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GRE roots
GRE
Question | Answer |
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a | without |
ab/abs | off, away from, apart, down |
ac/acr | sharp, bitter |
act/ag | to do; to drive; to force; to lead |
ad/al | to, toward, nea |
al/ali/alter | other, another |
am | love |
amb | to go; to walk |
ambi/amph | both, more than one, around |
anim | of the life, mind, soul, spirit |
annui/enni | year |
ante | before |
anthro/andr | man, human |
anti | against |
apo | away |
arch/archi/archy | chief, principal, ruler |
auto | self |
be | to be; to have a particular quality; to exist |
bel/bell | war |
ben/bon | good |
bi | twice, double |
cad/cid | to fall; to happen by chance |
cant/cent/chant | to sing |
cap/cip/cept | to take; to get |
cap/capit/cipit | head, headlong |
card/cord/cour | heart |
carn | flesh |
cast/chast | cut |
ced/ceed/cess | to go; to yield; to stop |
centr | center |
cern/cert/cret/crim/crit | to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide |
chron | time |
circu | around, on all sides |
cis | to cut |
cla/clo/clu | shut, close |
claim/clam | to shout, to cry out |
cli | to learn towards |
co/col/com/con | with, together |
cour/cur | running, a course |
cre/cresc/cret | to grow |
cred | to believe; to trust |
cryp | hidden |
cub/cumb | to lie down |
culp | blame |
dac/doc | to teach |
de | away, off, down, completely, reversal |
dem | people |
di/dia | apart, through |
dic/dict/dit | to say; to tell; to use words |
dign | words |
dis/dif | away from, apart, reversal, not |
dog/dox | opinion |
dol | suffer, pain |
don/dot/dow | to give |
dub | doubt |
duc/duct | to lead |
dur | hard |
dys | faulty, abnormal |
e/ef/ex | out, out of, from, former, completley |
epi | upon |
equ | equal, even |
err | wander |
esce | becoming |
eu | good, well |
extra | outside, beyond |
fab/fam | speak |
fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy | to do; to make |
fer | to bring, carry, bear |
ferv | to boil; to bubble |
fid | faith, trust |
fin | end |
flag/flam | to burn |
flect/flex | to bend |
flu/flux | to flow |
fore | before |
fort | strength |
fort | chance |
fra/frac/frag/fring | to break |
fus | to pour |
gen | birth, creation, race, kind |
gn/gno | know |
grad/gress | to stop |
grat | pleasing |
her/hes | to stick |
hetero | different |
hom | same |
hyper | over, excessive |
hypo | under, beneath, less than |
idio | one's own |
im/in/em/en | in, into |
im/in | not, without |
inter | between, among |
ject | to throw; to throw down |
join/junct | to meet; to join |
jur | to swear |
lav/lut/luv | to wash |
lect/leg | to select, to choose |
lev | lift, light, rise |
loc/log/loqu | word, speech |
luc/lum/lus | light |
lud/lus | to play |
mag/maj/max | big |
mal/male | bad, ill, evil, wrong |
man | hand |
min | small |
min | to protect, to hang over |
mis/mit | to send |
misc | mixed |
mon/monit | to remind; to warn |
morph | shape |
mort | death |
mut | change |
nat/nas/nai | to be born |
mic/noc/nox | harm |
nom | rule, order |
nom/nym/noun/nown | name |
nounc/nunc | to announce |
nov/neo/nou | new |
ob/oc/of/op | toward, to, against, over |
omni | all |
pac/peac | peace |
pan | all, everyone |
par | equal |
para | next to, beside |
pas/pat/path | feeling, suffering, disease |
pau/po/pov/pu | few, little, poor |
ped | child, education |
ped/pod | foot |
pen/pun | to pay, to compensate |
pend/pens | to hang; to weight; to pay |
per | completely |
peri | around |
pet/pit | to go; to seek; to strive |
phil | love |
plac | to please |
ple | to fill |
plex/plic/ply | to fold, twist, tangle or bend |
pon/pos/pound | to put; to place |
port | to carry |
post | after |
pre | before |
prehend/prise | to take; to get; to seize |
pro | much, for, a lot |
prob | to prove, to test |
pug | to fight |
punc/pung/poign | to point; to prick |
que/ques | to seek |
qui | quiet |
rid/ris | to laugh |
rog | to ask |
sacr/sanct/secr | sacred |
sal/sil/sault/sult | to leap, to jump |
sci | to know |
scribe/scrip | to write |
se | apart |
sec/sequ | to follow |
sed/sess/sid | to sit; to be still; to plan; to plot |
sens/sent | to feel; to be aware |
sol | to loosen; to free |
spec/spic/spit | to look; to see |
sta/sti | to stand, to be in place |
sua | smooth |
sub/sup | below |
super/sur | above |
tac/tic | to be silent |
tain/ten/tent/tin | to hold |
tend/tens/tent/tenu | to stretch; to thin |
theo | god |
tract | to drag, draw, pull |
trans | across |
us/ut | to use |
ven/vent | to come or to move toward |
ver | truth |
verd | green |
vers/vert | to turn |
vi | life |
vid/vis | to see |
vil | base, mean |
voc/vok | to call |
vol | to wish |
vor | to eat |