GRE Flashcards

1
Q

ben

A

good
Example:
benefit,
benefactor,
benediction

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2
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Bene

A

good:
Example: benefit,
benefactor,
benediction

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3
Q

mal

A

bad:
Example:
malign,
malfeasance

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4
Q

male

A

bad:
Example: malediction

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5
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morph

A

form or shape: morphology, amorphous, metamorphosis

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6
Q

anthropo

A

having to do with human-kind
Examples: anthropology, philanthropy, anthropocentric

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7
Q

cise

A

strike, cut, or kill:
Examples:
inci-sive,
circumcise

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8
Q

cide

A

strike, cut, or kill
Examples:
homicide

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9
Q

gen

A

origin, kind, or type: genesis,
generate,
genus,
homogenous

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10
Q

gene

A

origin, kind, or type: Example:
genesis,
generate,
,

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11
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morpho

A

form or shape: Examples:
morphology, amorphous, metamorphosis

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12
Q

vol

A

will or intention: Examples:
volunteer,
voluntary,
volition

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13
Q

voli

A

will or intention: Example:
volition

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14
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ante

A

before

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15
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anti

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against

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16
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circum

17
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trans

18
Q

Hyper

A

over, above

19
Q

able

A

for adjectives indicating capability

20
Q

ism

A

for nouns denoting a doctrine or belief

21
Q

less

A

for adjectives indicating absence of something

22
Q

ly

A

used to form adverbs from adjectives