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Basic Roots for GRE Vocabulary

This document lists over 100 Latin and Greek roots with their meanings. The roots cover a wide range of topics including parts of the body, family relationships, occupations, emotions, and more. Having knowledge of these roots can help with vocabulary building and understanding the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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Basic Roots for GRE Vocabulary

This document lists over 100 Latin and Greek roots with their meanings. The roots cover a wide range of topics including parts of the body, family relationships, occupations, emotions, and more. Having knowledge of these roots can help with vocabulary building and understanding the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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MY GRE VOCABULARY:

BASIC ROOTS-PART 1

PRANAV VIVEKRAO KHERDEKAR

Roots
L/G/F

Root

Meaning

ego

Self, I

alter

Other

Intro-

Inside

extro-

Outside

verto-

To turn

ambi-

Both

misein-

Hate

anthropos-

mankind

Roots
L/G/F

Root

Meaning

gyne

Woman

gamos

Marriage

asketes

Monk

centrum

Centre

mania

Madness/Obsession

dexter

Right hand

sinister

Left hand

droit

Right Hand

gauche

Left Hand

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

monos

One

bi

Two

Poly

Many

andros

Male

obstetrix

Midwife

paidos

Child

agogos

Leading/leader

demos

People

derma

skin

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

hypos

Under

ophthalmus

Eye

oculus

Eye

Opsis, opticos

Vision, Sight

metron

Measurement

epi

Outermost

pachy

Thick

orthos

Straight, correct

odontos

Teeth

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

kardia

Heart

logos

Science, Study

neuron

Nerve

algos

pain

psyche

Spirit, soul, mind

iatreia

Medical Healing

geras

Old Age

soma

Body

genesis

Birth, Origin

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

pathos

Suffering, disease

peri

Around, surrounding

endo

Inner, Within

exo

Out

therme

Heat

baros

Weight

sphygmos

Pulse

osteon

Bone

Pous, podos

Foot

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

octo

Eight

platys

Broad, flat

tri

Three

Cheir (chiro)

Hand

mancy

Prediction

graphein

To write

kakos

Bad

photos

Light

phone

sound

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

kallos

Beauty

pyge

Buttocks

tele-

Distance

bios

Life

Geras

Old Age

geron

Old man

senex

Old

astron

Star

nautes

Sailor

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

naus

Ship

nomos

Arrangement, Law, Order

autos

Self

ge (geo-)

Earth

botane

Plant

zoion

Animal

kosmos

Universe

Aster

Star shaped flower

kentron

Centre

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

ana

Up

biblion

Books

lingua

Tongue

sophos

Wise

adelphos

Brother

socius

Companion

tome

A cutting

sectus

Cut

dicha-

In two

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

epi

On, upon

logos

Word, Speech

philein

To Love

Anglus

English

Summit

Top of mountain

notus

Known

summus

Highest

corrigo

To correct, to set straight

vetus

Old

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

chronos

Time

pathos

Feeling

Grex, gregis

Herd, Flock

con-

With

sciens

Knowing

omnis

All

se-

Apart

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

par

Equal

aequus

Equal

vox, vocis

Voice

nox, notis

Night

animus

Mind

libra

Balance, weight, pound

latus, lateris

Side

fero

To bear, carry

scribo, scriptus

To write

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

manus

Hand

post

After

via

Road

militis

Soldier

malus

Bad, Evil

disco,dictus

To say, To tell

volo

To wish

facio

To do, make

bonus, bene

Good, well

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

fides

Faith

pre-

Before, beforehand

contra

Against, opposite

ad-

To, towards

plac

To please, appease, soothe, pacify

dono

To give

taceo

To be silent

loquor

To speak

venter, ventris

Belly

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

solus

Alone

con-, col-, com-

With/Together

Laconia

Sparta

magnus

Big

grandis

Big/Grand

verbum

Word

Volvo, volutus

To roll

garrio

To chatter

opus

Work

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

opero

To work

auris

Ear

avunculus

Uncle

dorsum

Back

Vox, vocis

Voice

fero

To carry/To bear

somnus

Sleep

ambulo

To walk

Sopor

To sleep

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

sykon

Fig

phanein

To show

dia

Through

vir

Man

Pater, patrix

Father

onyma

Name

homos

The same

archein

To rule

Mater, matrix

Mother

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

alma

Soul

sui

Of oneself

Frater, fratis

Brother

soror

Sister

homo

Person, human

Rex, regis

King

uxor

Wife

maritus

Husband

Infans, infantis

Baby

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

genos

Race, kind

dipsa

Thirst

klepte

Thief

pyros

Fire

incendo, incedus

To set fire

Ardo, arso

To burn

satyros

Satyr

nymphe

Bride

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

claustrum

Enclosed Space

agora

Market Place

akros

Highest

phobia

Morbid fear

eikon

Religious image

klaein

To break

theos

God

gnostos

Known

gnosis

Knowledge

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

-ician

One who; expert

monos

One

polys

Many

pan

All

prurio

To itch, To long for

hypos

Under

hyper

Over

vivo

To live

pareo

To give birth, to produce

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

ovum

Egg

vita

Life

bon

Good

credo

To believe

specto

To look

per-

Through

pungo

To pierce sharply

pro-

Forward, ahead, before

intro-

Inside, Within

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

circum

Around

anima

Soul, spirit, life principle

magnus

Large, great

pusillus

Tiny

unus

One

verto, vertus

To turn

stoa

Porch

trepido

Tremble

scintilla

A spark

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

urbs

City

sub

Near, close to, under

Rus, ruris

Country, farmlands

penuria

Need, neediness

fluo

To flow

opulentus

Wealthy

ephemera

Mayfly

e- , ex-

Out

vanesco

To vanish

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

eu-

Good

pheme

Voice

thanatos

Death

Platys

Flat

odyne

Pain

nostos

A return

algos

Pain

kakos

Bad, Harsh, ugly

xylon

Wood

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

leo

Lion

felis

Cat

porcus

Pig

canis

Dog

vulpus

Fox

ursus

Bear

lupus

Wolf

equus

Horse

piscis

Fish

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

carnis

Flesh

voro

To devour

herba

Herb

Potens, potentis

Powerful

sciens

Knowing

ubique

Everywhere

vale

Farewell

clam

Secretly

nervus

Nerve

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

ergon

Work

caput, capitis

Head

capitulum

Little head, chapter heading

vegeto

To live and grow

simulo

To copy

similis

Like, similar

levis

Light (in weight)

intimus

Innermost

miser

Wreched

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

vacillo

To swing back and forth

oscillum

A swing

sequor

To follow

queror

To complain

cilium

Eyelid

super

Above

strepo

To make a noise

pecus

Cattle

cheval

Horse

L/G/F

Root

Meaning

cado

To fall

caballus

Inferior horse

bibo

To drink

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