Kaplan's GRE Root List
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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, near |
| AL/ALI/ ALTER | other, another |
| AM | love |
| AMB | to go; to walk |
| AMBI/AMPHI | 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 | 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 lean toward |
| 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 | worth |
| 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, completely |
| EPI | upon |
| EQU | equal, even |
| ERR | to 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; to carry; to 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 | chance |
| FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING | to break |
| FUS | to pour |
| GEN | birth, creation, race, kind |
| GN/GNO | know |
| GRAD/GRESS | to step |
| GRAT | pleasing |
| HER/HES | to stick |
| (H)ETERO | different |
| (H)OM | 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 | life, 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 project, 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 |
| NIC/NOC/NOX | harm |
| NOM | rule, order |
| NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN | name |
| NOUNC/NUNC | to announce |
| NOV/NEO/NOU | new |
| OB/OB/OF/OP | toward, to, against, over |
| OMNI | all |
| PAC/PEAC | peace |
| PAN | all, everyone |
| PAN | all, everyone |
| PAR | equal |
| PARA | next to, beside |
| PAS/PAT/PATH | feeling, suffering, disease |
| PAU/PO/POV/PU | few, little, poor |
| PED | children, 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/QUIS | 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; to pull; to draw |
| 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 |
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