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GRE Roots
GRE High Frequency Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spec/spect/spic | see, look at |
| spir | breath, energy, animation |
| stas/stat | stand, being in a place, position |
| strict/string | tight, drawn together |
| struct | build |
| sub/suc/suf/sug/sup/sus | below, under, less |
| super/sur | over, above |
| syl/sym/syn/sys | together, with |
| tact/tang | touch |
| tele | distance, far |
| tempor | time |
| ten/tain | hold |
| tend/tens/tent | stretch, strive |
| term | end, limit |
| terr | land, the earth |
| terti | third |
| the/thei/theo | god |
| therap | attend, treat |
| therm/thermo | warm, hot |
| tom/tome/tomy | cut, section |
| top/topo | place, region |
| tors/tort/torqu | twist, turn |
| tract | drag, pull |
| tran/trans | across, through |
| trem/tremu | tremble, shake |
| turb | spinning, confusion, disturbance |
| typ/type | type |
| ultra | beyond, excessive, on the other side of |
| un | not, reverse, undo, remove, intensive prefix |
| uni | one |
| urb | city |
| us/ut | use, useful |
| vac/vaca/vacu | empty |
| veh/vect | carry |
| ven/vent | come |
| ver/verac/veri | true |
| verb | word |
| vers/vert | turn, change |
| via | way, road |
| vict/vinc/vanq | conquer |
| vid/vis | see, look |
| vir | man |
| vit | life |
| viv/viva | alive, lively, animated |
| voc/voke | call |
| vol/voli | wish, choice |
| volv/volu | roll, turn |
| vor/vorac | devour, greedy |
| xen/xeno | stranger, foreigner |
| zo/zoo | animal |
| pater/patr | father |
| ped | child |
| ped/pod | foot |
| pel/puls | drive, urge |
| per | through, completely, detrimental to |
| peri | around, near |
| pet | seek, request, assail |
| phil | love, fondness, preference |
| phobos | fear |
| phon | sound, voice |
| phos/phot | light |
| phys/physio | nature |
| pict | paint |
| plac | please |
| poli | city, state, citizen |
| poly | many |
| pon/pos | put, place |
| popul | the people |
| port | carry, gate |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, earlier |
| prehend/prehens | seize, grasp |
| prim | before, first |
| pro | in favor of, in front of |
| proto | first, earliest |
| pseudo | false |
| psych | mind |
| pub | the public |
| punct | point, prick |
| put/putat | think, calculate |
| quer/ques/quir/quis | ask, seek |
| re | back again, repeat |
| rect | straight |
| rect/reg/regn | rule, govern |
| retro | backward |
| rid/ris | laugh |
| rog/rogat | ask |
| sacr/sanct | sacred, holy |
| sci | know |
| scrib/scrip | write |
| se | away, apart |
| sec/sect/segm | cut |
| secu/sequ | follow |
| semi | half, partly |
| sens/sent | feel, be aware |
| sol | sun |
| solv/solu | free, loosen, dissolve |
| somn | sleep |
| soph | wise, skillful, shrewd |
| scop | examine, observe, watch |
| luc/lum/lus | light |
| lud | play, game |
| macro | large, long |
| magn | great |
| mal | bad |
| man | hand |
| mand | order |
| mania | obsession |
| mar/mari | sea |
| mater/matr | mother |
| mega | great, large |
| meta | change, at a later time, beyond |
| meter/metr | measure |
| micro | small |
| min | small |
| mis | hatred, bad, improper, wrong |
| miss/mit | move, send |
| mob/mot/mov | move |
| mono | one, single |
| mon/monit | warn |
| mori/mort | death |
| morph | form, shape |
| multi | many |
| mut | change |
| nas/nat | birth, be from, spring forth |
| nav | ship |
| nec/nic/noc/nox | kill, death, harm |
| necro | dead, corpse |
| neg | no |
| neo | new, recent |
| neur | nerve |
| neut/neutr | not either |
| noct/nox | night |
| nom/nomen/nym | name |
| non | not |
| nov | new |
| num | number |
| ob/oc/of/op | in the way, against, toward |
| olig | few, little |
| omni | all, every |
| oper | work |
| opti/opto | eye, vision |
| ortho | straight, correct |
| os/oss/ost/osteo | bone |
| pal/paleo | ancient |
| pac | peace |
| pan | all, every |
| par | equal |
| para | beyond, related, alongside |
| pas/path | feeling, disease, suffering |
| erg | work |
| err | wander, mistake |
| eth/ethos | character |
| eu | good, well |
| extra/extro | besides, beyond, outside of, more |
| fac/fic/fec | do, make |
| fall/fals | deceptive, false, erroneous |
| fed | league, pact |
| fer | bear, carry |
| fid | faith, trust |
| fin | end |
| flect/flex | bend |
| flu/fluct/flux | flow |
| fort | brave, strong, chance |
| frac/frag | break |
| frat | brother |
| func | perform, discharge |
| gam | marriage |
| gen | birth, class, descent, race, generate |
| geo | earth |
| gloss/glot | language, tongue |
| grad/gress | step |
| graph/gram | write, draw, record |
| grat | pleasing |
| grav/griev | serious, heavy, harmful |
| greg | flock, herd |
| gyn | woman |
| helio | sun |
| hemo | blood |
| herb | vegetation |
| hetero | different, mixed, unlike |
| homo | same, alike |
| hom/homo/human | man, humanity |
| hydr/hydra/hydro | water |
| hyper | above, excessive, over |
| hypo | beneath, lower, under |
| ig/il/im/in/ir | not, without, causative prefix |
| in | in, on, upon, not, intensive prefix |
| inter | among, between, within, mutual |
| intra/intro | into, inward, within |
| jac/jact/ject | throw, fling |
| jur/jus/jud | swear, law, judge, just |
| lect/leg/lig | read, choose |
| leg | law |
| lev | light |
| lex | word |
| liber | free |
| librar/libr | book |
| liter | letter |
| loc/log/loqu | word, speak, talk |
| chron | time, a long time |
| cid/cis | cut, kill |
| circu/circum | around |
| cit/citat | to call, start |
| civi | citizen |
| clam/claim | call out, shout |
| clemen | mild, kind, merciful |
| claud/claus/clos/clud/clus | shut, close |
| cli/clin/cliv | leaning, inclined, sloped |
| co/col/com/con/cor | together, with |
| cod | book |
| cogni/gno | learn, know |
| contra/contro | against, opposite |
| corp | body |
| cosm | universe |
| cracy/crat | government, rule, strength |
| crea | bring forth, create |
| cred | believe, trust |
| cre/cresc/cret/cru | rise, grow |
| crit | separate, judge |
| cour/cur | run, course |
| cur/cura | care |
| cycl/cyclo | circle, wheel, cycle |
| de | from, down, away, against, thoroughly, intensive prefix |
| dec/deca | ten |
| dei/div | god |
| demi | partly |
| dem | common people |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| dia | across, through, between |
| dic/dict | say, speak, pronounce |
| dif/dis | apart, away, negative, not |
| don | give |
| doc/doct | teach, prove |
| dog/dox | opinion, belief, praise |
| dom/domin | master, lord |
| dorm | sleep |
| drom/drome | run, step, arena |
| duc/duct | lead, pull |
| dupl | double, two |
| dur | hard, lasting |
| dyn/dynam | power, energy |
| dys | bad, impaired, abnormal |
| e/ex | apart, above, away, beyond, from, out, intensive prefix |
| ecto | outside, external |
| ego | I, self |
| endo | within, inside |
| epi | upon, over, near |
| equ | equal |
| a/an | without, absense of, not |
| ab/abs | from, away, off |
| acer/acid/acri | harsh, bitter, sour |
| act/ag | drive, do, lead, act, move |
| acu | sharp |
| ac/ad/af/ag/al/an/ap/ar/as/at (before consonants) | to, toward |
| aev/ev | age, era |
| agog | leader |
| agr | field |
| ali | another |
| alim | support, nourish, cherish |
| alter | other |
| alt | high, deep |
| am | love, liking |
| amb/ambul | to go, to walk |
| ambi | around, on both sides |
| amph/amphi | around, double, on both sides |
| anim | life, breath, spirit |
| anni/annu/enni | yearly |
| ant/ante | before |
| ant/anti | against, opposite |
| anthrop | mankind, human being |
| antiqu | old, ancient |
| appell | name, call upon |
| apt/ept | skill, ability |
| aqu/aqua | water |
| arch | first, chief, rule, superior |
| arm/arma | weapons |
| art | art |
| astr/aster | star |
| aud/audi/aus | bold, daring, listen, hear |
| aug/aux | increase |
| auto | self |
| be | thoroughly, over |
| bel/bell | war |
| ben/bon | well, good, favorable |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| bio | life |
| brev | short |
| cap/capt/cept/cip | hold, seize, take |
| cap/capit | head |
| card/cord | heart |
| carn | flesh, body |
| cata | down, downward |
| ced/ceed/cess | yield, surrender, move, go |
| celer | swift |
| centr | center |
| cent | hundred |
| cern | perceive |
| cert | certain |
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