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GRE Word Root List
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11/19/2013

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Term
A
Definition
without;
amoral, atheist, atypical, anonymous, apathy, atrophy (wasting away or body tissue), anomaly, agnostic
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AB/ABS
Definition
off, away from, apart, down;
abduct, abhor, abolish, abstract, abnormal, abdicate, abstinence, abstruse
Term
AC/ACR
Definition
sharp, bitter;
acid, acute, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate
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ACT/AG
Definition
to do, to drive, to force, to lead;
agile, agitate, litigate, prodigal, pedagogue, synagogue
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AD/AL
Definition
to, toward, near;
adapt, adjacent, addict, admire, address, adhere, adjoin, advocate
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AL/ALI/ALTER
Definition
other, another;
alternative, alias, alibi, alien, alter ego, altruist, allegory
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AM
Definition
love;
amateur (pleasure rather than financial gain), amatory, amenity, amorous, enamored, amity, inamorata, amiable, amicable
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AMB
Definition
to go, to walk;
ambient, ambitious, preamble, ambassador, ambulance, ambulatory, ambush, perambulator
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AMBI/AMPH
Definition
both, more than one, around;
ambiguous, amphibian, ambidextrous
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ANIM
Definition
of the life, mind, soul, spirit;
unanimous, animosity, animus (hostile feeling or attitude), equanimity (stability under tension), magnanimous (generous in forgiving)
Term
ANNUIT/ENNI
Definition
year;
annual, anniversary, annuity, perennial, annals
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ANTE
Definition
before;
anterior, antecedent, antedate, antebellum (before the war), antediluvian (before the biblical flood)
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ANTHRO/ANDR
Definition
man, human;
anthropology, android, misanthrope (one who hates humans), philanderer, androgynous, androgen, anthropocentric
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ANTI
Definition
against;
antibody, antidote, antiseptic, antipathy (aversion), antipodal (opposite side of the globe)
Term
APO
Definition
away;
apology, apostle, apocalypse, apogee (highest or most distant point), apocryphal, apostasy (total desertion of ones religion or principles)
Term
ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY
Definition
chief, principal, ruler;
architect, archenemy, monarchy, anarchy, oligarchy (state or society ruled by a select group)
Term
AUTO
Definition
self;
automatic, autocrat, autonomy
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BE
Definition
to be, to have a particular quality, to exist;
belittle, bemoan (to express pity for), bewilder, belie (to misrepresent, to contradict)
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BEL/BELL
Definition
war;
antebellum, rebel, belligerent (warlike, given to waging war)
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BEN/BON
Definition
good;
benefit, benign (having a kindly disposition), benediction (uttering a blessing), benevolent, bonus, bona fide
Term
BI
Definition
twice, double;
binocular, biennial, bilateral, bilingual, bipartisan
Term
CAD/CID
Definition
to fall, to happen by chance;
accident, coincidence, decadent, cascade, recidivist (one who repeatedly relapses)
Term
CANT/CENT/CHANT
Definition
to sing;
accent, chant, enchant, recant (withdraw a statement), incantation, incentive
Term
CAP/CIP/CEPT
Definition
to take, to get;
capture, anticipate, susceptible, emancipate, percipient (having perception, discerning), precept (rule of conduct)
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CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT
Definition
head, headlong;
capital, disciple, precipitate (hasten occurrence, bring about prematurely), precipice, capitulate (surrender), caption
Term
CARD/CORD/COUR
Definition
heart;
cardiac, encourage, concord, discord (lack of harmony), concordance (agreement)
Term
CARN
Definition
flesh;
carnivorous, carnage, carnival, reincarnation, incarnation
Term
CAST/CHAST
Definition
cut;
cast, caste, castigate, chastise, chaste (free from obscenity, decent)
Term
CED/CEED/CESS
Definition
to go, to yield, to stop;
antecedent, concede, predecessor, cessation, incessant
Term
CENTR
Definition
center;
concentrate, eccentric (off-center), concentric (common center), centrifuge, centrist
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CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT
Definition
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide;
discrete (detached from others), ascertain, certitude, discreet, hypocrite, criterion (standard of judgement or criticism)
Term
CHRON
Definition
time;
synchronize, chronology, anachronism, chronic, chronometer
Term
CIRCU
Definition
around, on all sides;
circumference, circumstances, circuit, circumambulate, circuitous
Term
CIS
Definition
to cut;
scissors, precise, exorcise, incision, incisive
Term
CLA/CLO/CLU
Definition
shut, close;
conclude, claustrophobia, disclose, exclusive, cloister, preclude
Term
CLAIM/CLAM
Definition
to shout, to cry out;
exclaim, proclaim, clamor, disclaim, reclaim
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CLI
Definition
to lean toward;
decline, recline, climax, proclivity (inclination, bias), disinclination
Term
CO/COL/COM/CON
Definition
with, together;
connect, coerce, compatible, collide, collaborate, conciliate, commensurate
Term
COUR/CUR
Definition
running, a course;
recur, curriculum, courier, excursion, cursive, concur, incursion (hostile entrance into a place), cursory (going rapidly over something, hasty)
Term
CRE/CRESC/CRET
Definition
to grow;
accrue, creation, increase, increment, accretion
Term
CRED
Definition
to believe, to trust;
incredible, credentials, credo, credulity (willingness to believe or trust), credit
Term
CRYP
Definition
hidden;
crypt, apocryphal, cryptology, cryptography (making and using secret writing)
Term
CUB/CUMB
Definition
to lie down;
cubicle, succumb, incubate, incumbent (holding an indicated position), recumbent (reclining)
Term
CULP
Definition
blame;
culprit, culpable, inculpate, mea culpa
Term
DAC/DOC
Definition
to teach;
doctor, doctrine, indoctrinate, docile, didactic (intended for instruction)
Term
DE
Definition
away, off, down, completely, reversal;
descend, decipher, defile, defame, deferential, delineate
Term
DEM
Definition
people;
democracy, epidemic, endemic (peculiar to a particular people or locality), pandemic (general, universal), demographics
Term
DI/DIA
Definition
apart, through;
dialogue, diagnose, dilate (to make wider or larger), dilatory (inclined to delay or procrastinate), dichotomy
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DIC/DICT/DIT
Definition
to say, to tell, to use words;
dictionary, predict, verdict, interdict (to forbid, prohibit)
Term
DIGN
Definition
worth;
dignity, dignitary, deign, condign (well deserved, fitting), disdain
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DIS/DIF
Definition
away from, apart, reversal, not;
disperse, disseminate, dissipate, dissuade, diffuse
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DOG/DOX
Definition
opinion;
orthodox (sound or corrent in opinion or doctrine), paradox, dogma
Term
DOL
Definition
suffer, pain;
condolence, indolence (lazy), doleful, dolorous
Term
DON/DOT/DOW
Definition
to give;
donate, pardon, antidote, anecdote, endow
Term
DUB
Definition
doubt;
dubious, dubiety, indubitable (unquestionable)
Term
DUC/DUCT
Definition
to lead;
abduct, conduct, conducive, induce, induct, produce
Term
DUR
Definition
hard;
endure, durable, duress (compulsion by threat), dour, duration
Term
DYS
Definition
faulty, abnormal;
dystrophy, dyspepsia (impaired digestion), dyslexia, dysfunctional
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