Set-7 :
The list of 10 most common root words with alphabet ‘S’ with their meaning and examples is as follows:
| No | Root | Meaning | Examples | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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