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GRE Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac- | sharp |
| -acr- | sharp |
| -aev- | age, era |
| -ev- | age, era |
| -ag- | to do |
| -act- | to do |
| -agog- | leader |
| -agri- | field |
| -agrari- | field |
| -ali- | another |
| -alt- | high |
| -alter- | other |
| -am- | love |
| -anim- | mind, soul |
| -ann- | year |
| -enn- | year |
| -anthrop- | human beings |
| -apt- | fit |
| -aqua- | water |
| -arch- | ruler, first |
| -aster- | star |
| -aud- | to hear |
| -audit- | to hear |
| -auto- | self |
| -belli- | war |
| -ben- | good |
| -bon- | good |
| -biblio- | book |
| -bio- | life |
| -breve- | short |
| -cad- | to fall |
| -cas- | to fall |
| -cap- | to take |
| -capt- | to take |
| -cept- | to take |
| -cip- | to take |
| -capit- | head |
| -capt- | head |
| -carn- | flesh |
| -ced- | to yield, to go |
| -cess- | to yield, to go |
| -celer- | swift |
| -cent- | one hundred |
| -chron- | time |
| -cid- | to cut, to kill |
| -cis- | to cut, to kill |
| -cit- | to call, to start |
| -citat- | to call, to start |
| -civi- | citizen |
| -clam- | to cry out |
| -clamat- | to cry out |
| -claud- | to close |
| -claus- | to close |
| -clos- | to close |
| -clud- | to close |
| -cognosc- | to learn |
| -cognit- | to learn |
| -compl- | to fill |
| -cord- | heart |
| -corpor- | body |
| -cred- | to believe |
| -credit- | to believe |
| -cur- | to care |
| -curr- | to run |
| -curs- | to run |
| -da- | to give |
| -dat- | to give |
| -deb- | to owe |
| -debit- | to owe |
| -dem- | people |
| -derm- | skin |
| -di- | day |
| -diurn- | day |
| -dic- | to say |
| -dict- | to say |
| -doc- | to teach |
| -doct- | to teach |
| -domin- | to rule |
| -duc- | to lead |
| -duct- | to lead |
| -dynam- | power, strength |
| -ego- | I |
| -erg- | work |
| -urg- | work |
| -err- | to wander |
| -eu- | good, well, beautiful |
| -fac- | to make, to do |
| -fic- | to make, to do |
| -fec- | to make, to do |
| -fect- | to make, to do |
| -fall- | to deceive |
| -fals- | to deceive |
| -fer- | to bring, to bear |
| -lat- | to bring, to bear |
| -fid- | belief, faith |
| -fin- | end, limit |
| -flect- | to bend |
| -flex- | to bend |
| -fort- | luck, chance, or strong |
| -frag- | to break |
| -fract- | to break |
| -fug- | to flee |
| -fus- | to pour |
| -gam- | marriage |
| -gen- | class, race |
| -gener- | class, race |
| -grad- | to go, to step |
| -gress- | to go, to step |
| -graph- | writing |
| -gram- | writing |
| -greg- | flock, herd |
| -helio- | sun |
| -it- | journey, end |
| -itiner- | journey, end |
| -jac- | to throw |
| -jact- | to throw |
| -jec- | to throw |
| -jur- | to swear |
| -jurat- | to swear |
| -labor- | to work |
| -laborat- | to work |
| -leg- | to choose, to read, or law |
| -lect- | to choose, to read |
| -lig- | to choose, to read |
| -liber- | book or free |
| -libr- | book |
| -log- | word, study |
| -loqu- | to talk |
| -locut- | to talk |
| -luc- | light |
| -magn- | great |
| -mal- | bad |
| -man- | hand |
| -mar- | sea |
| -mater- | mother |
| -matr- | mother |
| -mit- | to send |
| -miss- | to send |
| -mob- | to move |
| -mot- | to move |
| -mov- | to move |
| -mon- | to warn |
| -monit- | to warn |
| -mori- | to die |
| -mort- | to die |
| -morph- | shape, form |
| -mut- | to change |
| -nat- | born |
| -nav- | ship |
| -neg- | to deny |
| -nomen- | name |
| -nov- | new |
| -omni- | all |
| -oper- | to work |
| -pac- | peace |
| -pass- | to feel |
| -pater- | father |
| -patr- | father |
| -path- | disease, feeling |
| -ped- | foot or child |
| -pod- | foot |
| -pel- | to drive |
| -puls- | to drive |
| -pet- | to seek |
| -petit- | to seek |
| -phil- | love |
| -pon- | to place |
| -posit- | to place |
| -port- | to carry |
| -portat- | to carry |
| -poten- | able, powerful |
| -psych- | mind |
| -put- | to trim, to calculate |
| -putat- | to trim, to calculate |
| -quer- | to ask |
| -ques- | to ask |
| -quir- | to ask |
| -quis- | to ask |
| -reg- | to rule |
| -rect- | to rule |
| -rid- | to laugh |
| -ris- | to laugh |
| -rog- | to ask |
| -rogat- | to ask |
| -rupt- | to break |
| -sacr- | holy |
| -sci- | to know |
| -scop- | to watch, to see |
| -scrib- | to write |
| -script- | to write |
| -sect- | cut |
| -sed- | to sit |
| -sess- | to sit |
| -sent- | to think, to feel |
| -sens- | to think, to feel |
| -sequi- | to follow |
| -secut- | to follow |
| -seque- | to follow |
| -solv- | to loosen |
| -solut- | to loosen |
| -somn- | sleep |
| -soph- | wisdom |
| -spec- | to look at |
| -spect- | to look at |
| -spic- | to look at |
| -spir- | to breathe |
| -string- | bind |
| -strict- | bind |
| -stru- | to build |
| -struct- | to build |
| -tang- | to touch |
| -tact- | to touch |
| -ting- | to touch |
| -tempor- | time |
| -ten- | to hold |
| -tent- | to hold |
| -term- | end |
| -terr- | land |
| -therm- | heat |
| -tors- | to twist |
| -tort- | to twist |
| -tract- | to drag, to pull |
| -trud- | to push, to shove |
| -trus- | to push, to shove |
| -urb- | city |
| -vac- | empty |
| -vad- | to go |
| -vas- | to go |
| -veni- | to come |
| -vent- | to come |
| -ven- | to come |
| -ver- | true |
| -verb- | word |
| -vers- | to turn |
| -vert- | to turn |
| -via- | way |
| -vid- | to see |
| -vis- | to see |
| -vinc- | to conquer |
| -vict- | to conquer |
| -vanq- | to conquer |
| -viv- | alive |
| -vit- | alive |
| -voc- | to call |
| -vocat- | to call |
| -vol- | wish |
| -volv- | to roll |
| -volut- | to roll |