GRE | List of words to enhance your vocabulary with alphabet āSā
Set-7 :
The list of 10 most common root words with alphabet āSā with their meaning and examples is as follows:
No | Root | Meaning | Examples | Meaning |
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1 | sacr | holy | sacred | holy |
sacrifice | holy offering | |||
2 | sci/scio | know | science | knowledge/systematic study |
conscious | aware | |||
omniscient | all knowing | |||
3 | sanct | holy | sanction | official permission |
sanctify | make holy | |||
4 | scrib/script | write | describe | write down / give a detailed account |
prescription | laying down rules or directions | |||
manuscript | written by hand | |||
5 | sec/sect | cut | bisect | cut/split into two equal parts |
secant | line intersecting a curve at two or more points | |||
section | a cut portion/a piece | |||
6 | spec/spect/spic | look | specimen | sample to be looked at |
conspicuous | striking/noticeable | |||
specious | believable but fallacious | |||
7 | somn | sleep | insomnia | chronic sleepiness |
somniloquist | one who talks in his sleep | |||
somnolent | feeling sleepy | |||
8 | sub | under | submarine | under water |
subversive | t ending to disturb/overthrow | |||
subliminal | existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness | |||
9 | super/sur | above | supercilious | arrogant, haughty, condescending |
superfluous | extra, more than necessary | |||
10 | surg/sourc/surrect | to rise | insurgent | rising up in revolution |
insurrection | rising up in armed rebellion | |||
surge | to rise up forcefully |