GRE Root Words PS1
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110 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| ace, acer, acri |  bitter, sharp, sour |
| acu | sharp |
| ag, agi, act | do, move, go |
| ali, allo, alter | other, different |
| alt | high, deep |
| am, amor | love, liking |
| anni, annu, enni | year, yearly |
| antiqu | old |
| arch | cheif, principal |
| aster, astr | star |
| auc, aug | increase |
| aud | hear, listen |
| belli | war, antagonism |
| biblo | book |
| bio | life |
| brev | short |
| cad, cas | to fall |
| calor | heat |
| cap, cip, cept | to take |
| capit, capt | head |
| carn | flesh |
| caus, caut | burn, heat |
| cause, cuse, cus | cause, reason |
| ced, ceed, cede, cess | go, move, surrender, yield |
| centr, centri | center |
| chrom | color |
| chron | time, temporal |
| cit | call, start |
| civ | citizen, same group |
| clam, claim | verbalize |
| clud, clus, claus | shut, closed |
| cogn, gnos | know |
| gest | carry, bear |
| gloss, glot | tongue |
| glu, glo | lump, bond together |
| grad, gress | step, go, move forward |
| graph, gram | write, written |
| grat | pleasing |
| grav | heavy |
| greg | herd, group |
| helio | sun |
| hema, hemo | blood |
| here, hesi, hese | stick |
| hum, human | earth, ground, man |
| hydr, hydra, hydro | water |
| idem, iden | same, uniform |
| ideo, idea | idea, belief |
| idios | one's own |
| join, junct | join |
| juven | young |
| leg, legis | law |
| levi | light |
| liber, liver | free |
| liter | letters, words |
| loco, locus | place |
| loqu, locut | talk, speak |
| luce, lumi, luna | light |
| magna, magni | great, bigger |
| mana, manu | hand |
| mand | command |
| mania | madness, obsession |
| mar, mari, mer | ocean, sea |
| mater, matri | mother |
| meter | measure |
| migra | wander, change locations |
| mit, miss | send |
| mobi, moto, mov | move |
| morph | form |
| mort | mortal, death |
| nat, nasc | to be from, to be born |
| cord, cor, cardi | heart |
| corp | body |
| cosm, cosmo | universe, world |
| crea | create, origin |
| cred | believe |
| creas, cresc, cret, cru | rise, grow |
| crit | separate, choose |
| cur, curs | run, happen |
| cura | care |
| cycl, cyclo | wheel, circular |
| deca | ten |
| dem, demi, demo | people |
| dent, dont | tooth |
| derm, derma | skin |
| dict | say, speak |
| doc, doct | teach |
| domin | master |
| don | give |
| dorm | sleep |
| dox | opinion, praise |
| duc, duct | lead |
| dura | hard, lasting |
| dynam | power, be able |
| erg | work, function |
| fac, fact, fic, fect | do, make |
| fall, fals | deceive |
| fid, fide, feder | faith, trust |
| fila, fili | thread |
| fin | complete, ended, finished |
| fix | fasten, fix |
| flex, flect | bend |
| flu, fluc, fluv | flowing, not fixed |
| form | form, shape |
| fort, forc | strong |
| fract, frag | break |
| frater | brother |
| gam | marriage |
| gastri, gastro | stomach |
| gen | origin, class, kind, race |
| germ | developed from, origin |
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