Root Words for GRE

8/13/2019 Root Words for GRE

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Root

Meaning

a/an: without, absence of, not

ab/abs: from, away, off

acer/acid/acri harsh, bitter, sour

act/ag drive, do, lead, act, move

acu sharp

ad, ac, af, ag, al, an (before consonants) to, toward

aev/ev age, era

agog leader

agr field

ap, ar, as, at (before consonants) to, toward

amb, ambul to go, to walk

am love, liking

aler other

alt high, deep

alim support, nourish, cherish

ambi around, on both sides

amph,amphi around, double, on both sides

anthrop mankind, human being

antiqu old, ancient

appell name, call upon

apt,ept skill, ability


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ant, anti against, opposite

ant, ante before

annu, anni, enniy early

anim life, breath, spirit

aqu, aqua water

arch first, chief, rule, superior

arm, arma weapons

art art

astr, aster star

bel, bell war

ben, bon well, good, favorable

bi two, twice, double

bio life

aud, audi, aus bold, daring, listen, hear

aug, aux increase

auto self

be thorougly, over

carn flesh, body

cata down, downward

ced, ceed, cess yield, surrender, move, go

celer swift

cap, capit head

card,cord heart

brev short

cap, capt, cept, cip hold, seize, take


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centr center

cent hundred

cern perceive

cert certain

cli, clin, cliv leaning, inclined, sloped

claud, claus, clos, clud, clus shut, close

clemen mild, kind, merciful

clam, claim call out, shout

circu, circum around

cit, citat to call, start

civi citizen

cid, cis cut, kill

chron time, a long time

corp body

cosm universe

cracy, crat government, rule, strength

crea bring forth, create

contra, contro against, opposite

cogni, gno learn, know

cod book

co, col, com, con, cor together, with

cour, cur run, course

crit seperate, judge

cre, cresc, cret, cru rise, grow

cred believe, trust


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dec, deca ten

de from, down, away, against, thoroughly, intensive, prefix

cycl, cyclo circle, wheel, cycle

cur, cura care

dei, div god

demi partly

dem common people

derm skin

doc, doct teach, prove

don give

dif, dis apart, away, negative, not

dia across, through, between

dic, dict say, speak, pronounce

di two, double

dupl double, two

dur hard, lasting

dyn, dynam power, energy

dys bad, impaired, abnormal

dorm sleep

drom, drome run, step, arena

duc, duct lead, pull

dom, domin master, lord

dog, dox opinion, belief, praise

equ equal

epi upon, over, near


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endo within, inside

ecto outside, external

e/ex apart, above, away, beyond, from, out, intensive

ego I, self

erg work

err wander, mistake

eth, ethos character

eu good, well

extra, extro besides, beyond, outside of, more

fin end

fid faith, trust

flex, flect bend

flu, fluct, flux flow

fed league, pact

fer bear, carry

fall, fals deceptive, false, erroneous

fac, fic, fec do, make

gam marriage

geo earth

gen birth, class, descent, race, generate

frac, frag break

fort brave, strong, chance

frat brother

func perform, discharge

gloss, glot language, tongue


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grav, griev serious, heavy, hamful

grat pleasing

graph, gram write, draw, record

grad, gress step

homo same, alike

hom, homo, human man, humanity

hydr, hydra, hydro water

getero different, mixed, unlike

herb vegetation

hemo blood

helio sun

gyn woman

greg flock, herd

jac, jact, ject throw, fling

jur, jus, jud swear, law, judge, just

inter among, between, within, mutual

intra, intro into, inward, within

ig, il, im, in, ir not, without, causative prefix

in in, on, upon, not, intensive prefix

hypo beneath, lower, under

hyper above, excessive, over

lect, leg, lig read, choose

leg law

lev light

liber free


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library, libr book

liter letter

loc, log, loqu word, speak, talk

lex word

luc, lum, lus light

lud play, game

mcro large, long

magn great

mal bad

mater, matr mother

mega great, large

meta change, at a later time, beyond

meter, metr measure

mar, mari sea

mania obsession

mand order

man hand

mon, monit warn

mono one, single

mob, mot, mov move

mis hatred, bad, improper, wrong

miss, mit move, send

micro small

min small

mori, mort death


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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 against

oper work

opti, opto eye, vision

omni all, every

olig few, little

pan all, every

par equal

para beyond, related, alongside

pas, path feeling, disease, suffering


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pac peace

os, oss, ost, osteo bone

pal, paleo ancient

ortho straight, correct

pater, patr father

ped child

ped, pod foot

pel, puls drive, urge

per through, completely

phon sound, voice

phose, phot light

phys, physio nature

pict panit

phobos fear

pet seek, request, assail

phil love, fondness, preference

peri around, near

popul the people

port carry, gate

post after, behind

pre before, earlier

poly many

pon, pos put, place

poli city, state, citizen

plac please


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somn sleep

soph wise, skillful, shrewd

solv, solu free, loosen, dissolve

sol sun

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

tele distance, far

tempor time

ten, tain hold

tend, tens, tent stretch, strive

tact, tang touch

syl, sym, syn, sys together, with

super, sur over, above

sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus below, under, less

term end, limit

terr land, the earth

terti third

the, thei, theo god

tom, tome, tomy cut, section

therm, thermo warm, hot

therap attend, treat

top, topo place, region


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tors, tort, torqu twist, turn

tract drag, pull

tran, trans across, throught

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, verc, 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


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volv, volu roll, turn

vor, vorac devour, greedy

xen, xeno stranger, foreigner

zo, zoo animal

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