1. NCEE/SAT Vocabulary
Weeks 1 and 2

2. 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

3. 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)

4. Root of the Day: IN
IN- [also seen as IL-, IM-, IR-, EN-, EM-] = in, within, into, on, not; very

5. inflammable = very flammable (from the Latin flamma = flame)
Examples:
invertebrate = lacking a spinal column (literally, “not jointed” from Latin vertebra = joint)
inundate = to flood (literally, “to flow into” from the Latin undāre = 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 com+*boros [proto-Latin] = to carry together)
employ = to hire (literally, “to fold in” from the Latin plicāre = to fold)

6. Root of the Day: EX
EX- [also seen as E-] = out of, from, very

7. exit = to leave (literally, “to go out” from the Latin īre = to go)
Examples:
exit = to leave (literally, “to go out” from the Latin īre = to go)
expand = to increase in size or width (literally, “to stretch out” from the Latin pandēre = to spread, stretch)
educate = to teach (literally, “to lead out” from the Latin ducere = to lead)

8. Roots of the Day:
INTER vs. INTRA
INTER- [INTEL-] = among, between
INTRA- = within

9. 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)

10. Roots of the Day:
ANTE / PRE vs. POST
ANTE- [rarely ANTI-] = before
PRE- = before
POST - = after, behind

11. 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 meditārī = 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)