GRE - root words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 A: Without | amoral, atheist, atypical, anonymous, apathy, atrophy, anomaly, agnostic |
| AB/ABS: Off, Away From, Apart, Down | abduct, abhor, abolish, abstract, abnormal, abdicate, abstinence, abstruse |
| AC/ACR: Sharp Bitter | acid, acute, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, exacerbate (to increase bitterness) |
| ACT/AG: To Do, To Drive, To Force, To Lead | agile, agitate, litigate, prodigal, pedagogue, synagogue |
| AD/AL: To, Toward, Near | Adapt, adjacent, addict, admire, address, adhere, adjoin, advocate |
| AL/ALI/ALTER: Other, Another | alternative, alias, alibi, alien, alter ego, altruist, allegory |
| AM: Love | amateur, amatory, amenity, amorous, enamored, inamorata (female lover) amiable, amicable |
| AMB: To Go: To Walk | ambient, ambitious, preamble (introductory statement), ambassador, ambulance, ambulatory, ambush, perambulatory |
| AMBI/AMPH: Both, More than one, around | ambigious, amphibian, ambidextrious |
| ANIM: Of the Life, mind, soul, spirit | unanimous, animosity, animus equanimity, magnanimous, |
| ANNU/ENNI: Year | annual, annuity, perennial, annals |
| ANTE: Before | antedate, antebellum, antediluvian (before biblical flood, very old)ant |
| ANTHRO/ANDR: Man, human | android, misanthrope (hates humans), philanderer, androgen, anthropocentric |
| ANTI: Against | antibody, antidote, antispetic, antipathy (aversion), antipodal (opposite side of globe) |
| APO: Away | apology, apostle, apocalypse, apogee (highest or most distant point), apocryphal (of doubtful authorship or authenticity), apostasy (a total desertion of one's religion, principles, party, cause, etc.) |
| ARCH: Cief, principal, ruler | architect, archenemy, monarchy, anarcy, oligarchy (ruled by a select group) |
| AUTO: Self | automatic, autocrat, autonomy |
| BE: To be; to have a particular quality | belittle, bemoan, bewilder, belie (misrepresent, contradict) |
| BEL: War | antebellum, rebel, belligerent (warlike) |
| BEN/BON: Good | benefit, benign, benediction (blessing) , benevolent (desiring to good for others), bonus, bona fide (in good faith) |
| CAD/CID: To Fall, to happen by chance | accident, coincidence, decadent (decaying, detiriorating) cascade, recidivist |
| Cant/Cent/Chant: To Sing | accent, chant, enchant, recant, incantation, incentive |
| Cap/Cip/Cept: To Take; To Get | precept, percipient, emancipate, capture |
| Cap/Capit/Cipit: Head, Headlong | Capital, disciple, precipice ( a cliff with at vertical face), capitulate (to surrender), caption, |
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