Root Words for GRE
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Root
Meaning
a/an: ab/abs:
without, absence of, not from, away, off
acer/acid/acri harsh, bitter, sour act/ag acu drive, do, lead, act, move sharp (before consonants) to, toward
ad, ac, af, ag, al, an aev/ev agog agr ap, ar, as, at amb, ambul am aler alt alim ambi amph,amphi anthrop antiqu appell apt,ept age, era leader field
(before consonants) to go, to walk love, liking other high, deep
to, toward
support, nourish, cherish around, on both sides around, double, on both sides mankind, human being old, ancient name, call upon skill, ability
ant, anti ant, ante
against, opposite before early
annu, anni, enniy anim aqu, aqua arch arm, arma art astr, aster bel, bell ben, bon bi bio
life, breath, spirit water first, chief, rule, superior weapons art star war well, good, favorable two, twice, double life
aud, audi, aus bold, daring, listen, hear aug, aux auto be carn cata increase self thorougly, over flesh, body down, downward
ced, ceed, cess yield, surrender, move, go celer cap, capit card,cord brev swift head heart short hold, seize, take
cap, capt, cept, cip
centr cent cern cert cli, clin, cliv
center hundred perceive certain leaning, inclined, sloped shut, close
claud, claus, clos, clud, clus clemen mild, kind, merciful clam, claim circu, circum call out, shout around
cit, citatto call, start civi cid, cis cut, chron time, corp cosm cracy, crat crea citizen kill a long time body universe government, rule, strength bring forth, create
contra, contro against, opposite cogni, gno cod book together, with learn, know
co, col, com, con, cor cour, cur crit
run, course seperate, judge rise, grow
cre, cresc, cret, cru cred
believe, trust
dec, deca de
ten
from, down, away, against, thoroughly, intensive, prefix circle, wheel, cycle care god partly common people skin teach, prove give apart, away, negative, not across, through, between say, speak, pronounce two, double double, two hard, lasting power, energy bad, impaired, abnormal sleep run, step, arena lead, pull master, lord opinion, belief, praise equal upon, over, near
cycl, cyclo cur, cura dei, div demi dem derm doc, doct don dif, dis dia dic, dict di dupl dur dyn, dynam dys dorm drom, drome duc, duct dom, domin dog, dox equ epi
endo ecto e/ex ego erg err eth, ethos eu extra, extro fin fid flex, flect flu, fluct, flux fed fer fall, fals fac, fic, fec gam geo gen frac, frag fort frat func gloss, glot
within, inside outside, external apart, above, away, beyond, from, out, intensive I, self work wander, mistake character good, well besides, beyond, outside of, more end faith, trust bend flow league, pact bear, carry deceptive, false, erroneous do, make marriage earth birth, class, descent, race, generate break brave, strong, chance brother perform, discharge language, tongue
grav, griev grat graph, gram grad, gress homo
serious, heavy, hamful pleasing write, draw, record step same, alike man, humanity water
hom, homo, human hydr, hydra, hydro getero herb hemo helio gyn greg jac, jact, ject jur, jus, jud inter intra, intro ig, il, im, in, ir in hypo hyper lect, leg, lig leg lev liber free
different, mixed, unlike vegetation blood sun woman flock, herd throw, fling swear, law, judge, just among, between, within, mutual into, inward, within not, without, causative prefix in, on, upon, not, intensive prefix beneath, lower, under above, excessive, over read, choose law light
library, libr liter loc, log, loqu lex luc, lum, lus lud mcro magn mal mater, matr mega meta meter, metr mar, mari mania mand man mon, monit mono
book letter word, speak, talk word light play, game large, long great bad mother great, large change, at a later time, beyond measure sea obsession order hand warn one, single
mob, mot, mov move mis miss, mit micro min mori, mort hatred, bad, improper, wrong move, send small small death
morph multi mut
form, shape many change
nas, nat birth, be from, spring forth nav ship kill, death, harm
nec, nic, noc, nox necro neg neo neur neut, neutr noct, nox
dead corpse no new, recent nerve not either night name
nom, nomen, nym non nov num ob, oc, of, op oper opti, opto omni olig pan par para pas, path not new number against work
eye, vision all, every few, little all, every equal beyond, related, alongside feeling, disease, suffering
pac
peace bone
os, oss, ost, osteo pal, paleo ortho pater, patr ped ped, pod pel, puls per phon phose, phot phys, physio pict phobos pet phil peri popul port post pre poly pon, pos poli plac ancient
straight, correct father child foot drive, urge through, completely sound, voice light nature panit fear seek, request, assail love, fondness, preference around, near the people carry, gate after, behind before, earlier many put, place city, state, citizen please
prehend, prehens prim pro proto
seize, grasp
before, first in favor of first, earliest ask, seek
quer, ques, quir, quis re rect
back again, repeat straight
rect, reg, regn rule, govern pub punct put, putat psych pseudo scrib, script se scop sci rid, ris rog, rogat sacr, sanct retro the public point, prick think, calculate mind false write away, apart examine, observe, watch know laugh ask sacred, holy backward
sec, sect, segm cut secu, sequ semi sens, sent follow half, partly feel, be aware
somn soph solv, solu sol
sleep wise, skillful, shrewd free, loosen, dissolve sun
spec, spect, spicsee, look at spir stas, stat strict, string struct tele tempor ten, tain time hold breath, energy, animation stand, being in a place, position tight, drawn together build distance, far
tend, tens, tent stretch, strive tact, tang touch together, with
syl, sym, syn, sys super, sur
over, above below, under, less
sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus term terr terti end, limit land, the earth third
the, thei, theo god tom, tome, tomy cut, section
therm, thermo warm, hot therap top, topo attend, treat place, region
tors, tort, torqu twist, turn tract tran, trans trem, tremu turb typ, type ultra un uni urb us, ut drag, pull across, throught tremble, shake spinning, confusion, disturbance type beyond, excessive, on the other side of not, reverse, undo, remove, intensive prefix one city use, useful
vac, vaca, vacu empty veh, vect ven, vent ver, verc, veri verb vers, vert via carry come true word turn, change
way, road
vict, vinc, vanq conquer vid, vis see, look vir vit man life
viv, viva alive, lively, animated voc, voke call
vol, voli wish, choice
volv, volu vor, vorac xen, xeno zo, zoo animal
roll, turn devour, greedy stranger, foreigner
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Meaning
a/an: ab/abs:
without, absence of, not from, away, off
acer/acid/acri harsh, bitter, sour act/ag acu drive, do, lead, act, move sharp (before consonants) to, toward
ad, ac, af, ag, al, an aev/ev agog agr ap, ar, as, at amb, ambul am aler alt alim ambi amph,amphi anthrop antiqu appell apt,ept age, era leader field
(before consonants) to go, to walk love, liking other high, deep
to, toward
support, nourish, cherish around, on both sides around, double, on both sides mankind, human being old, ancient name, call upon skill, ability
ant, anti ant, ante
against, opposite before early
annu, anni, enniy anim aqu, aqua arch arm, arma art astr, aster bel, bell ben, bon bi bio
life, breath, spirit water first, chief, rule, superior weapons art star war well, good, favorable two, twice, double life
aud, audi, aus bold, daring, listen, hear aug, aux auto be carn cata increase self thorougly, over flesh, body down, downward
ced, ceed, cess yield, surrender, move, go celer cap, capit card,cord brev swift head heart short hold, seize, take
cap, capt, cept, cip
centr cent cern cert cli, clin, cliv
center hundred perceive certain leaning, inclined, sloped shut, close
claud, claus, clos, clud, clus clemen mild, kind, merciful clam, claim circu, circum call out, shout around
cit, citatto call, start civi cid, cis cut, chron time, corp cosm cracy, crat crea citizen kill a long time body universe government, rule, strength bring forth, create
contra, contro against, opposite cogni, gno cod book together, with learn, know
co, col, com, con, cor cour, cur crit
run, course seperate, judge rise, grow
cre, cresc, cret, cru cred
believe, trust
dec, deca de
ten
from, down, away, against, thoroughly, intensive, prefix circle, wheel, cycle care god partly common people skin teach, prove give apart, away, negative, not across, through, between say, speak, pronounce two, double double, two hard, lasting power, energy bad, impaired, abnormal sleep run, step, arena lead, pull master, lord opinion, belief, praise equal upon, over, near
cycl, cyclo cur, cura dei, div demi dem derm doc, doct don dif, dis dia dic, dict di dupl dur dyn, dynam dys dorm drom, drome duc, duct dom, domin dog, dox equ epi
endo ecto e/ex ego erg err eth, ethos eu extra, extro fin fid flex, flect flu, fluct, flux fed fer fall, fals fac, fic, fec gam geo gen frac, frag fort frat func gloss, glot
within, inside outside, external apart, above, away, beyond, from, out, intensive I, self work wander, mistake character good, well besides, beyond, outside of, more end faith, trust bend flow league, pact bear, carry deceptive, false, erroneous do, make marriage earth birth, class, descent, race, generate break brave, strong, chance brother perform, discharge language, tongue
grav, griev grat graph, gram grad, gress homo
serious, heavy, hamful pleasing write, draw, record step same, alike man, humanity water
hom, homo, human hydr, hydra, hydro getero herb hemo helio gyn greg jac, jact, ject jur, jus, jud inter intra, intro ig, il, im, in, ir in hypo hyper lect, leg, lig leg lev liber free
different, mixed, unlike vegetation blood sun woman flock, herd throw, fling swear, law, judge, just among, between, within, mutual into, inward, within not, without, causative prefix in, on, upon, not, intensive prefix beneath, lower, under above, excessive, over read, choose law light
library, libr liter loc, log, loqu lex luc, lum, lus lud mcro magn mal mater, matr mega meta meter, metr mar, mari mania mand man mon, monit mono
book letter word, speak, talk word light play, game large, long great bad mother great, large change, at a later time, beyond measure sea obsession order hand warn one, single
mob, mot, mov move mis miss, mit micro min mori, mort hatred, bad, improper, wrong move, send small small death
morph multi mut
form, shape many change
nas, nat birth, be from, spring forth nav ship kill, death, harm
nec, nic, noc, nox necro neg neo neur neut, neutr noct, nox
dead corpse no new, recent nerve not either night name
nom, nomen, nym non nov num ob, oc, of, op oper opti, opto omni olig pan par para pas, path not new number against work
eye, vision all, every few, little all, every equal beyond, related, alongside feeling, disease, suffering
pac
peace bone
os, oss, ost, osteo pal, paleo ortho pater, patr ped ped, pod pel, puls per phon phose, phot phys, physio pict phobos pet phil peri popul port post pre poly pon, pos poli plac ancient
straight, correct father child foot drive, urge through, completely sound, voice light nature panit fear seek, request, assail love, fondness, preference around, near the people carry, gate after, behind before, earlier many put, place city, state, citizen please
prehend, prehens prim pro proto
seize, grasp
before, first in favor of first, earliest ask, seek
quer, ques, quir, quis re rect
back again, repeat straight
rect, reg, regn rule, govern pub punct put, putat psych pseudo scrib, script se scop sci rid, ris rog, rogat sacr, sanct retro the public point, prick think, calculate mind false write away, apart examine, observe, watch know laugh ask sacred, holy backward
sec, sect, segm cut secu, sequ semi sens, sent follow half, partly feel, be aware
somn soph solv, solu sol
sleep wise, skillful, shrewd free, loosen, dissolve sun
spec, spect, spicsee, look at spir stas, stat strict, string struct tele tempor ten, tain time hold breath, energy, animation stand, being in a place, position tight, drawn together build distance, far
tend, tens, tent stretch, strive tact, tang touch together, with
syl, sym, syn, sys super, sur
over, above below, under, less
sub, suc, suf, sug, sup, sus term terr terti end, limit land, the earth third
the, thei, theo god tom, tome, tomy cut, section
therm, thermo warm, hot therap top, topo attend, treat place, region
tors, tort, torqu twist, turn tract tran, trans trem, tremu turb typ, type ultra un uni urb us, ut drag, pull across, throught tremble, shake spinning, confusion, disturbance type beyond, excessive, on the other side of not, reverse, undo, remove, intensive prefix one city use, useful
vac, vaca, vacu empty veh, vect ven, vent ver, verc, veri verb vers, vert via carry come true word turn, change
way, road
vict, vinc, vanq conquer vid, vis see, look vir vit man life
viv, viva alive, lively, animated voc, voke call
vol, voli wish, choice
volv, volu vor, vorac xen, xeno zo, zoo animal
roll, turn devour, greedy stranger, foreigner
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