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GRE Roots from GRE For Dummies

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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
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