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GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Con-, Com-

collusion
noun
secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes
 
combustion
noun
process of burning
 
commemorate
verb
serve as a memorial or reminder of
 
commodious
adjective
spacious and convenient
 
commuter
noun
person who commutes, esp. between home and work
 
complaisance
noun
quality of being complaisant
 
compunction
noun
feeling of uneasiness of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong
 
conceal
verb
withdraw or remove from observation
 
conceit
noun
excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, or wit
 
conciliatory
adjective
tending to conciliate
 
concord
noun
agreement between persons, groups, nations
 
concur
verb
accord in opinion
 
condense
verb
make more dense or compact
 
condone
verb
disregard or overlook
 
congeal
verb
change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state
 
conjoin
verb
join together
 
connoisseur
noun
person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art
 
connotation
noun
instance of connoting
 
consequential
adjective
following as an effect, result, or outcome
 
console
verb
alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of
 
conspicuous
adjective
easily seen or noticed
 
consternation
noun
sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion
 
constrain
verb
force, compel, or oblige
 
constrict
verb
draw or press in
 
consume
verb
destroy or expend by use
 
consummate
verb
bring to a state of perfection
 
contemn
verb
treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt
 
contentious
adjective
tending to argument or strife
 
contiguous
adjective
touching
 
contrite
adjective
caused by or showing sincere remorse
 
contumacious
adjective
stubbornly perverse or rebellious
 
conundrum
noun
riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words
 
conviction
noun
fixed or firm belief
 
convoke
verb
call together
 
convoluted
adjective
twisted

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Dis-

disingenuous
adjective
lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity
 
disallow
verb
refuse to allow
 
discern
verb
perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect
 
discomfit
verb
confuse and deject
 
disconcert
verb
disturb the self-possession of
 
discountenance
verb
disconcert, embarrass, or abash
 
discourse
noun
communication of thought by words
 
discredit
verb
injure the credit or reputation of
 
discreet
adjective
judicious in one's conduct or speech
 
discrete
adjective
apart or detached from others
 
disdain
verb
look upon or treat with contempt
 
disencumber
verb
free from a burden or other encumbrance
 
disheveled
adjective
hanging loosely or in disorder
 
disinter
verb
take out of the place of interment
 
dislodge
verb
remove or force out of a particular place
 
dismal
adjective
causing gloom or dejection
 
disparate
adjective
distinct in kind
 
disproof
noun
disproving
dissemble
verb
give a false or misleading appearance to
 
disseminate
verb
scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed
 
dissent
verb
differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority
 
dissolution
noun
process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements
 
distraught
adjective
distracted

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Pro-

probity
noun
integrity and uprightness
 
proclivity
noun
natural or habitual inclination or tendency
 
procrastination
verb
put off till another day or time
 
prodigal
adjective
wastefully or recklessly extravagant
 
prodigious
adjective
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force
 
profane
adjective
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles
 
profligacy
noun
shameless dissoluteness
 
profligate
adjective
utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated
 
profundity
noun
quality or state of being profound
 
profuse
adjective
spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess
 
proliferate
verb
grow by multiplication of parts or by procreation
 
prolix
adjective
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length
 
prone
adjective
having a natural inclination or tendency to something
 
propagation
noun
dissemination
 
propinquity
noun
nearness in place
 
propitiatory
adjective
serving or intended to propitiate
 
propitious
adjective
presenting favorable conditions
 
prosaic
adjective
commonplace or dull
 
proscribe
verb
denounce as dangerous or harmful
 
protracted
verb
draw out or lengthen, esp. in time
 
provident
adjective
having or showing foresight
 
provisional
adjective
providing or serving for the time being only
 
provoke
verb
anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex

GRE : Essential Greek Roots_2 : Ex-

expiate
verb
make amends or reparation for 
 
exacerbate
verb (used with
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of 
 
exaggerate
verb (used with
to magnify beyond the limits of truth
 
exasperate
verb (used with
to irritate or provoke to a high degree
 
excavate
verb (used with
to make hollow by removing the inner part
 
exceed
verb (used with
to go beyond the bounds or limits of
 
excel
verb (used with
do extremely well
 
excerpt
noun
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document or film
 
excess
noun
fact of exceeding something else in amount or degree 
 
exclude
verb (used with
to shut or keep out
 
excrescence
noun
abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body
 
excruciate
verb (used with
to inflict severe pain upon
 
excursion
noun
short trip, usually for a special purpose and with the intention of a prompt return
 
execrable
adjective
utterly detestable
 
execration
noun
curse or imprecation
 
executor
noun
one who carries out some duty or job
 
exegesis
noun
critical interpretation of a text or portion of a text, esp. the Bible
 
exemplar
noun
model or pattern to be imitate
 
exemplify
verb (used with
to show or illustrate by example
 
exempt
verb (used with
to free from an obligation to which others are subject
 
exhilarate
verb (used with
enliven and invigorate
 
exhume
verb (used with
to dig out of the earth; disinter
 
exigent
adjective
requiring immediate action
 
existence
noun
state or fact of being
 
exodus
noun
departure or emigration of a large number of people
 
exonerate
verb (used with
to clear of an accusation
 
exorbitant
adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason in amount or extent
 
expatriate
verb (used with
withdraw from residence in one's native country
 
expectorate
verb (used with
to expel matter, as phlegm, from the throat by coughing
 
expedient
adjective
tending to promote some proposed or desired object
 
expedite
verb (used with
to speed up the progress of
 
expend
verb (used with
to pay out
 
explicate
verb (used with
to make plain or clear
 
explicit
adjective
fully expressed, leaving nothing implied
 
expository
adjective
serving to set forth or explain
 
expostulate
verb (used with
to reason with someone in order to dissuade from an action
 
expulsion
noun
driving out or expelling
 
extant
adjective
not destroyed or lost 
 
extemporaneous
adjective
done without special advance preparation
 
extensive
adjective
of great width
 
extenuate
verb (used with
to represent as less serious
 
external
adjective
outside or the outer part
 
extinct
adjective
that has ended or died out
 
extol
verb (used with
to praise highly
 
extort
verb (used with
to wrest or wring from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority
 
extradite
verb (used with
to give up an alleged fugitive or criminal to an authority
 
extrajudicial
adjective
beyond the action or authority of a court
 
extraneous
adjective
not belonging or proper to a thing
 
extraordinary
adjective
beyond what is regular or established
 
extravagant
adjective
spending much more than is necessary or wise
 
extricate
verb (used with
to free or release from entanglement
 
extrude
verb (used with
to thrust, force or press out
 
exuberant
adjective
effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Im-

implacable
adjective
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified
 
imbroglio
noun
misunderstanding, disagreement of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations
 
immaculate
adjective
free from spot or stain
 
imminent
adjective
likely to occur at any moment
 
immutable
adjective
not mutable
 
impair
verb
make or cause to become worse
 
impassive
adjective
without emotion
 
impecunious
adjective
having little or no money
 
impede
verb
retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances
 
impediment
noun
obstruction
 
impending
adjective
about to happen
 
imperative
adjective
absolutely necessary or required
 
imperious
adjective
domineering in a haughty manner
 
impermeable
adjective
not permeable
 
imperturbable
adjective
incapable of being upset or agitated
 
impervious
adjective
not permitting penetration or passage
 
impetuous
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion
 
impiety
noun
lack of piety
 
implicate
verb
show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner
 
implicit
adjective
implied, rather than expressly stated
 
implosion
noun
imploding
 
importune
verb
press or beset with solicitations
 
imprecation
noun
imprecating
 
impromptu
adjective
made or done without previous preparation
 
impudent
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery
 
impugned
verb
challenge as false
 
impute
verb
attribute or ascribe

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Pen- and Pre-

perfidy
noun
deliberate breach of faith or trust
 
penchant
noun
strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
 
penitent
adjective
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment
 
penurious
adjective
extremely stingy
 
penury
noun
extreme poverty
 
peregrination
noun
travel from one place to another, esp. on foot
 
peremptory
adjective
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal
 
perfidious
adjective
deliberately faithless
 
perfunctory
adjective
performed merely as a routine duty
 
perilous
adjective
involving or full of grave risk or peril
 
peripatetic
adjective
walking or traveling about
 
perish
verb
die or be destroyed through violence, privation
 
permeate
verb
pass into or through every part of
 
pernicious
adjective
causing insidious harm or ruin
 
perpetrate
verb
commit
 
personable
adjective
pleasing personal appearance
 
perspicacity
noun
keenness of mental perception and understanding
 
pertain
verb
have reference or relation
 
precarious
adjective
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control
 
precepts
noun
commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct
 
preclude
verb
prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
 
precursory
adjective
the nature of a precursor
 
predilection
noun
tendency to think favorably of something in particular
 
predominate
verb
be the stronger or leading element or force
 
preen
verb
to trim with the beak or tongue
 
premature
adjective
occurring, coming, or done too soon
 
preponderance
noun
fact or quality of being preponderant
 
presage
noun
presentiment or foreboding
 
presumption
noun
presuming
 
preternatural
adjective
out of the ordinary course of nature
 
prevalent
adjective
widespread
 
prevaricate
verb
speak falsely or misleadingly

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Em-, En-, Epi-, Equi-

emaciate
verb
make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
embellish
verb
beautify by or as if by ornamentation
embezzle
verb
appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care
emote
verb
show or pretend emotion
empirical
adjective
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
encapsulate
verb
place in or as if in a capsule
encomium
noun
formal expression of high praise
encumbrance
noun
something that encumbers
endearing
adjective
tending to make dear or beloved
endemic
adjective
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place
endorse
verb
approve, support, or sustain
enduring
adjective
lasting
enervate
verb
deprive of force or strength
engender
verb
produce, cause, or give rise to
engrave
verb
chase letters, designs on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood
engrossing
adjective
fully occupying the mind or attention
engulf
verb
swallow up in or as in a gulf
enigma
noun
puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation
enmity
noun
feeling or condition of hostility
ensign
noun
flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality
entangle
verb
make tangled
entice
verb
lead on by exciting hope or desire
entreat
verb
ask a person earnestly
enunciate
verb
utter or pronounce words, sentences, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner
enzyme
noun
any of various proteins originating from living cells and capable of producing chemical changes
epicurean
adjective
fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures
epistle
noun
letter, esp. a formal or didactic one
epithet
noun
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
epitome
noun
person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
equable
adjective
free from many changes or variations
equanimity
noun
mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain
equilibrium
noun
state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces
equipoise
noun
equal distribution of weight
equivocal
adjective
allowing the possibility of several different meanings with intent to deceive or misguide
equivocate
verb
use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead

GRE : Essential Latin Roots : Mal-, Ob-, Os- and Oc-

maladroit
adjective
lacking in adroitness
malapropism
noun
habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
malevolence
noun
quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent
malign
verb
speak harmful untruths about
malinger
verb
pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work
malleable
adjective
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers
obdurate
adjective
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings
obfuscate
verb
confuse, bewilder, or stupefy
oblivious
adjective
unmindful
obloquy
noun
censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person by many
obsequious
adjective
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference
obstreperous
adjective
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
obtain
verb
come into possession of
obtrusive
adjective
having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others
obtuse
adjective
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect
obviate
verb
anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties, disadvantages by effective measures
occluded
verb
close, shut, or stop up
ossify
verb
convert into or cause to harden like bone
ostensible
adjective
outwardly appearing as such
ostentation
noun
pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance
ostracism
noun
exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship

GRE : Essential Greek Roots : Ex-

excoriation
noun
excoriating
exculpate
verb
clear from a charge of guilt or fault
exhaustive
adjective
exhausting a subject, topic
exigency
noun
exigent state or character
exoneration
noun
free from guilt or blame
exorbitant
adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent
expatiate
verb
enlarge in discourse or writing
expedient
adjective
tending to promote some proposed or desired object
expiation
noun
expiating
exploit
noun
striking or notable deed
expostulate
verb
reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done
expurgate
verb
amend by removing words, passages deemed offensive or objectionable
exscind
verb
cut out or off
extant
adjective
in existence
extempore
adverb
on the spur of the moment
extenuate
verb
represent a fault, offense as less serious
extinct
adjective
no longer in existence
extinguish
verb
put out a fire, light
extirpate
verb
remove or destroy totally
extol
verb
praise highly
extort
verb
wrest or wring money, information from a person by violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority
extralegal
adjective
being beyond the province or authority of law
extricable
adjective
capable of being extricated
extrovert
noun
outgoing, gregarious person
exuberance
noun
state of being exuberant

GRE : Essential Greek Roots : For- and Soph-

forage
vw
to search about; seek; rummage; hunt
 
forbear
refrain or abstain from.
 
forestall
prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance.
 
forfeit
n
a fine; penalty.
 
forge
form by heating and hammering.
 
forgery
crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights of another person.
 
forswear
reject or renounce under oath.
 
sophisticated
altered by education, experience so as to be worldly-wise.
 
sophistry
subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
 
sophomoric
suggestive of or resembling the traditional intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited, etc., but immature

GRE : Essential Greek Roots: Deca-

decagon
noun
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides
decalogue
noun
biblical commandments of Moses
decameron
noun
collection of 100 tales by Boccaccio told over ten days
decameter
noun
unit of length equal to 10 meters or 32.8 feet
decapod
noun
crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of legs
decasyllable
noun
a word or line of verse of ten syllables
decimal
adjective
pertaining to tenths or to the number 10
decimate
verb (used with
to select by lot and kill every tenth person
demagogue
noun
orator or political leader who arouses the emotions and prejudices of the people
democracy
noun
government in which people participate

GRE : Deceptively Short Words

chicanery
trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry
indigenous
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
trepidation
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation
admonitory
tending or serving to advise against doing something
alleviate
make easier to endure
amalgamate
mix or merge so as to make a combination
ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well
apotheosis
elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
arboreal
of or pertaining to trees
asperity
harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner
benevolence
desire to do good to others
castigation
criticize or reprimand severely
commodious
spacious and convenient
contumacious
stubbornly perverse or rebellious
dereliction
deliberate or conscious neglect
detumescence
reduction or subsidence of swelling
disencumber
to free from a burden
efficacy
capacity for producing a desired result
effluvia
slight or invisible exhalation or vapor
effrontery
shameless or impudent boldness
empirical
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
encomium
formal expression of high praise
exigency
urgency
exoneration
clear, as of an accusation
expatiate
enlarge in discourse or writing
fulmination
violent denunciation or censure
ignominious
marked by or attended with dishonor; discreditable; humiliating
inimical
adverse in tendency or effect
insouciant
free from concern, worry, or anxiety
intransigent
refusing to agree or compromise
labyrinthine
a
complicated; tortuous
laudatory
containing or expressing praise
machination
crafty schemes; plots; intrigues
obstreperous
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
palatial
of, pertaining to, or resembling a palace
penurious
extremely stingy
perfidious
deliberately faithless
propinquity
nearness in place
recalcitrant
resisting authority or control
recidivism
repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime
recreancy
cowardly or craven
redoubtable
that is to be feared
sophomoric
intellectually pretentious, overconfident, or conceited, but also immature
soporific
causing or tending to cause sleep
stentorian
very loud or powerful in sound
tautology
needless repetition of an idea
ubiquitous
existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time
vacillation
unsteady movement; fluctuation
vituperate
use or address with harsh or abusive language

GRE : Essential Greek Roots: Mono-

monocracy
noun
government by only one person
monogamy
noun
marriage with only one person at a time
monogram
noun
design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined commonly one's initials
monograph
noun
treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist
monolith
noun
obelisk, column or large statue formed of a single block of stone
monologue
noun
dramatic or comedic solo by a single speaker
monomania
noun
inordinate or obsessive interest in a single thing, idea or subject
monopoly
noun
exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market
monosyllable
noun
a word of one syllable, as yes or no
monotone
noun
vocal utterance in one unvaried tone
monotony
noun
wearisome uniformity or lack of variety

GRE Word List - 45

1. cabalism - Superstitious devotion to ones religion.
2. cabinet - The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
3. cacophony - A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
4. cadaverous - Resembling a corpse.
5. cadence - Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
6. cadenza - An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
7. caitiff - Cowardly.
8. cajole - To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
9. cajolery - Delusive speech.
10. calculable - That may be estimated by reckoning.
11. calculus - A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
12. callosity - The state of being hard and insensible.
13. callow - Without experience of the world.
14. calorie - Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
15. calumny - Slander.

GRE Word List - 44

1. bungle - To execute clumsily.
2. buoyancy - Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
3. buoyant - Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
4. bureau - A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
5. bureaucracy - Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
6. burgess - In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
7. burgher - An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
8. burnish - To make brilliant or shining.
9. bursar - A treasurer.
10. bustle - To hurry.
11. butt - To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
12. butte - A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
13. buttress - Any support or prop.
14. by-law - A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
15. cabal - A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.

GRE Word List - 43

1. bromine - A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
2. bronchitis - Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
3. bronchus - Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
4. brooch - An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
5. brotherhood - Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
6. browbeat - To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
7. brusque - Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
8. buffoon - A clown.
9. buffoonery - Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
10. bulbous - Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
11. bullock - An ox.
12. bulrush - Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
13. bulwark - Anything that gives security or defense.
14. bumper - A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
15. bumptious - Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
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