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Latin Roots
GRE Vocab Latin Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not |
| ab, abs, a | apart, away from |
| ad | toward |
| agere | act |
| amphi, ambi | round, both sides |
| ante | before |
| anthro | man |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archaios | ancient |
| archos | leader, first, chief |
| audio | hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| bene | well, favorable |
| bible | book |
| bio | life |
| caco | bad |
| cide | kill |
| circum | around |
| constitutus | stand |
| corpus | body |
| cracy | rule |
| credo | belief |
| demos | people |
| di | two, double |
| dia | across, through |
| dis | not, apart |
| dominus | lord |
| dynasthai | be able |
| ego | I, self |
| epi | upon, over |
| ex | out |
| federis | league, pact |
| frater | brother |
| geo | earth |
| graph | write, record |
| hetero | mixed, unlike |
| homo | same, alike |
| idem | the same |
| ideo | idea |
| idios | one's own |
| in | in |
| in, im | not |
| inter | between |
| legis (lex) | law |
| lexis | word |
| liber | free, book |
| locus | place |
| macro | large |
| mania | obsession |
| meter | measure |
| micro | small |
| mitto | send |
| mono | one, single |
| mortis | death |
| nomen | name |
| olig | few |
| pater | father |
| ped | foot |
| peri | around |
| phage | eat |
| philo | love |
| polis | city |
| poly | many |
| porto | carry |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | before, in favor of |
| psyche | mind, soul |
| publicus | people |
| riparia | river |
| scope | examine |
| scribo | write |
| solus | alone |
| subter | under, secret |
| sin (sys before b, p, or m) | together, with |
| tele | distance |
| trans | across |
| utilis | useful |
| vide, vis | see |
| mel | sweet, honey |