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GRE Roots from GRE For Dummies
Question | Answer |
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ambu | walk, move People in hospitals are either bedridden or ambulatory |
andro | man Commander Data on star trek was and android; a robot shaped like a man. |
anthro | human or man kind Anthropology is the study of humans A misanthrope hates humans |
bellu | war, fight An antebellum mansion is a mansion built before the civil war. |
belli | If you're belligerent, you're ready to fight |
cred | trust or belief Something incredible is unbelievable Credulous- full of trust, naive or gullible. You're trusting and naive. |
de | down from, away from, to put down to descend or depart to go down from or away. to denounce is to put down or speak badly of. |
ex | out of, away from exit, literally means out of-it. To extricate is to get out of something. |
culp | guilt To exculpate means make away from from guilt, to get off the hook |
gnos | knowledge A prognosis is a prediction about the future of an illness |
se | away from separate, sequester, seqlusion |
greg | group or herd. Congregation is a group of people A gregarious person likes to be a part of the group, is social |
gyn | Woman A gynecologist is a physician who treats women. Someone androgynous exhibits both male (andro) and female (gyn)characteristics, Literally means full of man and woman. |
loq, log, loc, lix | Speech or talk Somone loquacious talks a lot. Literally full of talk. Dialogue- talk or conversation between two people. Elocution is proper speech A prolix is very talkative. |
luc, lum, lus | light, clear Something luminous is shiny and full of light. Ask the teacher to elucidate something you don't understand (make clear) Lustrous hair reflects the light and is sleek and glossy. |
meta | beyond, after A metamorphosis is a change of shape beyond the present shape |
morph | Shape Something amorphous is without shape Morphology is the study of shape |
mut | change Mutated- changed Something immutable is NOT changeable |
pac | peace, calm Pacifier |
path | feeling Something pathetic arouses felling of pity To sympathize is to share feelings Antipathy is a dislike- a felling against |
phon | sound Phonics helps you to sound out wods Cacophony is a bad sound Euphony is a good sound Homophones are words that sound the same |
plac | peace, calm To placate someone is to calm him or her down Someone implacable is someone can't b calmed down or someone really stubborn |
pro | big, much, Profuse apologies are big much(a lot of apologies.Less seen on GRE in favor of (for) & before (future)A prolific writer produces a great deal of written materialLess common on GRE:A prologue comes before a playSomeone who is pro fre |
pug | war fight Someone pugnacious is ready to fight A pugilist likes to fight (such a professional boxer) |
scien | knowledge A scientist is a person with knowledge Someone prescient has forethought or knowledge ahead of time (for example a prognosticator (fortune teller) |
som | sleep Insomnia means you can't sleep |
son | sound A sonic boom breaks the sound barrier Dissonance is clashing sounds A sonorous voice has a good sound |
sop | sleep A glass of warm milk is soporific. So is a boring professor |