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GRE Roots 1
GRE Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acer, acid, acri | bitter, sour, sharp acerbic, acidity,acrid, acrimony |
| acu | sharp acute, acupuncture, accurate |
| ag, agi, ig, act | do, move, go agent, agenda, agitate, navigate, ambiguous, action |
| ali, allo, alter | other alias, alibi, alien, alloy, alter, alter ego, altruism |
| alt(us) | high, deep altimeter, altitude |
| am, amor | love, liking amiable, amorous, enamored |
| anni, annu, enni | year anniversary, annually, centennial |
| anthrop | man anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy |
| anti(co) | old antique, antiquated, antiquity |
| arch | chief, first, rule archangel, architect, archaic, monarchy |
| aster, astr | star aster, asterisk, asteroid, astronomy |
| aud, aus | hear, listen audiology, auditorium, audition, ausculate |
| aug, auc | increase augur, augment, auction |
| auto, aut | self automobile, autograph, automatic |
| belli | war rebellion, belligerent, bellicose |
| bibl | book bible, bibliography |
| bio | life biology, biometrics, biome |
| brev | short abbreviate, brief |
| cad, cas | to fall cadaver, cadence, cascade |
| calor | heat calorie, caloric, calorimeter |
| cap, cip, cept | take capable, intercept, capture, reciprocate |
| capit, capt | head decapitate, capital, captain caption |
| carn | flesh carnivorous, incarnate, carnal |
| caus, caut | burn, heat caustic, cauldron, cauterize |
| cause, cuse, cus | cause, motive because, excuse, accusation |
| ced, ceed, cede, ess | move, yield, go, surrender procedure, proceed, cede, concede, recede, precede, accede, success |
| cenetri | center concentric, centrifugal, centripetal, eccentric |
| chrom | color chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic |
| chron | time chronology, chronometer, synchronize |
| cide, cise | cut down, kill homicide, exorcise, germicide, incision, scissors |
| cit | call, start incite, citation, cite |
| civ | citizen civic, civil, civilian |
| clam, claim | cry out exclamation, clamor, proclamation, reclamation, acclaim |
| clud, clus, claus | shut include, conclude, recluse, occlusion, occult |
| cognoac, gnosi | know recognize, prognosis, cognoscenti, incognito, agnostic |
| cord, cor, cardi | heart cordial, concord, discord, courage |
| corp | body corporation, corpse, corpulent |
| cosm | universe, world cosmos, microcosm |
| crat, cracy | rule autocrat, aristocrat, technocracy |
| crea | create creature, recreation |
| cred | believe creed, credo, credence, credit, credulous, incredible |
| cresc, cret, crease, cru | rise, grow crescendo, concrete, increase, decrease, accrue |
| crit | separate, choose critical, criterion, hypocrite |
| cur, curs | run current, concurrent, concur, incur, recur, cursive |
| cura | care curator, curative, manicure |
| cycl, cyclo | wheel, circular cyclops, unicycle, cyclone, cyclic |
| deca | ten decade, decathlon |
| dem | people democracy, epidemic |
| dent, dont | tooth dental, denture, orthodontist |
| derm | skin hypodermic, dermatology |
| dict | say, speak diction, dictionary, verdict, benediction |
| doc, dokein | teach doctrine, indoctrinate, document, dogma |
| don | give donate, condone |
| dorm | sleep dormant, dormitory |
| dox | opinion, praise orthodox, heterodox, paradox |
| drome | run, step syndrome (run together), hippodrome (places where horses run) |
| duct, duct | lead induce, seduce (lead aside), produce, reduce |
| dura | hard, lasting durable, duration, endure |
| dynam | power dynamo, dynamic, dynamite |
| endo | within endorse, endocardiac |
| equi | equal equinox, equilibrium, equipoise |
| erg | work energy, erg, allergy |
| fac, fact, fic, fect | do, make factory, fact, manufacture, amplification, confection |
| fall, fals | deceive fallacy, falsify, fallacious |
| fer | bear, carry ferry, fertile, defer, refer, infer, transfer |
| fid, fide, fider(is) | faith, trust confidante, fidelity, infidelity, federal |
| fila, fili | thread filigree, filament, filter |
| fin | end, ended, finished final, finite, confine, refine, define |
| fix | fix fixation, fixture, affix, prefix |
| flex, flect | bend reflex, flexible, reflect, deflect |
| flu, fluc, fluv | flowing influence, fluid, flush, fluently, fluctuate |
| form | form, shape uniform, conform, formula, perform |
| fort, forc | strong fort, fortress, fortify, forte, fortitude |
| fract, frag | break fracture, infraction, fragile, refract |
| gam | marriage bigamy, monogamy, polygamy |
| gastr(o) | stomach gastric, gastronomic |
| gen | birth, race, produce genesis, genetics, generate |
| geo | earth geometry, geography, geology |
| germ | vital part germination, germ, germane |
| gest | carry, bear congest, gestation |
| gloss, glot | tongue glossary, polyglot, epiglottis |
| glu, glo | lump, bond, glue agglutinate, conglomerate |
| grad, gress | step, go grade, gradual, progress, egress |
| graph, gram | write, written graphic, photography, telegram |
| grat | pleasing congratulate, gratuity, grateful, ingrate |
| grav | heavy, weighty grave, gravity, aggravate |
| greg | herd gregarious, congregation, segregate, gregarian |
| hypn | sleep hypnosis |
| helio | sun heliocentric |
| hema, hemo | blood hemorrhage, hemophilia |
| here, hes | stick adhere, cohere, cohesion, inherent |
| hetero | different heterogeneous, heterosexual |
| homo | same homogeneous, homonym |
| hum, human | earth, ground, man humus, exhume, humane |
| hydr, hydra, hydro | water dehydrate, hydrant, hydraulic, hydrogen |
| ignis | fire ignite, igneous, ignition |
| ject | throw deject, inject, eject, interject |
| join, junct | join adjoining, enjoin, juncture, conjunction |
| juven | young juvenile, rejuvenate |
| lau, lav, lot, lut | wash launder, lavatory, lotion, ablution, dilute |
| leg | law legal, legislate, legitimize |
| levi | light alleviate, levitate, levity |
| liber, liver | free liberty, liberal, liberalize, deliverance |
| loc, loco | place locality, allocate, locomotion |
| log, logo, ology | word, study, speech catalog, prologue, zoology |
| loqu, locut | talk, speak eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, circumlocution, interlocutor |
| luc, lum, lus, lun | light translucent, luminary, luster, luna |
| macr, macer | lean emaciated, meager |
| magn | great magnify, magnificent, magnitude |
| man | hand manual, manage, manacle, manifest, emancipate |
| mand | command mandatory, remand, mandate |
| mania | madness mania, maniac, pyromania |
| mar, mari, mer | sea, pool marine, marsh, maritime, mermaid |
| medi | half, middle, between, halfway mediate, medieval, mediocre, medium |
| matri | mother matrimony, maternal, matron |
| mega | great megaphone, megaton |
| mem | remember memo, commemoration, memento, memorable |
| meter | measure meter, barometer |
| micro | small microscope, microwave |
| migra | wander migrate, emigrant |
| mit, miss | send emit, remit, submit, commit, omit, mission, missile |