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General Vocab
Post-Graduate
06/01/2017
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Term
A, AN
(Anarchy)
 Definition
Not, Without,
Term
AB
(Abduct)
 Definition
From, away, apart
Term
Able, Ible
(inevitable)
 Definition
capable of, worthy of
Term
AC, ACR
(acerbic)
 Definition
Sharp, Sour
Term
ACOU
(acoustic)
 Definition
Hearing
Term
AD, A
(advocate)
 Definition
To
Term
Ambi, Amphi
(Ambient)
 Definition
Both, on both sides, Around
Term
Ambl, Ambul
(ambulance)
 Definition
Walk
Term
ANIM
(animated)
 Definition
Mind, spirit, breath
Term
Ant
(ancient)
 Definition
Before
Term
Anti, Ant
(antidode)
 Definition
Against, Opposite
Term
Aqua, Aque
(Aquarium)
 Definition
Water
Term
Ard
(Ardent)
 Definition
Burn
Term
Auto, Aut
(Autism)
 Definition
Self
Term
Bel, Bell
(Embellish)
 Definition
Beautiful
Term
Bell, Belli
(belligerent)
 Definition
War
Term
Ben, Bene
(Beneficial)
 Definition
Well, Good
Term
Bi, Bin
(Bifurcate)
 Definition
Two
Term
Bon, Boun
(debonaire)
 Definition
Good, Generous
Term
Brev, Brid
(breviloquent)
 Definition
Short, Small
Term
Burs
(Bursar)
 Definition
Money
Term
Carn
(charnel)
 Definition
Flesh
Term
Caus, Caut
(Holocaust)
 Definition
Burn
Term
Ced, Cess
(Antecedent)
 Definition
Yield, Go
Term
Celer
(celerity)
 Definition
Speed
Term
Cent
(Percent)
 Definition
Hundred
Term
Chrom
(Chromatic)
 Definition
Color
Term
Chron
(synchronize)
 Definition
Time
Term
Circum
(Circumspect)
 Definition
Around
Term
Co, Com, Con
(Conflict)
 Definition
With, Together
Term
Contra, Contro, Counter
(countermand)
 Definition
Against
Term
Cord, Card
(concord)
 Definition
Heart
Term
Corp, Cors
(corpuscle)
 Definition
Body
Term
Cosm
(Cosmonaut)
 Definition
Order, World, Universe
Term
Cred
(incredulous)
 Definition
Trust, Believe
Term
Crypt
(apocryphal)
 Definition
Hide
Term
Culp
(Culpable)
 Definition
Fault, Blame
Term
Cumb, Cub
(Incubate)
 Definition
Lie down
Term
Cyn
(Cynic)
 Definition
Dog
Term
De
(dehydrate)
 Definition
Down, Out, Away, Apart from
Term
Dele
(indelible)
 Definition
Erase
Term
dext
(ambidextrous)
 Definition
Righthand, Right side
Term
Di
(Diurnal)
 Definition
Day
Term
Dia
(Diadem)
 Definition
through, across
Term
Dic, Dict, Dit
(dictum)
 Definition
Speak
Term
Dis, Di
(Diverge)
 Definition
Away, Apart
Term
Dol
(Doleful)
 Definition
Grieve
Term
Dorm
(Dormant)
 Definition
Sleep
Term
Dors
(dorsal)
 Definition
Back
Term
Duc, Duct
(Adduce)
 Definition
Lead
Term
Dulc
(dulcet)
 Definition
Sweet
Term
Dur
(Dour)
 Definition
Hard
Term
E, Ex, Ec
(Excrescence)
 Definition
Out
Term
Ego
 Definition
Self
Term
Equ
(Equator)
 Definition
Equal
Term
Err
(errant)
 Definition
Wander
Term
EU
(Euphemism)
 Definition
Well, Good
Term
Fal
(Fallacy)
 Definition
to deceive
Term
Fatu
(Fatuity)
 Definition
Foolish
Term
Fern
(Fervent)
 Definition
boil
Term
Fi, FID
(Fidelity)
 Definition
Faith
Term
Flagr, Fulg, fulm
(Conflagration)
 Definition
Burn, Shine
Term
Flect, flex
(circumflex)
 Definition
Bend, Turn
Term
Fug
(fugue)
 Definition
Flee
Term
Fum
(fumigate)
 Definition
smoke
Term
Gen
(ingenuous)
 Definition
Birth, Class, Kin
Term
GNI, GNO, Cogn, Conn
(Incognito)
 Definition
Know
Term
gram, graph
(anagram)
 Definition
write, draw
Term
Hap
(Happily)
 Definition
By chance
Term
Hemi
(hemisphere)
 Definition
Half
Term
Hetero
(heterosexual)
 Definition
Other
Term
Hol
(Holocaust)
 Definition
Whole
Term
Homo
(homosexual)
 Definition
Same
Term
Hum
(humble)
 Definition
Earth
Term
Icon
(Iconography)
 Definition
Image, Idol
Term
Im, In
(improvident)
 Definition
Not
Term
Inter
(intercept)
 Definition
Between, Among
Term
Intra
(Intrastate)
 Definition
inside, Within
Term
It, Iter
(Transit)
 Definition
Way, Journey
Term
Joc
(Jocose)
 Definition
Joke
Term
Jour
(journey)
 Definition
Day
Term
Jud
(Judicial)
 Definition
Judge
Term
Jug, Junct
(conjunction)
 Definition
Join
Term
Jur
(Jury)
 Definition
Law
Term
Juv
(Rejuvenate)
 Definition
Young
Term
Lang, Ling
(language)
 Definition
Tonga
Term
Laude
(Applaud)
 Definition
Praise
Term
Lav, Lau, Lu
(Lavatory)
 Definition
wash
Term
Lax, Lak, Leas, Les
(Lessee)
 Definition
Loose
Term
Let, Leg, Lex
(Dialect)
 Definition
Read, Speak
Term
Lev
(light)
 Definition
alleviation
Term
Liber
(liberate)
 Definition
Free
Term
Lith
(Lithoid)
 Definition
Stone
Term
Log, Loqu
(Biology)
 Definition
Speech, Thought
Term
Luc, Lux
(Lucubrate)
 Definition
Light
Term
Macro
(Macrobiotics)
 Definition
Great, Long
Term
Mag, Maxm Maj, Mas
(Master)
 Definition
Great
Term
Mal
(Malady)
 Definition
Bad
Term
Man, Manu
(Emancipation)
 Definition
Hand
Term
Mand, Mend
(Mandate)
 Definition
Command, Order
Term
Medi
(meditate)
 Definition
Middle
Term
Mega
(Megalopolis)
 Definition
Large, Great
Term
Micro
(Microeconomics)
 Definition
Very Small
Term
Mis
(Miscarry)
 Definition
Bad, Wrong, hate
Term
Moll
(Mollusk)
 Definition
Soft
Term
Mob, Mom, Mot, Mov
(mobile)
 Definition
Move
Term
Mon, Mono
(Monk)
 Definition
One
Term
Mor, Mort
(Mortuary)
 Definition
Death
Term
Mult
(Multiple)
 Definition
Many
Term
Mut
(Mutual)
 Definition
Change
Term
Nash, Nat, Gna
(cognate)
 Definition
Birth
Term
Nau, Nav
(Astronaut)
 Definition
Ship, Sailor
Term
Neo
(Neoplasm)
 Definition
New
Term
Not, Nox
(nuisance)
 Definition
Harm
Term
Noct, Nox
(Equinox)
 Definition
Night
Term
Nom, Nym, Nec
(Anonymous)
 Definition
Name
Term
Non
(nonconformist)
 Definition
Not
Term
Nov
(innovate)
 Definition
New
Term
Ob
(obliterate)
 Definition
against
Term
omni
(omnivorous)
 Definition
All
Term
Oner
(exonerate)
 Definition
Burden
Term
Oss, Oste
(ossicle)
 Definition
Bone
Term
Palp
(palpable)
 Definition
Feel
Term
Pan, Pant
(Pandemic)
 Definition
All
Term
Path
(pathogen)
 Definition
suffer, feel
Term
Pec
(peculation)
 Definition
Money
Term
Ped
(Pedophile)
 Definition
Child, education
Term
Ped, Pod
(Tripod)
 Definition
Foot
Term
Pel
(appellation)
 Definition
drive, push
Term
Pen, Pene
(penetration)
 Definition
Almost
Term
Peri
(Periscope)
 Definition
Perimeter
Term
Phil
(philanthropy)
 Definition
Love
Term
Phob
(phobia)
 Definition
Fear
Term
Phon
(Phone)
 Definition
Sound
Term
Plac
(placate)
 Definition
Please
Term
Ple. Plen, Plet
(accomplishment)
 Definition
Fill, Full
Term
Poly
(Polynomial)
 Definition
Many
Term
Port
(transport
 Definition
carry
Term
Post
(Posterior)
 Definition
behind, after
Term
Pot
(potion)
 Definition
Drink
Term
Pre
(predetermine)
 Definition
Before, In front
Term
Pri, Prim
(primarily)
 Definition
First
Term
Pro
(procedure)
 Definition
In front, Before
Term
Prop, Prox
(Approximate)
 Definition
Near
Term
prot, Proto
(prototype)
 Definition
first
Term
pug, pun
(pungent)
 Definition
hit, prick
Term
Pyr
(Pyromania)
 Definition
Fire
Term
Quad, Quar, Quat
(quadrant)
 Definition
Four
Term
quie, quit
(requiem)
 Definition
Quiet, Test
Term
Quin, Quint
(quintessence)
 Definition
Five
Term
Re
(reiterate)
 Definition
Back, Again
Term
Rect
(correct)
 Definition
straight, right
Term
Reg
(realm)
 Definition
King, Rule
Term
Retro
(Retroactive)
 Definition
Backwards
Term
Rub, Rud
(rouge)
 Definition
Red
Term
Rud
(rudiments)
 Definition
Crude
Term
Sacer, Sacr, Sanct
(Desecrate)
 Definition
Holy
Term
Sal
(Saline)
 Definition
Salt
Term
Sag,Sap, Sav
(sapient)
 Definition
Taste, think
Term
Salu, Salv
(salubrious)
 Definition
Health, Save
Term
San
(Sanity)
 Definition
Healthy
Term
Sat
(asset)
 Definition
enough
Term
Scrib, Script, Scriv
 Definition
Write
Term
Se
(secede)
 Definition
Down, out, away, apart
Term
Sed, Sid
(Sedate)
 Definition
Sit
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