GRE Vocabulary Roots

Vocabulary flashcards covering major GRE word roots and their basic meanings.

A/AN

not; without

AB

off; away from; apart; down

ABLE/IBLE

capable of; worthy of

AC/ACR

sharp; bitter; sour

ACT/AG

to do; to drive; to force; to lead

AD

to; toward; near

AL/ALI/ALTER

other; another

AM

love

AMBI/AMPHI

both; on both sides; around

AMBL/ABUL

to go; to walk

ANIM

life; mind; soul; breath

ANNUI/ENNI

year

ANT/ANTE

before

ANTHRO/ANDR

man; human

APO

away

ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY

chief; principal; ruler

ARD

to burn

AUTO

self

BE

about; to make; to surround; to affect

BEL/BELL

beautiful

BEN/BENE

good

BI/BIN

two

BON/BOUN

good; generous

BREV/BRID

short; small

BURS

purse; money

CAD/CID

to fall; to happen by chance

CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT

head; headlong

CAP/CIP/CEPT

to take; to get

CARD/CORD/COUR

heart

CED/CEED/CESS

to go; to yield; to stop

CELER

speed

CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT

to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide

CHROM

color

CHRON

time

CIRCU/CIRCUM

around

CIS

to cut

CLA/CLO/CLU

to shut; to close

CLAM/CLAIM

to shout; to cry out

CLI

to lean toward

CO/COL/COM/CON

with; together

CONTRA/CONTRO/COUNTER

against

CORP/CORS

body

COSM

order; universe; world

COUR/CUR

running; a course

CRESC/CRET/CRU

to grow

CRED

to believe; to trust

CULP

fault; blame

DAC/DOC

to teach

DE

away; off; down; completely; reversal

DI/DIF/DIS

away from; apart; reversal; not

DI (DAY)

day

DEM

people

DIGN

worth

DOL

to suffer; to pain; to grieve

DUB

doubt

DULC

sweet

DYS

faulty; abnormal

E/EX

out; out of; from; former; completely

EPI

upon

EQU

equal; even

ERR

to wander

ESCE

becoming

EU

good; well

FAB/FAM

to speak

FATU

foolish

FI/FID

faith; trust

FLU/FLUX

to flow

FULG

to shine

FUS

to pour

GEN

birth; creation; race; kind

GNI/GNO

to know

GRAT

pleasing

GREG

flock

HAP

by chance

HER/HES

to stick

HOL

whole

HYPER

over; excessive

HYPO

under; beneath; less than

ICON

image; idol

IN/IM (INTO)

in; into

IN/IM (NOT)

not; without

JECT

to throw; to throw down

JOC

joke

JUD

to judge

JUR

law; to swear

LAUD

praise; honor

LAV/LAU/LU

to wash

LEC/LEG/LEX

to read; to speak

LECT/LEG

to select; to choose

LI/LIG

to tie; to bind

LIBER

free

LITH

stone

LOC/LOG/LOQU

word; speech; thought

LUD/LUS

to play

MACRO

great; long

MAG/MAJ/MAX

big; great

MAL/MALE

bad; ill; evil; wrong

MEGA

large; great

MICRO

very small

MIS

bad; wrong; to hate