GRE Flashcards
ben
good
Example:
benefit,
benefactor,
benediction
Bene
good:
Example: benefit,
benefactor,
benediction
mal
bad:
Example:
malign,
malfeasance
male
bad:
Example: malediction
morph
form or shape: morphology, amorphous, metamorphosis
anthropo
having to do with human-kind
Examples: anthropology, philanthropy, anthropocentric
cise
strike, cut, or kill:
Examples:
inci-sive,
circumcise
cide
strike, cut, or kill
Examples:
homicide
gen
origin, kind, or type: genesis,
generate,
genus,
homogenous
gene
origin, kind, or type: Example:
genesis,
generate,
,
morpho
form or shape: Examples:
morphology, amorphous, metamorphosis
vol
will or intention: Examples:
volunteer,
voluntary,
volition
voli
will or intention: Example:
volition
ante
before
anti
against
circum
around
trans
across
Hyper
over, above
able
for adjectives indicating capability
ism
for nouns denoting a doctrine or belief
less
for adjectives indicating absence of something
ly
used to form adverbs from adjectives