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My GRE Root Words
Kaplan 2013 Root Words. Only has ones I don't know
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A | without |
| AB/ABS | off, away from, apart, down |
| AC/ACR | sharp, bitter |
| ACT/AG | to do, to drive; to force; to lead |
| AD/AL | to, toward, near |
| AL/ALI/ALTER | other, another |
| AMB | to go; to walk |
| AMBI/AMPH | both, more then one, around |
| ANIM | of the life, mind, soul, spirt |
| ANTE | before |
| APO | away |
| BEL | war |
| CAD/CID | to fall; to happen by chance |
| CAP/CIPT/CEPT | to get; to take |
| CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT | head, headlong |
| CAST.CHAST | cut |
| CED/CEED/CESS | to go; to yield; to stop |
| CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT | to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide |
| CIS | to cut |
| CLA/CLO/CLU | shut; close |
| CLAIM/CLAM | to shout; to cry out |
| CLI | to lean forward |
| CO/COL/COM/CON | with, together |
| COUR/CUR | running; a course |
| CRED | to believe; to trust |
| CRYP | hidden |
| CUB/CUMB | to lie down |
| CULP | blame |
| DAC/DOC | to teach |
| DE | away, off, down, completely, reversal |
| DI/DIA | apart, through |
| DIGN | worth |
| DIS/DIF | away from, apart, reversal, not |
| DOG/DOX | opinion |
| DOL | suffer, pain |
| DON/DOT/DOW | to give |
| DUB | doubt |
| DUC/DUCT | to lead |
| DYS | faulty, abnormal |
| E/EF/EX | out, out of, from, former, completely |
| EPI | upon |
| ERR | to wander |
| ESCE | becoming |
| EU | good, well |
| FAB/FAM | speak |
| FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FAIT/FEIT/FY | to do, to make |
| FER | to bring, to carry, to bear |
| FERV | to boil, to bubble |
| FID | faith. trust |
| FLAG/FLAM | to burn |
| FORT | chance |
| FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING | to break |
| FUS | to pour |
| GRAD/GRESS | to step |
| GRAT | pleasing |
| HER/HES | to stick |
| IDIO | one's own |
| IM/IN/EM/EN | in, into |
| IM/IN | not, without |
| INTER | between, among |
| JECT | to throw, throw down |
| JUR | to swear |
| LECT/LEG | to select, to choose |
| LEV | lift, light. rise |
| LUC/LUM/LUS | light |
| LUD/LUS | to play |
| MAG/MAJ/MAX | big |
| MAL/MALE | bad, evil, ill, wrong |
| MIN | to project, hang over |
| MIS/MIT | to send |
| MON/MONIT | to remind: to warn |
| MUT | change |
| NAT/NAS/NAI | to be born |
| NIC/NOC/NOX | harm |
| NOM | rule, order |
| OB/OC/OF/OP | toward, to, against, over |
| PAR | equal |
| PARA | nest to, beside |
| PAS/PAT/PATH | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PAU/PO/POV/PU | few, little, poor |
| PEN/PUN | to pay, compensate |
| PEND/PENS | to hang, to weight, to pay |
| PER | completely |
| PERI | around |
| PET/PIT | to go, to seek, to strive |
| PLAC | to please |
| PLE | to fill |
| PLEX/PLIX/PLY | to fold, twist, tangle, or bend |
| PON, POS, POUND | to put, to place |
| PORT | to carry |
| PREHEND/PRISE | to take; to get; to seize |
| PRO | much, for, a lot |
| PROB | to prove, to test |
| PUG | to fight |
| QUE/QUIS | to seek |
| ROG | to ask |
| SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT | to leap, to jump |
| SCI | to know |
| SE | apart |
| SEC/SEQU | to follow |
| SED/SESS/SID | to sit, to be still, to plan, to plot |
| SENS/SENT | to feel, to be aware |
| SOL | to loosen, to free |
| SPEC/SPIC/SPIT | to look, to see |
| STA/STI | to stand, to be in place |
| SUA | smooth |
| TAC/TIC | to be silent |
| TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN | to hold |
| TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU | to stretch; to thin |
| TRACT | to drag, to pull, to draw |
| TRANS | across |
| US/UT | to use |
| VEN/VENT | to come forward or move forward |
| VER | truth |
| VERS/VERT | to turn |
| VI | life |
| VID/VIS | to see |
| VIL | base, mean |
| VOC/VOK | to call |
| VOL | to wish |
| VOR | to eat |