GRE Root Words
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| alter |  otheralternate, alter ego |
| ami, amic- | love amiable, amicable |
| amphi | both ends or all sides amphibian |
| ann, enni | year anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial |
| anthrop | human, man anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope |
| aqua, aque | water aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct |
| arch | chief, leader, ruler archangel, monarch, archaic, archenemy |
| arthro | joint arthritis |
| aud | sound auditorium, audible, audiologist, audiotape |
| bell | war belligerent, bellicose |
| biblio | book bibliography, bibliophile |
| bio- | life biography, autobiography, biology, antibiotic |
| brev | short brief, abbreviate |
| cap | take, seize capture, captivate, capacity |
| carn | meat carnivorous, carnival |
| ced | yield, go recede, secede, proceed, intercede, concession |
| chrom- | color chromatic, monochrome, polychrome |
| chron- | time chronicle, chronology, chronometer, synchronize |
| cogn | know recognize, cognitive, incognito |
| cord/chord | cord harpsichord |
| corp | body corpus, corpse, corporal |
| crac, crat | rule, ruler autocrat, democracy, bureaucrat, democracy |
| cred | believe credible, credulous, credibility, credit, credo |
| cruc | cross crucifix, crucial |
| crusta | shell crustacean |
| crypt | hidden cryptogram, cryptology, cryptic |
| culp | guilt culpable, culprit |
| dei | god deity, deify |
| demo- | people demography, democracy, epidemic |
| dent | tooth dentist, dentifrice, dentin |
| derm- | skin dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic |
| dic | speak, say dictate, predict, diction, indict |
| dox | belief, opinion orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy |
| duc, duct | lead induce, deduce, seduction, conduct, abduct |
| duo | two duo, duet |
| dynam- | power dynamo, hydrodynamics |
| ego | self egotist, egomania |
| equ | equal equal, equity, equanimity, equate, equidistant |
| fac | make, do manufacture, factory, benefactor |
| fil | threadlike filament |
| frater | brother fraternal, fraternize |
| gam- | marriage monogamy, polygamy, bigamy |
| geo- | earth geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal |
| glyph | vertical groove Hieroglyphics—Egyptian "sky writing" |
| grad, gress | step gradual, progression, transgression |
| graph- | writing, printing graphology, biography, telegraph, geography |
| gym | naked gymnasium |
| gyn- | woman gynecologist, androgynous |
| hemo, hema, hem | blood hemophilia, hematology, hemoglobin |
| holo | whole, entire holograph |
| hydro, hydr | water dehydrate, hydraulics, hydroelectric, hydroplane |
| iso | equal, identical isolate |
| ject | throw inject, reject, subject, projection |
| jud | judge judicial, judge, adjudicate |
| leg, lect | read, choose legible, lectern, lecturer, election |
| liter | letter literature, illiterate, literal | list |
| loc | place local, location |
| log | word monologue, epilogue |
| luc | light lucid, elucidate |
| magn | large magnify, magnate, magnificent |
| man | hand manufacture, manual, manuscript |
| mar | sea marine, mariner |
| mater | mother maternal, maternity, matriarchy, matricide |
| mere | part, segment mere? |
| meta, met | behind, between metacognition—behind the thinking |
| metri, meter- | measure geometric, thermometer, odometer |
| min | small minority, minuscule, minute, minimize |
| mit, miss | send permit, submission, mission, emit |
| mob, mot, mov | move mobile, automobile, motion, promote, movie |
| mon | warn premonition, admonition |
| mor, mort | death mortal, mortician, immortality |
| morph | form, structure metamorphosis, amorphous, morphology |
| mut | change mutant, mutability, mutate |
| neuro | nerve neurology, neurosis, neurobiology |
| nomen /nomin | name nominal, nominate, nomenclature |
| nov | new novel, renovate, innovation, novella |
| nym, onym | word, name synonym, acronym, anonymous, pseudonym |
| odonto | tooth orthodontist—one who straightens teeth |
| ortho- | straight, correct orthodox, orthodontist, orthopedic |
| pac | peace pacify, Pacific Ocean, pacifist |
| pater | father paternal, paternity, patricide, patrilineal, patriotic |
| path | feeling, suffering sympathy, apathy, empathy, telepathy, pathology |
| ped, pod | foot pedal, pedometer, centipede, gastropod |
| pel, puls | push pulsate, repulsive, impulse, compel, propel |
| pend | hang, weigh pendulum, pendant, suspend, pending |
| phon-, phono- | sound, voice telephone, euphony, cacophony, phonograph |
| plan | flat planar, plantation, plane |
| pneum | lung pneumatic, pneumonia |
| pod | feet podiatrist |
| port | carry portable, transport, portage, report |
| pot | power potent, omnipotent, potentate |
| psych- | soul, spirit, mind psychology, psychic, psychobiography |
| pugna | fight pugnacious, pugilist |
| quer, quis | ask query, inquisition |
| scent, scend | climb ascend, ascent |
| schizo, schiz | division, split schizophrenic |
| sci | know scientific |
| sciss | cut scissors |
| scrib, script | write manuscript, scribe, proscribe, scripture |
| sec, sect | cut dissect, section |
| sed, sess | sit sedentary, session |
| sens, sent | feel, be aware sensible, sentient |
| sequ, secu | follow sequence, sequel, consecutive |
| serv | serve, protect service |
| simil | same similar, assimilate, simile, facsimile (fax) |
| siphon | tube siphon |
| sol | sun solar |
| son | sound sonar, resonate, unison |
| soph | wisdom, knowledge philosophy, sophisticated, sophomore (wise fool) |
| spec, spic | look, see spectacles, spectator, inauspicious, prospect, specs (eye-glasses) |
| spir | coil spiral |
| spir | breathe inspire, respiration, conspire, perspiration |
| spond, spons | promise, answer for respond, responsible |
| spont | by one's own force spontaneous |
| stat | stay, position station |
| tang, tact | touch tactile, tangible |
| temp | time temporary, temporize |
| ten, tent | hold tentative, tenable, tenuous |
| terr | earth subterranean, terrain, terrestrial, disinter |
| theo | god, deity theology, polytheism, atheist, monotheism |
| therm- | heat thermal, thermos, thermometer |
| trophy | nutrition, food atrophy—without nutrition |
| uro | urine urologist |
| vac | empty vacation, vacuum, vacuous, vacant |
| ven, vent | come, go intervene, convene, contravene |
| ver | truth veracity, verify, verity |
| vert | turn introvert, irreversible, vertigo |
| vit | life vital, revitalize, vitamin |
| voc | call revoke, invocation, vocal, evocative, convocation |
| zoo | animal zoo, zoology, zoolatry |
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