Word Sets
12 root-based sets covering 96 high-frequency exam words. Click any set to start studying.
MYTH
SAT/HighSchool
Greek & Latin mythological origins
3 words
Hard
protean
procrustean
sibyl
SOCIAL
SAT/HighSchool
varied
2 words
Medium
acclaim
affinity
EPIC
SAT/HighSchool
Greek epic tradition
4 words
Hard
odyssey
calypso
palladium
CRED / FID
SAT/HighSchool
Latin credere (believe) + fidere (trust)
5 words
Medium
credence
credo
credulity
CORP / CARN
SAT/HighSchool
Latin roots for flesh, knee, touch
4 words
Medium
genuflect
inflection
palpate
PED / CURS
SAT/HighSchool
Latin pes/pedis (foot) + currere (to run)
6 words
Medium
precursor
cursory
discursive
CAT-
SAT/HighSchool
Greek kata — down
3 words
Medium
cataclysm
catacomb
catalyst
MAL-
SAT/HighSchool
Latin malus — bad
2 words
Medium
malevolent
malign
POST-
SAT/HighSchool
Latin post — after
2 words
Medium
posthumous
postmortem
TRANS-
Middle School
Latin trans — across, over
8 words
Easy
transport
transfer
translate
CIRCUM-
Middle School
Latin circum — around, round about
8 words
Easy
circle
circus
circuit
AUTO-
Middle School
Greek autos — self
8 words
Medium
automatic
autonomy
autonomous
GEO-
Middle School
Greek ge — earth
8 words
Medium
geography
geology
geometry
UN-
Elementary
Old English un- — not, reverse of
8 words
Easy
unhappy
unlock
unfair
RE-
Elementary
Latin re- — again, back
8 words
Easy
return
rewrite
replay
PRE-
Elementary
Latin prae — before, in front of
8 words
Easy
preview
prepay
preheat
MIS-
Elementary
Old English mis- — wrongly, badly
8 words
Easy
mistake
misplace
misspell