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GRE Vocabulary
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vocabulary base. If you have limited time to prep for GRE or have few
weeks before the test, you can try to memorize a list of roosts. On the
test day, you can guess by those roots.
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ROOT |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE |
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1 |
act,
ag, ig |
act,
drive |
interact, counteract, agitate, activate |
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2 |
anim |
breath, mind |
animate, animosity, equanimity, pusillanimous |
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3 |
cad,
cas, cid |
fall |
cascade, coincidence, casualty |
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4 |
cap,
cep |
receive, take |
capacious, captivate, perceptible |
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5 |
cede, cess |
go,
yield |
antecede, cession, intercede, precede |
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6 |
cid,
cis |
cut,
kill |
concise, excise, scission, suicide |
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7 |
cit |
excite, call |
recital, solicit, solicitous |
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8 |
claim, clam |
cry
out |
acclaim, clamorous, proclaim, disclaim |
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9 |
clud,
clus |
close |
conclude, occlude, reclusive, secluded |
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10 |
cor,
cord, cour |
hart, courage |
concordant, discourage, discord |
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11 |
corp,
corpor |
body |
corporeal, corpulent, incorporate |
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12 |
cours, cur, curs |
run |
concourse, precursor, excursion, incursion |
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13 |
cred |
believe |
accredit, creditable, miscreant, credulous |
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14 |
dic,
dict |
say |
abdicate, benediction, malediction, jurisdiction |
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15 |
duc,
duct |
lead |
abduct, aqueduct, seduce, subdue |
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16 |
equ |
equal |
adequate, equilibrium, equivocal, equipoise |
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17 |
fac,
fact, fair, feat, fect, fic, fict |
do,
make |
affair, affectation, artifact, beneficiary, factor, infectious,
magnificent |
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18 |
fer |
carry, bear |
circumference, fertile, transfer |
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19 |
flu |
flow |
affluence, influential, superfluous |
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20 |
grad, gress |
go,
step |
aggressive, ingredient, retrogressive |
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21 |
join, joint, junct |
join, connect |
adjunct, conjuncture, subjoin |
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22 |
locu,
log, loqu |
speak |
allocution, circumlocution, grandiloquent |
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23 |
luc,
lumin, lustr |
light, brightness |
elucidate, luminous, translucent |
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24 |
magn,
maj, max |
great |
magnanimous, majesty, magnitude |
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25 |
main, man |
hand |
emancipate, manacle, manuscript |
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26 |
mini, minu |
small |
miniature, diminutive, diminish |
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27 |
mob,
mom, mot, mov |
move |
commotion, momentous, immobile |
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28 |
pass, path |
feel, suffer |
antipathetic, apathetic, sympathetic |
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29 |
ped |
foot |
pedestrian, impediment, expeditious |
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30 |
pel,
puls |
drive, push |
compulsory, impulsive, repulsive |
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31 |
vers,
vert |
turn |
divert, inverse, controversy |
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32 |
vig,
vit, viv |
life |
invigorate, vitalize, vivid |
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33 |
voc,
vok |
voice, call |
advocate, irrevocable, vociferate |
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34 |
volu,
volv |
roll |
intervolve, voluminous, revolt |
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PREFIX |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE |
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1 |
ab,
abs |
away, from |
abdicate, abjure, abscond, abominate |
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2 |
ad |
to,
toward |
adulterate, adhere, adjourn |
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3 |
bene |
good |
beneficial, benevolent, benignant |
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4 |
cata |
down, complete |
cataract, cataclysm, catastrophe |
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5 |
circum |
around |
circumference, circumlocution, circumstantial |
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6 |
co,
com, con |
with, together |
coalesce, coherent, coincide, compassion, consensus |
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7 |
contra, contro, counter |
against |
contradict, counterattack, countermand, controversy, counterpart,
counterfeit |
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8 |
de |
down, complete |
debase, depress, deduct |
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9 |
de,
di, dis |
away, off, not |
decipher, desperate, detain, decode |
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10 |
dia |
through, between, across |
diacritic, diagonal, diaphanous, diatribe, diagram |
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11 |
e,
ec, ex, extra |
out |
ebullient, eccentric, effectuate, emissary, exacerbate,
exaggerate, explicable |
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12 |
em,
en, im, in |
in,
upon |
embellish, immanent, environment |
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13 |
fore |
before |
aforementioned, foredoom, forebear |
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14 |
inter |
between, among |
interaction, interrogate, intermission, intermingle |
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15 |
mal |
bad |
malcontent, malevolent, malnutrition |
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16 |
mon,
mono |
one |
monarch, monotonous, monolog |
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17 |
para |
beside, beyond |
paradox, paraphrase, paragon |
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18 |
per |
through, thoroughly |
percolate, perspicuous, pertinacious |
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19 |
post |
after, behind |
postpone, postscript, posterity |
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20 |
pre |
before |
precede, prelude, presage |
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21 |
re |
back, again |
rebound, rehabilitate, rehearse |
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22 |
se |
away, separate |
secede, segregate, sever |
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23 |
sub,
sus |
under |
subdivide, suffocate, subsequent |
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24 |
super, sur |
over, above |
superabundant, surfeit, surplus |
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25 |
sym,
syn |
with, together |
sympathy, synthesis, syndicate |
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26 |
trans |
across, through, over |
transcend, translucent, transitory |
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27 |
uni |
one |
unanimous, unison, uniform |
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SUFFIX |
MEANING |
EXAMPLE |
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1 |
ain |
people |
villain, chaplain |
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2 |
aire |
people |
millionaire, billionaire |
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3 |
an, ian, ese |
people |
German, barbarian, Chinese |
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4 |
-ary |
people |
secretary, adversary |
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5 |
ee |
people |
employee, nominee , referee |
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6 |
eer |
people |
engineer, pioneer, volunteer |
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7 |
ess |
people |
actress, empress, hostess |
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8 |
-ician |
people |
electrician, musician, physician |
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9 |
ist |
people |
typist, antagonist, dogmatist |
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10 |
cle |
small |
miracle, particle, speckle |
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11 |
cule |
small |
minuscule, molecule, granules |
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12 |
el |
small |
model, pebble |
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13 |
en |
small |
kitten, maiden |
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14 |
et |
small |
cabinet, islet |
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15 |
let |
small |
leaflet, pamphlet, hamlet |
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16 |
proof |
anti |
waterproof, weatherproof, foolproof |
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17 |
ward |
direction |
backward, awkward, wayward |
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