SAT bull. tips 1st q. 2012

Mon. 8/13

Prefix “ana-“ can mean up, again, anew, & throughout. Analyze means to break up into parts and anagram means a word spelled by mixing up letters of another word.

Tues. 8/14

Prefix “anti-“ means against so you have people who are antiwar.

8/15

Prefix “auto-“ means self so if you write your autobiography, you are writing about yourself.

8/16

Prefix “bene-/ben-“ means good or well; it is a good idea to work at a job with good benefits or to have a benevolent teacher.

8/17

Prefix “contra-/contro-/counter-“ means against i.e. contradict (speak against) & counterclockwise (go against the clock).

8/20

Prefix “circum-“ means to go around i.e. circumnavigate (go around the globe).

8/21

Prefix “dis-“ means apart i.e. disparity.

8/22

Prefix “de-“ means away from, down, or the opposite of i.e. detract.

8/23

Prefix “dys-“ can mean bad or poor as in dyslexia (poor reading) or dysfunctional (badly functioning).

8/24

Prefix “hypo-“ means too little or under; hypothermia means too little heat & hypodermic means under the skin.

8/27

Prefix “mis-“ means badly or wrongly i.e. misunderstand means to understand wrongly.

8/28

Prefix “mis-/miso“ can also mean hatred i.e. misogyny is a person who hates women.

8/29

Prefix “non-“ means not i.e. nonsense literally means not making sense.

8/30

Prefix “retro-“ means backward therefore a retrospective is looking back.

8/31

Prefix “sub-/suc-/suf-/sug-/sus-“ all means under or beneath i.e. submarine (under the water) & suspend (hand down/below).

9/5

Prefix “trans-“ means across i.e. trans-Atlantic (across the Atlantic).

9/6

Prefix “un-“ also means not i.e. uninformed means not informed.

9/7

Remember that suffixes often determine a word’s part of speech as well as change the meanings of a word. If you can remember certain suffixes then you will be able to guess what the word means because of the part of speech.

9/10

Suffix “-cy” means an act, state, or position of i.e. theocracy is a state where religion rules (noun).

9/11

Suffix “-dom” means state of being, rank, something that belongs to another i.e. wisdom = state of being wise (noun).

9/12

Suffix “-ence” means an act, state, or quality of i.e. correspondence = the act of writing (noun).

9/13

Suffix “-er/or” is one or a person who does something i.e. doer = person who does things & producer = person who produces something (noun).

9/14

Suffix “-escent” means becoming i.e. obsolescent = becoming obsolete (adj.).

9/17

Suffix “-fy” means to make i.e. pacify = to make peaceful (verb).

9/18

Suffix “-hood” means a state or condition of i.e. childhood = state of being a child (noun).

9/19

Suffix “-ic/-ac” means of or like i.e. angelic = like an angel (adj.).

9/20

Suffix “-il/-ile” means having to do with, like, or suitable i.e. docile = suitable for training (adj.).

9/21

Suffix “-ion” is the act or condition of something i.e. operation = act of operating (noun).

9/24

Suffix “-ious” means having or characterized by something i.e. anxious = characterized by anxiety (adj.).

9/25

Suffix “-ish” means like or somewhat i.e. childish = like a child (adj.).

9/26

Suffix “-ism” means a belief, practice, or state of being i.e. terrorism = practicing terror (noun).

9/27

Suffix “-ist” is always talking about a person who can do something i.e. typist = person who can type (noun).

9/28

Suffix “-ity/-ty/-y” is describing a character or state of being i.e. amity = state of friendship & jealousy = state of being jealous (noun).