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Vocabulary is tested in many ways on the GRE which is why it’s important to build your GRE-level vocabulary as you study for the exam. During the Verbal<\/a> section, your knowledge of vocabulary will be directly tested with Sentence Equivalence<\/a>, Text Completion<\/a>, and Reading Comprehension<\/a> questions. Many students find GRE Verbal to be one of the most challenging sections on the test because of the breadth of vocabulary tested. Good old fashioned memorization<\/a> can be an effective strategy, but it\u2019s time-consuming and may not be the most efficient course of action, especially if you only have a month or two until your GRE test date. One way to increase your GRE vocabulary knowledge is to study word roots. Learning word roots will help you recognize the basic meaning of GRE-level words, enhancing your test prep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do word roots help you build your GRE vocabulary?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Word roots can help you in two major ways on the GRE. First, instead of learning one word at a time, you can learn a whole group of words that contain a certain root. They\u2019ll be related in meaning, so if you remember one, it will be easier for you to remember others. Second, roots can often help you decode an unknown GRE word. If you recognize a familiar root, you could get a good enough grasp of the word to answer the question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading for a list of word roots that will give you the component parts of many typical GRE vocabulary words. This list is a starting point and a quick review, not an exhaustive guide (though it is lengthy!). Roots are given in their most common forms, with their most common or broadest definitions; often, other forms and meanings exist. Similarly, the definitions for the words given as examples may be incomplete, and other senes of those words may exist. To boost your GRE Verbal prep, get in the habit of looking up unfamiliar words in a good, current dictionary\u2014whether on paper or on the Internet\u2014and be sure to check their etymologies while you\u2019re there.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
A\/AN: not, without<\/b>
agnostic:<\/i><\/b> one who believes the existence of God is not provable<\/span>
amoral:<\/i><\/b> neither moral nor immoral; having no relation to morality<\/span>
atrophy: <\/i><\/b>the wasting away of body tissue<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AB: off, away from, apart, down<\/b>
abdicate: <\/i><\/b>to renounce or relinquish a throne<\/span>
abject: <\/i><\/b>cast down; degraded<\/span>
abstract<\/i><\/strong>:<\/strong> conceived apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances<\/span>
abstruse<\/i><\/strong>:<\/strong> hard to understand; secret, hidden<\/span><\/p>\n

ABLE\/IBLE: capable of, worthy of<\/b>
changeable:<\/i><\/b> able to be changed<\/span>
combustible: <\/i><\/b>capable of being burned; easily inflamed <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AC\/ACR<\/b>:<\/i><\/b> sharp, bitter, sour<\/b>
acerbic<\/i><\/b>: sour or astringent in taste; harsh in temper<\/span>
acid<\/i><\/b>: something that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured<\/span>
acrimonious:<\/i><\/b> caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature<\/span>
acumen:<\/i><\/b> mental sharpness; quickness of wit<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ACT\/AG<\/b>: <\/span>to do, to drive, to force, to lead<\/b>
agile<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>quick and well-coordinated in movement; active, lively<\/span>
pedagogue<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>a teacher<\/span><\/p>\n

AD:<\/b> to, toward, near<\/b> (often the <\/span>d<\/span><\/i> is dropped and the first letter to which <\/span>a<\/span><\/i> is prefixed is doubled.)<\/span>
accede<\/i><\/b>: to yield to demand; to enter office<\/span>
addict<\/i><\/b>: to give oneself over, as to a habit or pursuit<\/span>
adjoin:<\/i><\/b> to be close or in contact with<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AL\/ALI\/ALTER:<\/b> other, another<\/b>
alias:<\/i><\/b> an assumed name<\/span>
allegory: <\/i><\/b>figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another<\/span>
altruist<\/i><\/b>: a person unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AM: love<\/b>
amateur: <\/i><\/b>a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than financial or professional gain<\/span>
amity<\/i><\/b>: friendship; peaceful harmony<\/span>
amorous: <\/i><\/b>inclined to love, esp. sexual love<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AMBI\/AMPHI: both, on both sides, around<\/b>
ambidextrous<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>able to use both hands equally well<\/span>
ambient<\/i><\/b>: moving around freely; circulating<\/span>
ambiguous: <\/i><\/b>open to various interpretations<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AMBL\/ABUL: to go, to walk<\/b>
ambulance: <\/i><\/b>a vehicle equipped for carrying sick people (from a phrase meaning \u201cwalking hospital\u201d)<\/span>
ambulatory:<\/i><\/b> of, pertaining to, or capable of walking<\/span>
perambulator:<\/i><\/b> one who makes a tour of inspection on foot<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ANIM: of the life, mind, soul, breath<\/b>
animosity<\/i><\/b>: a feeling of ill will or enmity<\/span>
equanimity:<\/i><\/b> mental or emotional stability, especially under tension<\/span>
magnanimous<\/i><\/b>: generous in forgiving an insult or injury<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ANNUI\/ENNI: year<\/b>
annals:<\/i><\/b> a record of events, esp. a yearly record<\/span>
annual<\/i><\/b>: of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly<\/span>
perennial<\/i><\/b>: lasting for an indefinite amount of time<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ANT\/ANTE:<\/b> before<\/b>
antecedent<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>existing, being, or going before<\/span>
antedate:<\/i><\/b> precede in time<\/span>
antediluvian<\/i><\/b>: belonging to the period before the biblical flood; very old or old-fashioned<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ANTRHO\/ANDR: man, human<\/b>
androgen: <\/i><\/b>any substance that promotes masculine characteristics<\/span>
androgynous: <\/i><\/b>being both male and female<\/span>
misanthrope: <\/i><\/b>a person who hates humans or humanity<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
APO: away<\/b>
apocalypse: <\/i><\/b>revelation; discovery; disclosure<\/span>
apogee<\/i><\/b>: the highest or most distant point<\/span>
apostasy: <\/i><\/b>a total desertion of one\u2019s religion, principles, party, cause, etc. <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ARCH\/ARCHI\/ARCHY: chief, principal, ruler<\/b>
anarchy: <\/i><\/b>a state or society without government or law<\/span>
monarchy: <\/i><\/b>a government in which the supreme power is lodged in a sovereign<\/span>
oligarchy: <\/i><\/b>a state or society ruled by a select group<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ARD: to burn<\/b>
ardent: <\/i><\/b>burning; fierce; passionate<\/span>
ardor: <\/i><\/b>flame; passion<\/span>
arson: <\/i><\/b>the crime of setting property on fire<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
AUTO:<\/b> self<\/b>
autonomy: <\/i><\/b>independence or freedom<\/span>
autocrat: <\/i><\/b>an absolute ruler<\/span>

B<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
BE: about, to make, to surround, to affect <\/b>(often used to transform words into transitive verbs)<\/span>
belie: <\/i><\/b>to misrepresent; to contradict<\/span>
belittle: <\/i><\/b>to make small; to make something appear smaller<\/span>
bemoan: <\/i><\/b>to lament; to moan for<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BEL\/BELL:<\/b> beautiful<\/b>
belle: <\/i><\/b>a beautiful woman<\/span>
embellish: <\/i><\/b>to make beautiful; to ornament<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BEN\/BENE: good<\/b>
benediction: <\/i><\/b>act of uttering a blessing<\/span>
benefit: <\/i><\/b>anything advantageous to a person or thing<\/span>
benign: <\/i><\/b>having a kindly disposition <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BI\/BIN: two<\/b>
biennial: <\/i><\/b>happening every two years<\/span>
bilingual: <\/i><\/b>able to speak one\u2019s native language and another with equal facility<\/span>
binocular: <\/i><\/b>involving two eyes<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BON\/BOUN<\/b>:<\/i><\/b> good, generous<\/b>
bona fide<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>in good faith; without fraud<\/span>
bountiful: <\/i><\/b>generous<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BREV\/BRID: short, small<\/b>
abbreviate: <\/i><\/b>to shorten<\/span>
breviloquent: <\/i><\/b>laconic; concise in one\u2019s speech<\/span>
brevity: <\/i><\/b>shortness<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
BURS:<\/b> purse, money<\/b>
bursar: <\/i><\/b>treasurer<\/span>
bursary: <\/i><\/b>treasury<\/span>
disburse: <\/i><\/b>to pay<\/span>

C<\/h4>
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CAD\/CID: to fall, to happen by chance<\/b>
cascade: <\/i><\/b>a waterfall descending over a steep surface<\/span>
coincidence: <\/i><\/b>a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance<\/span>
recidivist: <\/i><\/b>one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CAP\/CIP\/CEPT: to take, to get<\/b>
capture<\/i><\/b>: to take by force or stratagem<\/span>
percipient<\/i><\/b>: having perception; discerning; discriminating <\/span>
precept<\/i><\/b>: a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CAP\/CAPIT\/CIPIT: to head, headlong<\/b>
capital: <\/i><\/b>the city or town that is the official seat of government <\/span>
capitulate: <\/i><\/b>to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms<\/span>
precipice: <\/i><\/b>a cliff with a vertical face<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CARD\/CORD\/COUR: heart<\/b>
concord: <\/i><\/b>agreement; peace, amity<\/span>
concordance: <\/i><\/b>agreement, concord, harmony<\/span>
discord: <\/i><\/b>lack of harmony between persons or things<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CED\/CEED\/CESS: to go, to yield, to stop<\/b>
accede: <\/i><\/b>to yield to a demand; to enter office<\/span>
cessation<\/i><\/b>: a temporary or complete discontinuance<\/span>
incessant: <\/i><\/b>without stop<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CELER: speed<\/b>
accelerant: <\/i><\/b>something used to speed up a process<\/span>
celerity: <\/i><\/b>speed; quickness<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CERN\/CERT\/CRET\/CRIM\/CRIT:<\/b> to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide<\/b>
certitude: <\/i><\/b>freedom from doubt<\/span>
discrete: <\/i><\/b>detached from others, separate<\/span>
hypocrite: <\/i><\/b>a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CHROM: color<\/b>
chromatic: <\/i><\/b>having to do with color<\/span>
chromosome: <\/i><\/b>genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CHRON: time<\/b>
anachronism: <\/i><\/b>something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time<\/span>
chronic: <\/i><\/b>constant, habitual<\/span>
chronometer: <\/i><\/b>a highly accurate clock or watch<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CIRCU\/CIRCUM: around<\/b>
circuitous: <\/i><\/b>roundabout, indirect<\/span>
circumspect: <\/i><\/b>cautious; watching all sides<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CIS: to cut<\/b>
exorcise: <\/i><\/b>to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony<\/span>
incisive: <\/i><\/b>penetrating, cutting <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CLA\/CLO\/CLU: to shut, to close<\/b>
claustrophobia<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>an abnormal fear of enclosed places<\/span>
cloister: <\/i><\/b>a courtyard bordered with covered walks, esp. in a religious institution<\/span>
preclude: <\/i><\/b>to prevent the  presence, existence, or occurrence of<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CLAIM\/CLAM: to shout, to cry out<\/b>
clamor: <\/i><\/b>a loud uproar<\/span>
disclaim: <\/i><\/b>to deny interest in or connection with<\/span>
proclaim: <\/i><\/b>to announce or declare in an official way<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CLI: to lean toward<\/b>
climax: <\/i><\/b>the most intense point in the development of something<\/span>
disinclination: <\/i><\/b>aversion, distaste<\/span>
Proclivity: <\/i><\/b>inclination, bias<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CO\/COL\/COM\/CON: with, together<\/b>
commensurate: <\/i><\/b>suitable in measure, proportionate<\/span>
conciliate: <\/i><\/b>to placate, win over<\/span>
connect: <\/i><\/b>to bind or fasten together<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CONTRA\/CONTRO\/COUNTER: against<\/b>
contrary: <\/i><\/b>opposed to; opposite<\/span>
countermand: <\/i><\/b>to retract an order<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CORP\/CORS: body<\/b>
corps: <\/i><\/b>a body (an organized group) of troops<\/span>
corpulent: <\/i><\/b>obese; having a lot of flesh<\/span>
incorporation: <\/i><\/b>combining into a single body<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
COSM: order, universe, world<\/b>
cosmology<\/i><\/b>: a theory of the universe as a whole <\/span>
cosmopolitan: <\/i><\/b>worldly<\/span>
microcosm: <\/i><\/b>a small system that reflects a larger whole<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
COUR\/CUR: running, a course<\/b>
concur: <\/i><\/b>to agree<\/span>
cursory: <\/i><\/b>going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial<\/span>
incursion: <\/i><\/b>a hostile entrance into a place, esp. suddenly <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CER\/CRESC\/CRET: to grow<\/b>
accretion: <\/i><\/b>an increase by natural growth<\/span>
accrue: <\/i><\/b>to be added a matter of periodic gain<\/span>
excrescence<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>an outgrowth<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CRED: to believe, to trust<\/b>
credo: <\/i><\/b>any formula of belief<\/span>
credulity: <\/i><\/b>willingness to believe or trust too readily<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
CULP: fault, blame<\/b>
culpable: <\/i><\/b>deserving blame or censure<\/span>
inculpate: <\/i><\/b>to charge with fault<\/span>
mea culpa: <\/i><\/b>through my fault; my fault<\/span><\/strong>

D<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
DAC\/DOC: to teach<\/b>
didactic: <\/i><\/b>intended for instruction<\/span>
indoctrinate: <\/i><\/b>to imbue a person with learning<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DE: away, off, down, completely, reversal<\/b>
defame: <\/i><\/b>to attack the good name or reputation of<\/span>
deferential: <\/i><\/b>respectful; to yield to judgment<\/span>
defile: <\/i><\/b>to make foul, dirty, or unclean<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DEM: people<\/b>
democracy: <\/i><\/b>government by the people<\/span>
endemic: <\/i><\/b>peculiar to a particular person or locality<\/span>
pandemic: <\/i><\/b>general, universal<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DI: day<\/b>
diurnal: <\/i><\/b>daily<\/span>
quotidian: <\/i><\/b>everyday; ordinary<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DI\/DIF\/DIS: away from, apart, reversal, not<\/b>
diffuse: <\/i><\/b>to pour out and spread, as in a fluid<\/span>
dilatory: <\/i><\/b>inclined to delay or procrastinate<\/span>
dissipate: <\/i><\/b>to scatter wastefully<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DIGN: worth<\/b>
condign: <\/i><\/b>well deserved; fitting; adequate<\/span>
dignitary: <\/i><\/b>a person who holds a high rank or office<\/span>
disdain: <\/i><\/b> to look upon or treat with contempt<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DOL: to suffer, to pain, to grieve<\/b>
doleful: <\/i><\/b>sorrowful, mournful <\/span>
dolorous: <\/i><\/b>full of pain or sorrow, grievous<\/span>
indolence: <\/i><\/b>a state of being lazy or slothful<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DUB: doubt<\/b>
dubiety: <\/i><\/b>doubtfulness<\/span>
dubious: <\/i><\/b>doubtful<\/span>
indubitable: <\/i><\/b>unquestionable <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DULC: sweet<\/b>
dulcet:<\/i><\/b> sweet; pleasing<\/span>
dulcified: <\/i><\/b>sweetened; softened<\/span>
dulcimer: <\/i><\/b>a musical instrument<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
DYS: faulty, abnormal<\/b>
dysfunctional: <\/i><\/b>poorly functioning<\/span>
dyspepsia: <\/i><\/b>impaired digestion<\/span>
dystrophy: <\/i><\/b>faulty or inadequate nutrition or development<\/span>

E<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
E\/EX: out, out of, from, former, completely<\/b>
efface: <\/i><\/b>to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse<\/span>
extricate: <\/i><\/b>to disentangle, release<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
EPI: upon<\/b>
epidermis: <\/i><\/b>the outer layer of the skin<\/span>
epigram: <\/i><\/b>a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed<\/span>
epilogue: <\/i><\/b>a concluding part added to a literary word<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
EQU: equal, even<\/b>
equation: <\/i><\/b>the act of making equal<\/span>
iniquity: <\/i><\/b>gross injustice; wickedness<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ERR: to wander<\/b>
errant: <\/i><\/b>wandering or traveling, especially in search of adventure<\/span>
erratic: <\/i><\/b>deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ESCE: becoming<\/b>
convalescent<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>recovering from illness<\/span>
obsolescent: <\/i><\/b>becoming obsolete<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
EU: good, well<\/b>
euphemism: <\/i><\/b>pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant<\/span>
euphony: <\/i><\/b>pleasantness of sound<\/span>

F<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
FAB\/FAM: to speak<\/b>
affable: <\/i><\/b>friendly, courteous<\/span>
defame: <\/i><\/b>to attack the good name of <\/span>
ineffable: <\/i><\/b>too great for description in words; that which much not be uttered<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
FATU: <\/b>foolish<\/span>
fatuity: <\/i><\/b>foolishness; stupidity<\/span>
fatuous: <\/i><\/b>foolish; stupid<\/span>
infatuated: <\/i><\/b>swept up in a fit of passion impairing one\u2019s reason<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
FI\/FID: faith, trust<\/b>
affidavit: <\/i><\/b>a written statement on oath<\/span>
fiduciary: <\/i><\/b>of a trust; held or given in trust<\/span>
infidel: <\/i><\/b>disbeliever in the supposed true religion<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
FLU\/FLUX:<\/b> to flow<\/b>
confluence: <\/i><\/b>merging into one<\/span>
effluence: <\/i><\/b>flowing out of (light, electricity, etc.)<\/span>
mellifluous: <\/i><\/b>pleasing, musical<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
FULG: to shine<\/b>
effulgent<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>shining forth <\/span>
refulgent: <\/i><\/b>radiant; shining<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
FUS: to pour<\/b>
diffuse<\/i><\/b>:<\/b> to spread widely or thinly<\/span>
profuse: <\/i><\/b>lavish, extravagant, copious<\/span>
suffuse: <\/i><\/b>to spread throughout or over from within<\/span><\/strong>

G<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
GEN: birth, creation, race, kind<\/b>
congenital: <\/i><\/b>existing or as such from birth <\/span>
progeny: <\/i><\/b>offspring, descendants <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
GNI\/GNO: to know<\/b>
ignoramus: <\/i><\/b>a person lacking knowledge, uninformed<\/span>
prognosis: <\/i><\/b>to forecast, especially of disease<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
GRAT: pleasing<\/b>
gratuity: <\/i><\/b>money given for good service<\/span>
ingratiate: <\/i><\/b>to bring oneself into favor<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
GREG: flog<\/b>
aggregate: <\/i><\/b>a number of things considered a collective whole<\/span>
egregious: <\/i><\/b>remarkably bad; standing out from the crowd<\/span>
gregarious: <\/i><\/b>sociable; enjoying spending time with others<\/span><\/strong>

H<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
HAP: by chance<\/b>
haphazard: <\/i><\/b>at random<\/span>
hapless: <\/i><\/b>without luck<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
HER\/HES: to stick<\/b>
adherent: <\/i><\/b>able to adhere; believer or advocate of a particular thing<\/span>
coherent: <\/i><\/b>logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength<\/span>
inherent: <\/i><\/b>involved in the constitution or essential character of something<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
HOL: whole<\/b>
catholic: <\/i><\/b>universal<\/span>
holograph: <\/i><\/b>a document written entirely by the person whose name it\u2019s in<\/span>
holistic: <\/i><\/b>considering something as a unified whole<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
HYPER: over, excessive<\/b>
hyperactive: <\/i><\/b>excessively active<\/span>
hyperbole: <\/i><\/b>purposeful exaggeration for effect<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
HYPO: under, beneath, less than<\/b>
hypochondriac: <\/i><\/b>one affected by extreme depression of mind or spirits, often centered on imaginary physical ailments <\/span>
hypocritical: <\/i><\/b>pretending to have beliefs one does not<\/span>
hypodermic: <\/i><\/b>relating to the parts beneath the skin<\/span>

I<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
ICON: image, idol<\/b>
iconic: <\/i><\/b>being representative of a culture or movement<\/span>
iconoclast: <\/i><\/b>one who attacks established beliefs; one who tears down images<\/span>
iconology: <\/i><\/b>symbolism<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
IN\/IM: in, into<\/b> (often the <\/span>m<\/span><\/i> is dropped and the first letter to which <\/span>i<\/span><\/i> is prefixed is doubled)<\/span>
incarnate: <\/i><\/b>given a bodily, esp. a human, form<\/span>
influx: <\/i><\/b>the act of flowing in <\/span>
intrinsic: <\/i><\/b>belonging to a thing by its very nature<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
IN\/IM: not, without<\/b>
indigent<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>poor, needy, lacking in what is needed<\/span>
indolence: <\/i><\/b>showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful<\/span>
innocuous: <\/i><\/b>not harmful or injurious<\/span>

J<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
JECT: to throw, to throw down<\/b>
abject: <\/i><\/b>utterly hopeless, humiliating, or wretched<\/span>
conjecture: <\/i><\/b>formation of opinion on incomplete information<\/span>
eject: <\/i><\/b>to throw out, expel<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
JOC: joke<\/b>
jocose: <\/i><\/b>given to joking; playful<\/span>
jocular: <\/i><\/b>in a joking manner; funny<\/span>
jocund: <\/i><\/b>merry; cheerful<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
JUD: to judge<\/b>
abjudicate: <\/i><\/b>to act as a judge<\/span>
judicious: <\/i><\/b>having good judgment<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
JUR: law, to swear<\/b>
abjure: <\/i><\/b>to renounce an oath<\/span>
adjure: <\/i><\/b>to beg or command<\/span>
perjury:<\/i><\/b> willful lying under oath<\/span><\/strong>

L<\/h4>
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LAUD: praise, honor<\/b>
laudable: <\/i><\/b>praiseworthy<\/span>
laudatory: <\/i><\/b>expressing praise<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LAV\/LAU\/LU: to wash<\/b>
ablution: <\/i><\/b>act of cleansing<\/span>
antediluvian: <\/i><\/b>before the biblical flood; extremely old<\/span>
deluge: <\/i><\/b>a great flood of water<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LEC\/LEG\/LEX: to read, to speak<\/b>
legible: <\/i><\/b>readable<\/span>
lexicographer: <\/i><\/b>a writer of dictionaries<\/span>
lexicon: <\/i><\/b>a dictionary<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LECT\/LEG: to select, to choose<\/b>
eclectic: <\/i><\/b>selecting ideas, etc. from various sources<\/span>
predilection: <\/i><\/b>preference, liking<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LI\/LIG: to tie, to bind<\/b>
liable: <\/i><\/b>legally responsible; bound by law<\/span>
lien: <\/i><\/b>the right to hold a property due to an outstanding debt<\/span>
ligature: <\/i><\/b>a connection between two letters; a bond<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LIBER: free<\/b>
liberality: <\/i><\/b>generosity<\/span>
libertine: <\/i><\/b>one who follows one\u2019s own path, without regard for morals or other restrictions<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LITH: stone<\/b>
acrolith: <\/i><\/b>a statue with a stone head and limbs (but a wooden body)<\/span>
lithography: <\/i><\/b>a printing process that originally involved writing on a flat stone<\/span>
lithology: <\/i><\/b>the study of rocks and stones<\/span>
megalith: <\/i><\/b>a very big stone<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LOC\/LOG\/LOQU: word, speech, though<\/b>
colloquial: <\/i><\/b>of ordinary or familiar conversation<\/span>
elocution: <\/i><\/b>art of clear and expressive speaking<\/span>
grandiloquent: <\/i><\/b>pompous or inflated in language<\/span>
loquacious:<\/i><\/b> talkative<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
LUD\/LUS: to play<\/b>
allude: <\/i><\/b>to refer casually or indirectly<\/span>
delude: <\/i><\/b>to mislead the mind or judgment of, deceive<\/span>
elude: <\/i><\/b>to avoid capture or escape defection by<\/span><\/strong>

M<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
MACRO: great, long<\/b>
macrobiotics: <\/i><\/b>a system intended to prolong life<\/span>
macrocephalous: <\/i><\/b>having a large head<\/span>
macrocosm: <\/i><\/b>the universe; a large system that is reflected in at least one of its subsets <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MAG\/MAJ\/MAX: big, great<\/b>
magnanimous: <\/i><\/b>generous in forgiving an insult or injury<\/span><\/i>
magnate<\/i><\/b>: a powerful or influential person<\/span>
maxim: <\/i><\/b>an expression of general truth or principle <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MAL\/MALE: bad, ill, evil, wrong<\/b>
maladroit: <\/i><\/b>clumsy; tactless<\/span>
malapropism: <\/i><\/b>humorous misuse of a word<\/span>
malfeasance: <\/i><\/b>a misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official<\/span>
malign: <\/i><\/b>to speak harmful untruths about, to slander<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MEGA: large, great<\/b>
megapolis: <\/i><\/b>a very large city<\/span>
megaton: <\/i><\/b>explosive power equal to 1000 tons of TNT<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MICRO: very small<\/b>
microbe: <\/i><\/b>a very small organism<\/span>
micron: <\/i><\/b>a millionth of a meter<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MIN: small<\/b>
diminution<\/i><\/b>:<\/b> the act or process of diminishing<\/span>
minutiae: <\/i><\/b>small or trivial details<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MIS: bad, wrong, to hate<\/b>
misadventure: <\/i><\/b>bad luck; an unlucky accident<\/span>
misanthrope: <\/i><\/b>one who hates people or humanity<\/span>
mischance: <\/i><\/b>bad luck; an unlucky accident<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MIS\/MIT: to send<\/b>
emissary: <\/i><\/b>a messenger or agent sent to represent the interests of another<\/span>
remit: <\/i><\/b>to send money<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MOLL: soft<\/b>
emollient: <\/i><\/b>something that softens or soothes (e.g., a lotion)<\/span>
mollify: <\/i><\/b>sooth; soften; calm<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MON\/MONIT: to remind, to warn<\/b>
admonish: <\/i><\/b>to counsel against something; caution<\/span>
premonition: <\/i><\/b>forewarning, presentiment<\/span>
remonstrate: <\/i><\/b>to say or please in protest, object, or reproof<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MON\/MONO: one<\/b>
monarchy: <\/i><\/b>rule by a single person<\/span>
monograph: <\/i><\/b>a scholarly study of a single subject<\/span>
monomania: <\/i><\/b>an obsession with a single subject<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MOR\/MORT: death<\/b>
immortal: <\/i><\/b>not subject to death<\/span>
moribund: <\/i><\/b>dying, decaying<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MORPH: shape<\/b>
amorphous: <\/i><\/b>without definite form; lacking a specific shape<\/span>
anthropomorphism: <\/i><\/b>attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MULT: many<\/b>
multiplex: <\/i><\/b>having many parts<\/span>
multitudinous: <\/i><\/b>very many; containing very many; having very many forms<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
MUT: to change<\/b>
commute: <\/i><\/b>to substitute; exchange; interchange<\/span>
immutable: <\/i><\/b>unchangeable, invariable<\/span><\/strong>

N<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
NAT\/NAS\/NAI\/GNA: birth<\/b>
cognate: <\/i><\/b>related by blood; having a common ancestor<\/span>
nascent: <\/i><\/b>starting to develop<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NIHIL: nothing, none<\/b>
annihilate<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>wipe out; reduce to nothing<\/span>
nihilism: <\/i><\/b>denial of all moral beliefs; denial that existence has any meaning<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NOC\/NOX: harm<\/b>
innocuous:<\/i><\/b> not harmful or injurious<\/span>
noxious: <\/i><\/b>injurious or harmful to health or morals<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NOCT\/NOX: night<\/b>
noctambulant: <\/i><\/b>walking at night; sleepwalking<\/span>
nocturne: <\/i><\/b>a dreamlike piece of music; a painting set at night<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NOM\/NYM\/NOUN\/NOWN: name<\/b>
nomenclature:<\/i><\/b> a system of names; systematic naming<\/span>
nominal: <\/i><\/b>existing in name only; negligible <\/span>
renown: <\/i><\/b>fame; reputation<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NON: not<\/b>
nonentity: <\/i><\/b>something that doesn\u2019t exist; something that isn\u2019t important<\/span>
nonpareil: <\/i><\/b>something with no equal<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
NOV\/NEO\/NOU: new<\/b>
neologism: <\/i><\/b>a newly coined word, phrase, or expression<\/span>
neophyte: <\/i><\/b>a beginner; a new convert; a new worker<\/span>
neoplasm: <\/i><\/b>a new growth in the body; a tumor<\/span><\/strong>

O<\/h4>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
OB: toward, to, against, over<\/b>
obfuscate: <\/i><\/b>to render indistinct or dim; darken<\/span>
obsequious: <\/i><\/b>overly submissive<\/span>
obstinate: <\/i><\/b>stubbornly adhering to an idea, inflexible<\/span>
obstreperous: <\/i><\/b>noisily defiant, unruly<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
OMNI: all<\/b>
omnibus: <\/i><\/b>an anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects<\/span>
omnipotent: <\/i><\/b>all powerful<\/span>
omnipresent: <\/i><\/b>everywhere at one time<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
ONER: burden<\/b>
onerous: <\/i><\/b>burdensome; difficult<\/span>
onus<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>a burden; a responsibility <\/span><\/strong>

P<\/h4>
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PAC\/PEAC: peace<\/b>
appease: <\/i><\/b>to bring peace to<\/span>
pacify: <\/i><\/b>to ease the anger or agitation of<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PALP: to feel<\/b>
palpable: <\/i><\/b>capable of being felt; tangible<\/span>
palpate: <\/i><\/b>to feel; to examine by feeling<\/span>
palpitate: <\/i><\/b>to beat quickly, as the heart; to throb <\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PAN\/PANT: all, everyone<\/b>
panegyric: <\/i><\/b>formal or elaborate praise at an assembly<\/span>
panoply: <\/i><\/b>a wide-ranging and impressive array or display<\/span><\/p>\n

PAR: equal<\/b>
disparage: <\/i><\/b>to belittle, speak disrespectfully about<\/span>
parity<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>equally, as in amount, status, or character<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PARA: next to, beside<\/b>
paragon: <\/i><\/b>a model of excellence<\/span>
parody: <\/i><\/b>to imitate for purpose of satire<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PAU\/PO\/POV\/PU: few, little, poor<\/b>
paucity: <\/i><\/b>smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness<\/span>
pauper: <\/i><\/b>a person without any personal means of support<\/span>
puerile: <\/i><\/b>childish, immature<\/span>
pusillanimous: <\/i><\/b>lacking courage or resolution<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PEC: money<\/b>
impecunious: <\/i><\/b>having no money; penniless<\/span>
peculation: <\/i><\/b>embezzlement<\/span>
pecuniary: <\/i><\/b>relating to money<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PED\/POD: foot<\/b>
antipodes:<\/i><\/b> places that are diametrically opposite each other on the globe<\/span>
impede: <\/i><\/b>to retard progress by means of obstacles or hindrances<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PEL: to drive, to push<\/b>
dispel: <\/i><\/b>to drive away; to disperse<\/span>
impel: <\/i><\/b>to force; to drive forward<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PER: completely<\/b>
perforate: <\/i><\/b>to make a way through or into something <\/span>
perfunctory: <\/i><\/b>performed merely as routine duty<\/span>
pertinacious: <\/i><\/b>resolute, persistent<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PET\/PIT: to go, to seek, to strive<\/b>
impetuous: <\/i><\/b>characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion<\/span>
petulant: <\/i><\/b>showing sudden irritation, esp. over some annoyance<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PHIL: love<\/b>
bibliophile: <\/i><\/b>one who loves or collects books<\/span>
philatelist: <\/i><\/b>one who loves or collets postage stamps<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PHON: sound<\/b>
euphony: <\/i><\/b>the quality of sounding good<\/span>
polyphony: <\/i><\/b>the use of simultaneous melodic lines to produce harmonies in musical compositions<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PLAC: to please<\/b>
complacent: <\/i><\/b>self-satisfied, unconcerned<\/span>
complaisant: <\/i><\/b>inclined or disposed to please<\/span>
implacable: <\/i><\/b>unable to be pleased<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
POLY: many<\/b>
polyandry: <\/i><\/b>the practice of having multiple husbands <\/span>
polyglot: <\/i><\/b>someone who speaks many languages<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
POT: to drink<\/b>
potable: <\/i><\/b>drinkable; safe to drink; a drink<\/span>
potation: <\/i><\/b>drinking; a drink<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PRI\/PRIM: first<\/b>
primal: <\/i><\/b>original; most important<\/span>
primeval: <\/i><\/b>ancient; going back to the first age of the world<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PROB: to prove, to test<\/b>
approbation: <\/i><\/b>praise, consideration<\/span>
opprobrium: <\/i><\/b>the disgrace incurred by shameful conduct<\/span>
probity: <\/i><\/b>honesty, high-mindedness<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PROP\/PROX: near<\/b>
proximate: <\/i><\/b>nearby; coming just before or just after<\/span>
proximity: <\/i><\/b>nearness; distance<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PROT\/PROTO: first<\/b>
protagonist: <\/i><\/b>the main character in a play or story<\/span>
prototype: <\/i><\/b>the first version of an invention, on which later models are based<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PUG: to fight<\/b>
impugn: <\/i><\/b>to challenge as false<\/span>
pugilist: <\/i><\/b>a fighter or boxer<\/span>
pugnacious: <\/i><\/b>to quarrel or fight repeatedly<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PUNC\/PUNG\/POIGN: to point, to prick, to pierce<\/b>
compunction: <\/i><\/b>a feeling of uneasiness for doing wrong<\/span>
expunge: <\/i><\/b>to erase, eliminate completely<\/span>
punctilious: <\/i><\/b>strict or exact in the observance of formalities<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
PYR: fire<\/b>
pyre: <\/i><\/b>a bonfire, usually for burning a dead body<\/span>
pyrosis: <\/i><\/b>heartburn<\/span><\/strong>

Q<\/h4>
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QUAD\/QUAR\/QUAT: four<\/b>
quadrille: <\/i><\/b>a square dance involving four couples<\/span>
quart: <\/i><\/b>one-fourth of a gallon<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
QUIE\/QUIT: quiet, rest<\/b>
acquiesce: <\/i><\/b>to comply, give in <\/span>
quiescence: <\/i><\/b>the condition of being at rest, still, inactive<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
QUIN\/QUINT: five<\/b>
quinquennial: <\/i><\/b>a five-year period<\/span>
quintuple: <\/i><\/b>five times as many<\/span>

R<\/h4>
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RACI\/RADI: root<\/b>
deracinate: <\/i><\/b>to uproot<\/span>
radish: <\/i><\/b>a root vegetable<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
RAMI: branch<\/b>
ramiform: <\/i><\/b>branchlike<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
RECT: straight, right<\/b>
erect:<\/i><\/b> upright; starting up straight<\/span>
rectitude: <\/i><\/b>moral uprightness; moral straightness<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
REG: king, rule<\/b>
interregnum<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>a period between kings <\/span>
regent: <\/i><\/b>one who serves on behalf of a king; one who rules<\/span>
regicide: <\/i><\/b>killing a king; one who kills a king<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
RETRO: backward<\/b>
retroactive: <\/i><\/b>extending to things that happened in the past<\/span>
retrofit: <\/i><\/b>to install newer parts into an older device or structure<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
RUB\/RUD: red<\/b>
rubella: <\/i><\/b>German measles; a disease marked by red spots<\/span>
rubicund: <\/i><\/b>reddish; rosy-cheeked<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
RUD: crude<\/b>
rude: <\/i><\/b>uncivilized; impolite<\/span>
rudimentary:<\/i><\/b> undeveloped<\/span><\/strong>

S<\/h4>
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SACR\/SANCT: holy<\/b>
sacrament<\/i><\/b>: something regarded as possessing sacred character<\/span>
sacrilege<\/i><\/b>: the violation of anything sacred<\/span>
sanctify<\/i><\/b>: to make holy<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SAG\/SAP\/SAV: taste, thinking, discerning<\/b>
sagacious<\/i><\/b>: perceptive; discerning; insightful<\/span>
sage<\/i><\/b>: wise<\/span>
sapient<\/i><\/b>: wise<\/span>
savant<\/i><\/b>: a learned person<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SAL\/SIL\/SAULT\/SULT<\/b>: <\/span>to leap, to jump<\/b>
assault<\/i><\/b>: a sudden or violent attack<\/span>
exult<\/i><\/b>: to show or feel triumphant joy<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SALU: health<\/b>
salubrious<\/i><\/b>: healthful<\/span>
salutary<\/i><\/b>: healthful<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SALV: to save<\/b>
salvage<\/i><\/b>: to save; something saved or recovered<\/span>
salvation<\/i><\/b>: being saved<\/span>
savior<\/i><\/b>: one who saves<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SAN: healthy<\/b>
sane<\/i><\/b>: mentally healthy<\/span>
sanitarium<\/i><\/b>: a place of healing<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SANG: blood<\/b>
consanguinity<\/i><\/b>: being related by blood<\/span>
sanguinary<\/i><\/b>: bloody; bloodthirsty<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SAT: enough<\/b>
dissatisfied<\/i><\/b>: feeling that one does not have enough<\/span>
sate<\/i><\/b>: to fill<\/span>
saturate<\/i><\/b>: to fill completely; to entirely satisfy<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SCI: to know<\/b>
conscience<\/i><\/b>: the inner sense of what is right or wrong, impelling one toward right action<\/span>
omniscient<\/i><\/b>: knowing everything<\/span>
prescient<\/i><\/b>: having knowledge of things before they happen<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SE: apart, away<\/b>
secede<\/i><\/b>: to withdraw formally from an association<\/span>
sedition<\/i><\/b>: incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SEC\/SEQU\/SUE\/SUI: to follow<\/b>
non sequitur<\/i><\/b>: an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises<\/span>
obsequious<\/i><\/b>: fawning<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SED\/SESS\/SID: to sit, to settle<\/b>
assiduous<\/i><\/b>: diligent, persistent, hardworking (literally, \u201csitting down\u201d to business)<\/span>
insidious<\/i><\/b>: intended to entrap or beguile; lying in wait to entrap<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SEMI: half<\/b>
semicircle<\/i><\/b>: half a circle<\/span>
semiconscious<\/i><\/b>: only partly conscious; half awake<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SEN: old<\/b>
senate<\/i><\/b>: the highest legislative body (from \u201ccouncil of elders\u201d)<\/span>
senescent<\/i><\/b>: getting old<\/span>
senile<\/i><\/b>: relating to old age; experiencing memory loss or other age-related mental impairments<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SENS\/SENT: to feel, to be aware<\/b>
dissent<\/i><\/b>: to differ in opinion, esp. from the majority<\/span>
insensate:<\/i><\/b> without feeling or sensitivity<\/span>
presentiment<\/i><\/b>: a feeling that something is about to happen<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOL: alone<\/b>
desolate<\/i><\/b>: deserted; laid waste; left alone<\/span>
isolate<\/i><\/b>: to set apart from others<\/span>
soliloquize<\/i><\/b>: talk to oneself; talk onstage as if to oneself<\/span>
solipsism<\/i><\/b>: the belief that the only thing that really exists, or can really be known, is oneself<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOL: to loosen, to free<\/b>
absolution<\/i><\/b>: forgiveness for wrongdoing<\/span>
dissolute<\/i><\/b>: indifferent to moral restraints<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOL: sun<\/b>
parasol<\/i><\/b>: <\/b>an umbrella that protects from the sun<\/span>
solarium<\/i><\/b>: a sunroom; a room with windows for taking in the sun<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOMN: sleep<\/b>
somnambulist<\/i><\/b>: a sleepwalker<\/span>
somniferous<\/i><\/b>: sleep-inducing<\/span>
somniloquist<\/i><\/b>: one who talks while asleep<\/span>
somnolent<\/i><\/b>: sleep-inducing; sleepy; drowsy<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOPH: wisdom<\/b>
philosopher<\/i><\/b>: one who studies logic, beauty, truth, etc.; one who seeks wisdom<\/span>
sophisticated<\/i><\/b>: complex; worldly; experienced<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SOURC\/SURG\/SURRECT: to rise<\/b>
insurgent<\/i><\/b>: rising up in revolution; rushing in<\/span>
insurrection<\/i><\/b>: rising up in armed rebellion<\/span>
surge<\/i><\/b>: to rise up forcefully, as ocean waves<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SPEC\/SPIC: to look, to see<\/b>
circumspect<\/i><\/b>: watchful and discreet, cautious<\/span>
conspicuous<\/i><\/b>: easily seen or noticed; readily observable<\/span>
specious<\/i><\/b>: deceptively attractive<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SUA: sweet, pleasing, to urge<\/b>
assuage<\/i><\/b>: to make less severe, ease, relieve<\/span>
suave<\/i><\/b>: smoothly agreeable or polite; sweet<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SUB\/SUP: below, under<\/b>
subliminal<\/i><\/b>: existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness<\/span>
subsidiary<\/i><\/b>: serving to assist or supplement<\/span>
suppose<\/i><\/b>: to put down as a hypothesis; to use as the underlying basis of an argument; to assume<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
SUMM: highest, total<\/b>
consummate<\/i><\/b>: highly qualified; complete; perfect<\/span>
summit<\/i><\/b>: highest point<\/span>
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SUPER\/SUR: over, above<\/b>
supercilious<\/i><\/b>: arrogant, haughty, condescending<\/span>
superfluous<\/i><\/b>: extra, more than necessary<\/span>
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SYM\/SYN: together<\/b>
symbiosis<\/i><\/b>: living together in a mutually beneficial relationship<\/span>
symposium<\/i><\/b>: a meeting at which ideas are discussed<\/span>

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TAC\/TIC: to be silent<\/b>
reticent<\/i><\/b>: disposed to be silent or not to speak freely<\/span>
tacit<\/i><\/b>: unspoken understanding<\/span>
taciturn<\/i><\/b>: uncommunicative<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
TEND\/TENS\/TENT\/TENU: to stretch, to thin<\/b>
attenuate<\/i><\/b>: to weaken or reduce in force<\/span>
extenuating<\/i><\/b>: making less serious by offering excuses<\/span>
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THEO: god<\/b>
apotheosis<\/i><\/b>: glorification, glorified ideal<\/span>
theocracy<\/i><\/b>: a form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
THERM: heat<\/b>
thermal<\/i><\/b>: relating to heat; retaining heat<\/span>
thermonuclear<\/i><\/b>: relating to a nuclear reaction that takes place at high temperatures<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
TOR\/TORQ\/TORT: to twist<\/b>
contort<\/i><\/b>: to twist; to distort<\/span>
distort<\/i><\/b>: to pull out of shape, often by twisting; to twist or misrepresent facts <\/span>
extort<\/i><\/b>: to wring money, property, or services out of somebody using threats or force<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
TORP: stiff, numb<\/b>
torpid<\/i><\/b>: numbed; sluggish<\/span>
torpor:<\/i><\/b> numbness; listlessness; apathy<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
TOX: poison<\/b>
antitoxin<\/i><\/b>: an antibody that counteracts a given poison<\/span>
toxic<\/i><\/b>: poisonous<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
TRANS: across, beyond<\/b>
intransigent<\/i><\/b>: refusing to agree or compromise<\/span>
transcendent<\/i><\/b>: going beyond ordinary limits<\/span>
transgress<\/i><\/b>: to violate a law, command, or moral code<\/span>

U<\/h4>
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ULT: last, beyond<\/b>
penultimate<\/i><\/b>: second-to-last <\/span>
ulterior<\/i><\/b>: beyond what is immediately present; future; beyond what is stated; hidden<\/span>
ultimate: last; final<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
UMBR: shadow<\/b>
adumbrate<\/i><\/b>: to foreshadow; to sketch; to overshadow<\/span>
penumbra<\/i><\/b>: a shaded area between pure shadow and pure light<\/span>
umbrage<\/i><\/b>: shade; shadow; displeasure; resentment<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
UN: not<\/b>
unseen<\/i><\/b>: not seen<\/span>
unusual<\/i><\/b>: not usual; exceptional; strange<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
UND: wave<\/b>
abound<\/i><\/b>: to be plentiful; to overflow (from water flowing in waves)<\/span>
inundate<\/i><\/b>: to flood<\/span>
undulate<\/i><\/b>: to move in a wavelike way<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
UNI\/UN: one<\/b>
unanimous<\/i><\/b>: of one mind; incomplete accord<\/span>
uniform<\/i><\/b>: of one kind; consistent<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
US\/UT: to use<\/b>
abuse<\/i><\/b>: to use wrongly or improperly<\/span>
usurp<\/i><\/b>: to seize and hold<\/span>
utilitarian<\/i><\/b>: efficient, functional, useful<\/span><\/strong>

V<\/h4>
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VAIL\/VAL: strength, use, worth<\/b>
ambivalent<\/i><\/b>: being caught between contradictory feelings of equal power or worth<\/span>
avail<\/i><\/b>: to have force; to be useful; to be of value<\/span>
convalescent<\/i><\/b>: recovering strength; healing<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VEN\/VENT: to come or to move toward<\/b>
adventitious<\/i><\/b>: accidental contravene: to come into conflict with<\/span>
convene<\/i><\/b>: to assemble for some public purpose<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VER: truth<\/b>
aver<\/i><\/b>: to affirm, to declare to be true<\/span>
veracious<\/i><\/b>: habitually truthful<\/span>
verisimilitude<\/i><\/b>: the appearance or semblance of truth<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VERB: word<\/b>
proverb<\/i><\/b>: an adage; a byword; a short, commonly known saying<\/span>
verbatim<\/i><\/b>: exactly as stated; word-for-word<\/span>
verbiage<\/i><\/b>: excessive use of words; diction<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VERD: green<\/b>
verdant<\/i><\/b>: green with vegetation; inexperienced<\/span>
verdure<\/i><\/b>: fresh, rich vegetation<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VI: life<\/b>
convivial<\/i><\/b>: sociable<\/span>
viable<\/i><\/b>: capable of living<\/span>
vivacity<\/i><\/b>: the quality of being lively, animated, spirited<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VIL: base, mean<\/b>
revile<\/i><\/b>: to criticize with harsh language<\/span>
vile:<\/i><\/b> loathsome, unpleasant<\/span>
vilify<\/i><\/b>: to slander, to defame<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VIRU: poison<\/b>
virulent<\/i><\/b>: acrimonious; very bitter; very poisonous<\/span>
viruliferous<\/i><\/b>: containing a virus<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VOC\/VOK: call, word<\/b>
advocate<\/i><\/b>: to support or urge by argument<\/span>
convoke<\/i><\/b>: to call together<\/span>
vocabulary<\/i><\/b>: the stock of words used by or known to a particular person or group<\/span>
vociferous<\/i><\/b>: crying out noisily<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VOL: wish<\/b>
benevolent<\/i><\/b>: characterized by or expressing goodwill<\/span>
malevolent:<\/i><\/b> characterized by or expressing bad will<\/span>
volition<\/i><\/b>: free choice, free will; act of choosing<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VOLU\/VOLV: to roll, to turn<\/b>
convolution<\/i><\/b>: a twisting or folding<\/span>
voluble<\/i><\/b>: easily turning; fluent; changeable<\/span>
 <\/strong><\/strong>
VOR: to eat<\/b>
carnivorous<\/i><\/b>: meat-eating<\/span>
omnivorous<\/i><\/b>: eating or absorbing everything<\/span>
voracious<\/i><\/b>: having a great appetite<\/span>
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