Sunday, October 3, 2010

SAT (The Great, Big List of Word Roots III)

D

  • DE (away, off, reversal or down)
    • descend
    • detract (trachere pull, to take the pull away, to reduce the value or importance of something by depriving it of some stuff)
    • decipher
    • deface (spoil appearance intentionally)
    • defile (deformation of defouler; to trample under foot, to corrupt something or damage rep)
    • defraud (to cheat someone)
    • deplete
    • denounce (criticize publicly)
    • decry (to strongly speak against something)
    • defer (to postpone)
    • defame
    • delineate (to sketch down, explain in detail or draw something)
    • deference (showing respect, especially by accepting decisions or commands)
  • DEM (people)
    • democracy
    • epidemic
    • pandemic (an epidemic having widespread effects)
    • endemic (restricted to one place)
    • demagogue (a leader playing with emotions)
    • demographics (relating to human population)
  • DIA, DI (apart or through)
    • dialogue
    • diagnose
    • diameter
    • dilate
    • digress
    • dilatory (tending to waste time or move slowly)
    • diaphanous (dia- through, phane to show; transparent)
    • dichotomy (division into opposing things; di- apart, tomy to cut)
    • dialectic (tension existing between two contradicting ideas, forces or elements)
  • DIC, DICT, DIT (to tell, to say or to use words)
    • dictionary
    • dictate
    • predict (pre- before, dict to tell)
    • contradict (contra- against, dict to say)
    • verdict (ver- truth, dict to tell)
    • abdicate (renounce position)
    • edict (a formal proclamation by government or ruler / authoritative command)
    • dictum (same as edict)
    • malediction
    • benediction
    • indict (formally accuse of crime)
    • indite (dit- to use words (in), to write something)
    • interdict (inter- in between + to say. prohibit something)
    • diction (choice of words or clarity of speech)
    • obiter dictum (passing comment)
  • DIGN (worth)
    • dignity
    • dignitary
    • dignify
    • deign (to do in haughty manner by considering it a favor, I don't think he will deign to accept our invitation)
    • indignant (angry at unfairness, regarded as unworthy)
    • condign (wholly worthy, fitting or well deserved)
    • disdain (intense scorn or disgust for someone or something, Old French desdeign)
    • infra dig (beneath dignity below somebody's social level)
  • DOC, DAC (to teach)
    • doctor
    • doctrine (underlying rules, ideas taught as truth)
    • indoctrinate (tot each somebody to belief something without question)
    • didactic (geeky, fond of instructing others)
    • docile (quiet and easy to control)
    • doctrinaire (adj; determined to use a specific approach and not accepting a better alternative)
  • DOL (suffering or pain)
    • condolence
    • indolent (painless and slow to change disease, lazy or lethargic)
    • dolorous (involving sorrow)
    • doleful (sad and painful)
  • DON, DOT, DOW (to give)
    • donate
    • donor
    • pardon
    • condone (to let something, esp bad, happen)
    • antidote
    • anecdote (a short and often humorous personal account of something)
    • endow (to provide something desirable, can you endow me with an xtreme gaming rig)
    • dowry (stuff given to bride upon marriage)
  • DUB (doubt)
    • dubious (hesitant or unsure, of uncertain quality)
    • dubiety (uncertainty about something or something doubtful)
    • indubitable (not to be doubted, an indubitable truth)
  • DUC, DUCT (to lead)
    • abduct
    • conduct
    • conductive
    • seduce
    • induct
    • induce
    • ductile
  • DUR (hard)
    • durable
    • endure
    • duress (the use of force to make someone do something (coerce, impel))
    • dour (unfriendly or stubborn)
    • obdurate (ob- to be -dur hard, heard hearted aka not influenced by emotions or stubborn)
  • DYS (faulty)
    • dysfunction
    • dystopia (an imaginary place where everything is shit or a vision of one)
    • dyspepsia (acid indigestion)
    • dyslexia (inability to understand written lingo)

E

  • EPI (upon)
    • epidermis
    • epidemic
    • epilogue
    • epistle (long formal letter)
    • epitome (typical example)
    • epigram (a short and often witty saying)
    • epithet (an insult)
    • epitaph
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