High-Frequency Word Roots GRE Set 5
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Romanian | English |
|---|---|
 pater/patr | father |
| ped | child |
| ped/pod | foot |
| pel/puls | drive, urge |
| per | through, completely, detrimental to |
| peri | around, near |
| pet | seek, request, assail |
| phil | love, fondness, preference |
| phobos | fear |
| phon | sound, voice |
| phos/phot | light |
| phys/physio | nature |
| pict | paint |
| plac | please |
| poli | city, state, citizen |
| poly | many |
| pon/pos | put, place |
| popul | the people |
| port | carry, gate |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, earlier |
| prehend/prehens | seize, grasp |
| prim | before, first |
| pro | in favor of, in front of |
| proto | first, earliest |
| pseudo | false |
| psych | mind |
| pub | the public |
| punct | point, prick |
| put/putat | think, calculate |
| quer/ques/quir/quis | ask, seek |
| re | back again, repeat |
| rect | straight |
| rect/reg/regn | rule, govern |
| retro | backward |
| rid/ris | laugh |
| rog/rogat | ask |
| sacr/sanct | sacred, holy |
| sci | know |
| scrib/scrip | write |
| se | away, apart |
| sec/sect/segm | cut |
| secu/sequ | follow |
| semi | half, partly |
| sens/sent | feel, be aware |
| sol | sun |
| solv/solu | free, loosen, dissolve |
| somn | sleep |
| soph | wise, skillful, shrewd |
| scop | examine, observe, watch |
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