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GRE Word Roots
Question | Answer |
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-ac- | sharp |
-acr- | sharp |
-aev- | age, era |
-ev- | age, era |
-ag- | to do |
-act- | to do |
-agog- | leader |
-agri- | field |
-agrari- | field |
-ali- | another |
-alt- | high |
-alter- | other |
-am- | love |
-anim- | mind, soul |
-ann- | year |
-enn- | year |
-anthrop- | human beings |
-apt- | fit |
-aqua- | water |
-arch- | ruler, first |
-aster- | star |
-aud- | to hear |
-audit- | to hear |
-auto- | self |
-belli- | war |
-ben- | good |
-bon- | good |
-biblio- | book |
-bio- | life |
-breve- | short |
-cad- | to fall |
-cas- | to fall |
-cap- | to take |
-capt- | to take |
-cept- | to take |
-cip- | to take |
-capit- | head |
-capt- | head |
-carn- | flesh |
-ced- | to yield, to go |
-cess- | to yield, to go |
-celer- | swift |
-cent- | one hundred |
-chron- | time |
-cid- | to cut, to kill |
-cis- | to cut, to kill |
-cit- | to call, to start |
-citat- | to call, to start |
-civi- | citizen |
-clam- | to cry out |
-clamat- | to cry out |
-claud- | to close |
-claus- | to close |
-clos- | to close |
-clud- | to close |
-cognosc- | to learn |
-cognit- | to learn |
-compl- | to fill |
-cord- | heart |
-corpor- | body |
-cred- | to believe |
-credit- | to believe |
-cur- | to care |
-curr- | to run |
-curs- | to run |
-da- | to give |
-dat- | to give |
-deb- | to owe |
-debit- | to owe |
-dem- | people |
-derm- | skin |
-di- | day |
-diurn- | day |
-dic- | to say |
-dict- | to say |
-doc- | to teach |
-doct- | to teach |
-domin- | to rule |
-duc- | to lead |
-duct- | to lead |
-dynam- | power, strength |
-ego- | I |
-erg- | work |
-urg- | work |
-err- | to wander |
-eu- | good, well, beautiful |
-fac- | to make, to do |
-fic- | to make, to do |
-fec- | to make, to do |
-fect- | to make, to do |
-fall- | to deceive |
-fals- | to deceive |
-fer- | to bring, to bear |
-lat- | to bring, to bear |
-fid- | belief, faith |
-fin- | end, limit |
-flect- | to bend |
-flex- | to bend |
-fort- | luck, chance, or strong |
-frag- | to break |
-fract- | to break |
-fug- | to flee |
-fus- | to pour |
-gam- | marriage |
-gen- | class, race |
-gener- | class, race |
-grad- | to go, to step |
-gress- | to go, to step |
-graph- | writing |
-gram- | writing |
-greg- | flock, herd |
-helio- | sun |
-it- | journey, end |
-itiner- | journey, end |
-jac- | to throw |
-jact- | to throw |
-jec- | to throw |
-jur- | to swear |
-jurat- | to swear |
-labor- | to work |
-laborat- | to work |
-leg- | to choose, to read, or law |
-lect- | to choose, to read |
-lig- | to choose, to read |
-liber- | book or free |
-libr- | book |
-log- | word, study |
-loqu- | to talk |
-locut- | to talk |
-luc- | light |
-magn- | great |
-mal- | bad |
-man- | hand |
-mar- | sea |
-mater- | mother |
-matr- | mother |
-mit- | to send |
-miss- | to send |
-mob- | to move |
-mot- | to move |
-mov- | to move |
-mon- | to warn |
-monit- | to warn |
-mori- | to die |
-mort- | to die |
-morph- | shape, form |
-mut- | to change |
-nat- | born |
-nav- | ship |
-neg- | to deny |
-nomen- | name |
-nov- | new |
-omni- | all |
-oper- | to work |
-pac- | peace |
-pass- | to feel |
-pater- | father |
-patr- | father |
-path- | disease, feeling |
-ped- | foot or child |
-pod- | foot |
-pel- | to drive |
-puls- | to drive |
-pet- | to seek |
-petit- | to seek |
-phil- | love |
-pon- | to place |
-posit- | to place |
-port- | to carry |
-portat- | to carry |
-poten- | able, powerful |
-psych- | mind |
-put- | to trim, to calculate |
-putat- | to trim, to calculate |
-quer- | to ask |
-ques- | to ask |
-quir- | to ask |
-quis- | to ask |
-reg- | to rule |
-rect- | to rule |
-rid- | to laugh |
-ris- | to laugh |
-rog- | to ask |
-rogat- | to ask |
-rupt- | to break |
-sacr- | holy |
-sci- | to know |
-scop- | to watch, to see |
-scrib- | to write |
-script- | to write |
-sect- | cut |
-sed- | to sit |
-sess- | to sit |
-sent- | to think, to feel |
-sens- | to think, to feel |
-sequi- | to follow |
-secut- | to follow |
-seque- | to follow |
-solv- | to loosen |
-solut- | to loosen |
-somn- | sleep |
-soph- | wisdom |
-spec- | to look at |
-spect- | to look at |
-spic- | to look at |
-spir- | to breathe |
-string- | bind |
-strict- | bind |
-stru- | to build |
-struct- | to build |
-tang- | to touch |
-tact- | to touch |
-ting- | to touch |
-tempor- | time |
-ten- | to hold |
-tent- | to hold |
-term- | end |
-terr- | land |
-therm- | heat |
-tors- | to twist |
-tort- | to twist |
-tract- | to drag, to pull |
-trud- | to push, to shove |
-trus- | to push, to shove |
-urb- | city |
-vac- | empty |
-vad- | to go |
-vas- | to go |
-veni- | to come |
-vent- | to come |
-ven- | to come |
-ver- | true |
-verb- | word |
-vers- | to turn |
-vert- | to turn |
-via- | way |
-vid- | to see |
-vis- | to see |
-vinc- | to conquer |
-vict- | to conquer |
-vanq- | to conquer |
-viv- | alive |
-vit- | alive |
-voc- | to call |
-vocat- | to call |
-vol- | wish |
-volv- | to roll |
-volut- | to roll |