GRE Root List: B

Question 1

about, to make, to surround, to affect
(often used to transform words into transitive verbs)

Answer 1

be

Question 2

to misrepresent; to contradict

Answer 2

belie
-be

Question 3

to make small; to make something appear smaller

Answer 3

belittle
-be

Question 4

to moan for; to lament

Answer 4

bemoan
-be

Question 5

to confuse completely (that is, to make one mentally wander)

Answer 5

bewilder
-be

Question 6

beautiful

Answer 6

bel/bell

Question 7

a beautiful woman

Answer 7

belle
-bel/bell

Question 8

to make beautiful; to ornament

Answer 8

embellish
-bel/bell

Question 9

war

Answer 9

bell

Question 10

before the war (especially the American Civil War)

Answer 10

antebellum
-bell

Question 11

warlike, given to waging war

Answer 11

belligerent
-bell

Question 12

a person who resists authority, control, or tradition

Answer 12

rebel
-bell

Question 13

good

Answer 13

ben/bene

Question 14

act of uttering a blessing

Answer 14

benediction
-ben/bene

Question 15

anything advantageous to a person or thing

Answer 15

benefit
-ben/bene

Question 16

desiring to do good to others

Answer 16

benevolent
-ben/bene

Question 17

having a kindly disposition

Answer 17

benign
-ben/bene

Question 18

two

Answer 18

bi/bin

Question 19

happening every two years

Answer 19

biennial
-bi/bin

Question 20

pertaining to or affecting two or both sides

Answer 20

bilateral
-bi/bin

Question 21

able to speak one’s native language and another with equal facility

Answer 21

bilingual
-bi/bin

Question 22

involving two eyes

Answer 22

binocular
-bi/bin

Question 23

representing two parties

Answer 23

bipartisan
-bi/bin

Question 24

the joining of two or more things into a whole

Answer 24

combination
-bi/bin

Question 25

good, generous

Answer 25

bon/boun

Question 26

in good faith; without fraud

Answer 26

bona fide
-bon/boun

Question 27

something given over and above what is due

Answer 27

bonus
-bon/boun

Question 28

generous

Answer 28

bountiful
-bon/boun

Question 29

short, small

Answer 29

brev/brid

Question 30

to shorten

Answer 30

abbreviate
-brev/brid

Question 31

to shorten

Answer 31

abridge
-brev/brid

Question 32

an honorary promotion with no additional pay

Answer 32

brevet
-brev/brid

Question 33

laconic; concise in one’s speech

Answer 33

breviloquent
-brev/brid

Question 34

shortness

Answer 34

brevity
-brev/brid

Question 35

short

Answer 35

brief
-brev/brid

Question 36

purse, money

Answer 36

burs

Question 37

treasurer

Answer 37

bursar
-burs

Question 38

treasury

Answer 38

bursary
-burs

Question 39

to pay

Answer 39

disburse
-burs

Question 40

to pay back

Answer 40

reimburse
-burs