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GRE Root Word list

QuestionAnswer
a, an not, without
ab from, away, apart
able, ible capable of, worthy of
ac, acr sharp, sour
acou hearing
ad, a to (sometimes d is dropped and replacement letter is doubled; i.e., affilitate, agrregate, allocate)
ambi, amphi both, on both sides, around
anim mind, spirit, breath
ant, ante before
anti, ant against, opposite
aqua, aque water
ard burn
auto, aut self
bel, bell beautiful
bell, belli war
ben, bene well, good
bi, bin two
bon, boun good, generous
brev, brid short, small
burs purse, money
carn flesh
caus, caut burn
ced, cess yeild, go
celer speed
cent hundred, hundredth
chrom color
chron time
circum around
co, com, con with, together
contra, contro, counter against
cord, card heart
corp, cors body
cosm order, universe, world
cred trust, believe
crypt hide
culp fault, blame
cumb, cub lie down
cyn, can dog
de down, out, away from, apart
dele erase
dext right hand, right side
di day
dia through, across
dic, dict, dit speak
dis, di away, apart
dol grieve
dorm sleep
dors back
duc, duct lead
dulc sweet
dur hard, lasting
e, ex, ec out
ego self
equ equal
err wander
eu well, good
fal liable to err, to deceive
fatu foodlish
ferv boil
fi fid faith
flagr, fulg, fulm burn, shine
flect, flex bend, turn
fug flee
fum smoke
gen birth, class, kin
gni, gno, cogn, conn know
gramm graph` write, draw
greg flock
hap by chance
hemi half
hetero other
hol whole
homo same
hum earth
icon image, idol
im, in not
in, im, i in, on
inter between, among
intra inside, within
it, iter way, journey
joc joke
jour day
jud judge
jug, junct join
jur law
juv young
lang, ling toungue
laud praise
lav, lau, lu wash
lax, leas, les loose
lec, leg, lex read, speak
lev lift, light (weight)
li, lig tie, bind
greg flock
hap by chance
hetero other
hol whole
homo same
hum earth
icon idol, image
im, in not
in, im, i in, on
inter between, among
intra inside, within
it, iter way, journey
joc joke
jour day
jud judge
jug, junct join
jur law
juv young
lang, ling tongue
laud praise
lav, lau, lu wash
lax, leas, les loose
lec, leg, lex read, speak
lev lift, light (weight)
li, lig tie, bind
liber free
lith stone
log, loqu speech, thought
luc, lux light (brightness)
macro great, long
mag, max, maj, mas great
mal bad
man, manu hand
mand, mend command, order
medi middle
mega large, great
micro very small
mis bad, wrong, hate
moll soft
mob, mom, mot, mov move
mon, mono one
mor, mort death
mult many
mut change
nasc, nat, gna birth
nau, nav ship, sailor
neo new
nihil nothing, none
noc, nox, nec harm
noct, nox night
nom, nym name
non not
nov new
null nothing
ob against
omni all
oner burden
oss, oste bone
palp feel
pan, pant all
path suffer, feel
pec money
ped child, education
ped, pod foot
pel drive, push
pen, pene almost
peri around
phil love
phob fear
phon sound
plac please
ple, plen, plet fill, full
poly many
port carry
post behind, after
pot drink
pre before, in front
pri, prim first
pro in front, before
prop, prox near
prot, proto first
pseud, pseudo false
pug, pun hit, prick
pyr fire
quad, quar, quat four
quie, quit quiet, rest
quin, quint five
raci, radi, rami root, branch
re back, again
rect straight, right
reg king, rule
retro backward
rub, rud red
rud crude
sacer, sacr, sanct holy
sal salt
sag, sap, sav taste, think
salu, salv health, save
san healthy
sang blood
sat enough
scrib, script, scriv write
se down, out, away, apart
sed, sid sit
sem seed, sow
semi half
sen old
sequ, secu, sue, sui follow
sin, sinu bend, fold
sol alone
sol sun
somn sleep
soph wisdom
sourc, surg, surrect rise
spir breath
strict, string, stran tight
sua please
sub under
summ highest
super, sur above
sym, syn together
tacit silent
tact, tag, tam, tang touch
test bear witness
therm heat
tim fear
torp stiff, numb
tor, torq, tort twist
tox poison
trans across
ult last, beyond
umbr shadow
un not
und wave
uni, un one
urb city
vail, val strength, use, worth
ver true
verb word
verd green
vil base, mean
viru poison
vit, viv life
voc, vou call, word
vol wish
volu, volv roll, turn
ris to laugh
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