SSAT词汇的基本知识.docx

SSAT词汇的基本知识后缀 X-able adjective “able to be Xed”X-archy noun ”rulership by X”X-ical adjective “characterized by X”X-less adjective “without X”X-ness noun ”quality of being X”X-ology noun “doctrine or theory of X”X-ous adjective “having the quality of X”前缀和词根 a withoutab/ abs away from, againstac/ acr sharpad/ at to, towardam to loveamb to go, to walkanim life, spiritante beforeanthr/ andr mankind, mananti against, oppositeapt/ ept skill, ability, fitbell warbene goodbi twocarn fleshchron timecirc/ circum aroundcis to cutcli to leanclu/ clo/ cla to close, shutco/ com/ con with, togethercred believeculp blamecur/ cour to runde away from/ the opposite ofdem peoplederm skindi apart, through, awaydic to say, to telldign/ dain worthdis apart, away from, notdys faulty, badepi uponequi/ equ equalesce to becomeeu good, pleasingex/ ej out, put outextr outside, beyondfac to make, to dofic/ fig to make, to dofid faith, trustgen birth, creation, kindgyn womanher/ hes to stickhetero different, otherhomo samehyper overhypo underin/ il/ im/ ir notin/ en/ im/ em intointer between, amongintra within, insideloc/ loq/ log to speakluc/ lum lightmagna great, bigmal badman handmis wrong, badmit/ mis to sendmorph shape, formmut changenat/ nas/ nai to be bornneo/ nov newnom/ nym nameob against, in front of, towardomni all, everypan all, everywherepar equalpath feelingphil love ofphobe fear ofphon soundplac to pleasepon/ pos place, putport to carrypost afterpot power, abilitypre beforepro forward, supportingpun/ pen to pay, compensate, punishre again, backsci knowledge, to knowscrib/ script to writesed/ sid to sit, be stillsequ, secu to followspec to look, appearsub under, less thansuper over, greater thantact touchtechn tools, art, skillten to holdtens/ ten to stretchterr earthtract to drag, pull, drawtrans acrossun/ non notuni oneus/ ut to useven/ vent to comevers/ vert to turnvi/ viv lifevid/ vis to seevoc to callvor to eatCounting semi/ hemi/ demi halfmono/ uni oneduo/ bi twotri threequad/ quat fourquint fivesext sixsept sevenoct eightnov ninedec tencent hundredmill thousandpoly manyproto firstFear -phobiaacrophobia fear of heightspedophobia fear of childrenphonophobia fear of soundphotophobia fear of lightpyrophobia fear of fireStudy -ologyarchaeology study of ancient historybiology study of lifecosmology study of the universeetymology study of word originsgenealogy study of family originsgeology study of the earthgraphology study of handwritingpsychology study of the mindseismology study of earthquakesociology study of societyFamily Root pater fathermater motherfrat brothersor sistergen birthSenses vis/ vid seetact/ tangi touchaudi hearson soundpatho/ pathy feelings, sufferingcorp bodyman handLocation ad toante beforecircum aroundcon/ com together, withde from, downin/ il/ im in, into, oninter betweenintro withinperi around, aboutre again, backse aparttele distanttrans across, beyondsuper over, aboveAttempting to be funny jeer to make fun of jest to joke parody a humorous imitation recreation something done for him, a hobby or game skit a short comic sceneLets get together adjunct an accessory, something added on coalesce to come together congeal to thicken, or change from liquid to solid consensus an agreement contiguous lying side-by-side fission a splitting apart fusion a joining together integrate to bring together and make whole juxtapose to place side by side pact a formal agreement between two countries rendezvous a meeting, usual secretMake it official abdicate to give up power accord to be in agreement allege to declare that something is true without proof assess to evaluate or determine the worth of condone to forgive or to disregard an offense conventional traditional, ordinary counsel to advise debunk to prove false decree an order or command inquiry a request for instruction ratify to approve, usually a law sustain to supportHard to handle ambiguous unclear amorphous without shape egress exit epoch a period of time intangible not able to be touched or sensed itinerant nomadic, constantly moving kinetic moving obscure hidden or dark, hard to see polymorphous having many shapes prolific fertile, very productive remote far away, distant scull a small rowboat or an oar for a rowboat sporadic having no pattern or order surrogate a substitute variegated having many parts or colors writhe to twistThe perfect mate akin related to or alike altruistic doing good for others amiable friendly, good-natures aspirant someone searching for something astute sharp, shrewd benevolence goodness congenial agreeable equivalent equal extol to praise placate to quiet down, appeaseYou dont want to know this guy aloof keeping a distanceanimosity hostilitybanal unoriginal and boringbelligerent hostile, warlikebrowbeat to intimatecholeric irritate debilitating weakening, harmful deficient lacking an essential part garrulous overly talkative incompetent not able to do something properly insipid lacking interest, dull, boring insolent disrespectful, rude irate enraged notorious known widely and unfavorably ostentatious showy, pretentious pedantic overly scholarly, boring profane to abuse or put to ill use pugnacious hostile ravenous extremely hungry recalcitrant disobedient, stubborn sanctimonious acting morally superior, holier-than-thou warlock a male witchA bad scene abyss a deep narrow pit adverse unfavorable, opposed, going against aggravate to make worse assailable vulnerablebarrage a flood brig the prison of a ship corpulent excessively overweight founder to sink hovel a shack impasse a deadlock, a point at which one can go no further indictment the situation of having been charges with a crime insinuation a sneaky suggestion of something bad mar to spoil, to mark null zero value quiver a portable container for arrows plight a bad situation ,a predicament repudiate to put down, to renounce rue to regret ruse a clever trick sedate to clam, especially by using of a drug slander a false and mean-spirited statement meant to injure someone superfluous more than what is required or neededsimply perfect benign harmless clarity clearness deft skillfulexquisite beautifully made or designed immaculate perfectly clean, free from dirt or stain meticulous careful, paying attention to details pious deeply religious robust healthyTime to make a speech illuminate to light up or make clear imply to express indirectly lament to express grief for, mourn reminiscence a memory, the act of recalling the pastJust under the surface dormant temporarily inactive, asleep eradicate to erase or get rid of excavate to dig up fundamental as essential part, basic innate possessed at birth, not learned merge to blend togetherHardworking adept very skilled facet an aspect of something ingenuity innovation, creativity inscribe to write or etch words on or into a surface novice a beginner procure to obtain tenacious holding firmly, e