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Latin Roots
For the GRE
36
Language - Latin
Not Applicable
10/24/2009

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Term
a
Definition
without
(amoral, atheist, atrophy)
Term
ab abs
Definition
off, away from, apart, down
(abduct, abdicate, abstruse)
Term
ac acr
Definition
sharp, bitter
(acerbic, acrid, acrimonious)
Term
act ag
Definition
to do, to drive, to force, to lead
(agitate, prodigal, pedagogue)
Term
ad al
Definition
to, toward, near
(adjacent, adhere, adjoin)
Term
al ali alter
Definition
other, another
(alibi, altruist, allegory)
Term
am
Definition
love
(amatory, amenity, inamorata, amicable)
Term
amb
Definition
to go; to walk
(preamble, ambulatory, perambulator)
Term
ambi amph
Definition
both, more than one, around
(ambiguous, amphibian, ambidextrous)
Term
anim
Definition
of the life, mind, soul, spirit
(unanimous, animus, equanimity, magnanimous)
Term
annui enni
Definition
year
(annual, annuity, perennial, annals)
Term
ante
Definition
before
(anterior, antedate, antebellum, antediluvian)
Term
anthro andr
Definition
man, human
(anthropology, android, misanthrope, philanderer, androgen, anthropocentric)
Term
anti
Definition
against
(antibody, antidote, antiseptic, antipathy, antipodal)
Term
apo
Definition
away
(apostle, apogee, apostasy)
Term
arch archi archy
Definition
chief, principal, ruler
(architect, archenemy, monarchy, anarchy, oligarchy)
Term
auto
Definition
self
(automatic, autocrat, autonomy)
Term
be
Definition
to be; to have a particular quality; to exist
(belittle, bemoan, bewilder, belie)
Term
bel
Definition
war
(antebellum, rebel, belligerent)
Term
ben bon
Definition
good
(benefit, benign, benevolent, bonus, bona fide)
Term
bi
Definition
twice, double
(binoculars, biennial, bilateral)
Term
cad cid
Definition
to fall; to happen by chance
(accident, coincidence, decadent, cascade, recidivist)
Term
cant cent chant
Definition
to sing
(accent, enchant, recant, incantation)
Term
cap cip cept
Definition
to take; to get
(capture, emancipate, percipient)
Term
cap capit cipit
Definition
head, headlong
(capital, disciple, precipitate, capitulate)
Term
card cord cour
Definition
heart
(encourage, concord, discord)
Term
carn
Definition
flesh
(carnivorous, carnage, reincarnation)
Term
cast chast
Definition
cut
(caste, castigate, chastise, chaste)
Term
ced ceed cess
Definition
to go; to yield; to stop
(concede, cessation, incessant)
Term
centr
Definition
center
(concentrate, eccentric, concentric)
Term
cern cert cret crim crit
Definition
to separate; to judge; to distinguish; to decide
(discrete, ascertain, discreet, hypocrite, criterion)
Term
chron
Definition
time
(synchronize, anachronism, chronometer)
Term
circu
Definition
around, on all sides
(circumstances, circuit, circumambulate, circuitous)
Term
cis
Definition
to cut
(scissors, precise, exorcise, incision, incisive)
Term
cla clo clu
Definition
shut, close
(conclude, cloister, preclude)
Term
claim clam
Definition
to shout, to cry out
(exclaim, proclaim, clamor, disclaim, reclaim)
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