropist - Benefactor, lover of humanity
Anglophile - lover of everything English
Philanderer - One involved in brief love affairs
Term
Pon,Posit
Definition
To place
Postpone - place after
Positive - definite, unquestioned
Term
Port, portat
Definition
To carry
Portable - able to be carried
Transport - carry across
Export - carry out
Term
Poten
Definition
Able, powerful
Omnipotent - all-powerful
Potentate - powerful person
Impotent - powerless
Term
Psych
Definition
Mind
Psychology - study of the mind
Psychosis - Mental disorder
Psychopath - Mentally ill person
Term
Put, Putat
Definition
To trim, to calculate
Putative - supposed
Computation - calculation
Amputate - cut off
Term
Quer, ques, quir, quis
Definition
To ask
Inquiry - Investigation
Inquisitive - questioning
Query - question
Term
Reg, rect
Definition
Rule
Regicide - murder of a ruler
Regent - ruler
insurrection - rebellion; overthrow of a ruler
Term
Rid, ris
Definition
To laugh
Derision - scorn
Risibility - inclination to laughter
ridiculous - deserving to be laughed at
Term
Rog, rogat
Definition
To ask
interrogate - question
Prerogative - privilege
Term
Rupt
Definition
To break
Interrupt - break into
Bankrupt - insolvent
Rupture - a break
Term
Sacr
Definition
Holy
Sacred - holy
Sacrilegious - impious, violating something holy
Sacrament - religious act
Term
Sci
Definition
To know
Science - knowledge
Omniscient - knowing all
Conscious - aware
Term
Scop
Definition
Watch, see
Periscope - device for seeing around corners
Microscope - device for seeing small objects
Term
Scrib, script
Definition
To write
Transcribe - make a written copy
Script - written text
circumscribe - write around, limit
Term
Sect
Definition
Cut
Dissect - cut apart
Bisect - cut into two pieces
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