GRE Root List: C Flashcards
to fall, to happen by chance
cad/cid
happening by chance; unexpected
accident
-cad/cid
a waterfall descending over a steep surface
cascade
-cad/cid
a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time, apparently by chance
coincidence
-cad/cid
decaying; deteriorating
decadent
-cad/cid
one who repeatedly relapses, as into crime
recidivist
-cad/cid
to sing
cant/cent/chant
prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation
accent
-cant/cent/chant
a song; singing
chant
-cant/cent/chant
to subject to magical influence; bewitch
enchant
-cant/cent/chant
the chanting of words purporting to have magical power
incantation
-cant/cent/chant
that which incites action
incentive
-cant/cent/chant
to withdraw or disavow a statement
recant
-cant/cent/chant
to take, to get
cap/cip/cept
to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
anticipate
-cap/cip/cept
to take by force or stratagem
capture
-cap/cip/cept
to free from restraint
emancipate
-cap/cip/cept
having perception; discerning; discriminating
percipient
-cap/cip/cept
a commandment or direction given as a rule of conduct
precept
-cap/cip/cept
capable of receiving, admitting, undergoing, or being affected by something
susceptible
-cap/cip/cept
head, headlong
cap/capit/cipit
the city or town that is the official seat of government
capital
-cap/capit/cipit
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
capitulate
-cap/capit/cipit
a heading or title
caption
-cap/capit/cipit
one who is a pupil of the doctrines of another
disciple
-cap/capit/cipit
a cliff with a vertical face
precipice
-cap/capit/cipit
to hasten the occurrence of; to bring about prematurely
precipitate
-cap/capit/cipit
heart
card/cord/cour
pertaining to the heart
cardiac
-card/cord/cour
agreement; peace, amity
concord
-card/cord/cour
agreement, concord, harmony
concordance
-card/cord/cour
lack of harmony between persons or things
discord
-card/cord/cour
to inspire with spirit or confidence
encourage
-card/cord/cour
flesh
carn
the slaughter of a great number of people
carnage
-carn
a traveling amusement show
carnival
-carn
eating flesh
carnivorous
-carn
a being invested with a bodily form
incarnation
-carn
rebirth of a soul in a new body
reincarnation
-carn
to cut
cast/chast
to throw or hurl; fling
cast
-cast/chast
a hereditary social group, limited to people of the same rank
caste
-cast/chast
to punish in order to correct
catigate
-cast/chast
free from obscenity; decent
chaste
-cast/chast
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment
chastise
-cast/chast
to burn
caus/caut
burning or corrosive
caustic
-caus/caut
to burn or deaden
cauterize
-caus/caut
an instrument used for branding; branding
cautery
-caus/caut
a burnt offering; complete destruction by fire or other means
holocaust
-caus/caut
to go, to yield, to stop
ced/ceed/cess
to yield to a demand; to enter office
accede
-ced/ceed/cess
existing, being, or going before
antecedent
-ced/ceed/cess
a temporary or complete discontinuance
cessation
-ced/ceed/cess
to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit
concede
-ced/ceed/cess
without stop
incessant
-ced/ceed/cess
one who comes before another in an office, position, etc.
predecessor
-ced/ceed/cess
speed
celer
something used to speed up a process
accelerant
-celer
to increase in speed
accelerate
-celer
speed; quickness
celerity
-celer
to decrease in speed
decelerate
-celer
hundred, hundredth
cent
two-hundredth anniversary
bicentennial
-cent
a hundredth of a dollar
cent
-cent
a temperature system with one hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water
centigrade
-cent
one-hundredth of a meter
centimeter
-cent
a creature with many legs
centipede
-cent
one hundred years
century
-cent
in every hundred
percent
-cent
center
centr
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and separates substances of different densities using centrifugal force
centrifuge
-centr
of or pertaining to moderate political or social ideas
centrist
-centr
to bring to a common center, to converge, to direct toward a point
concentrate
-centr
having a common center, as in circles or spheres
concentric
-centr
off-center
eccentric
-centr
to separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide
cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
to make sure of; to determine
ascertain
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
freedom from doubt
certitude
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
a standard of judgment or criticism
criterion
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
judicious in one’s conduct of speech, especially with regard to maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature
discreet
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
detached from others, separate
discrete
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
a person who pretends to have beliefs that she does not
hypocrite
-cern/cert/cret/crim/crit
color
chrom
having to do with color
chromatic
-chrom
a metallic element (chromium) used to make vivid colors or something plated with chromium
chrome
-chrom
genetic material that can be studied by coloring it with dyes
chromosome
-chrom
having only one color
monochromatic
-chrom
time
chron
something that is out-of-date or belonging to the wrong time
anachronism
-chron
constant, habitual
chronic
-chron
the sequential order in which past events occurred
chronology
-chron
a highly accurate clock or watch
chronometer
-chron
to occur at the same time or agree in time
synchronize
-chron
around
circu/circum
a line around an area; a racecourse; the path traveled by electrical current
circuit
-circu/circum
roundabout, indirect
circuitous
-circu/circum
the outer boundary of a circular area
circumference
-circu/circum
cautious; watching all sides
circumspect
-circu/circum
the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent
circumstances
-circu/circum
cut
cis
to seek to expel an evil spirit by ceremony
exorcise
-cis
a cut, gash, or notch
incision
-cis
penetrating, cutting
incisive
-cis
definitely stated or defined
precise
-cis
cutting instrument for paper
scissors
-cis
to shut, to close
cla/clo/clu
an abnormal fear of enclosed places
claustrophobia
-cla/clo/clu
a courtyard bordered with covered walks, especially in a religious institution
cloister
-cla/clo/clu
to bring to an end; finish; to terminate
conclude
-cla/clo/clu
to make known, reveal, or uncover
disclose
-cla/clo/clu
not admitting of something else; shutting out others
exclusive
-cla/clo/clu
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
preclude
-cla/clo/clu
to shout, to cry out
claim/clam
a loud uproar
clamor
-claim/clam
to deny interest in or connection with
disclaim
-claim/clam
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently
exclaim
-claim/clam
to announce or declare in an official way
proclaim
-claim/clam
to claim or demand the return of a right or possession
reclaim
-claim/clam
to lean toward
cli
the most intense point in the development of something
climax
-cli
to cause to slope or incline downward
decline
-cli
aversion, distaste
disinclination
-cli
inclination, bias
proclivity
-cli
to lean back
recline
-cli
with, together
co/col/com/con
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority
coerce
-co/col/com/con
to work with another, cooperate
collaborate
-co/col/com/con
to strike one another with a forceful impact
collide
-co/col/com/con
suitable in measure, proportionate
commensurate
-co/col/com/con
capable of existing together in harmony
compatible
-co/col/com/con
to placate, win over
conciliate
-co/col/com/con
to bind or fasten together
connect
-co/col/com/con
to know
cogn/conn
the process of knowing
cognition
-cogn/conn
with one’s name or identity concealed
incognito
-cogn/conn
to identify as already known
recognize
-cogn/conn
against
contra/contro/counter
to oppose; to speak against
contradict
-contra/contro/counter
opposed to; opposite
contrary
-contra/contro/counter
a disputation; a quarrel
controversy
-contra/contro/counter
fake; a false imitation
counterfeit
-contra/contro/counter
to retract an order
countermand
-contra/contro/counter
a meeting, often with an opponent
encounter
-contra/contro/counter
body
corp/cors
a company legally treated as an individual
corporation
-corp/cors
a body (an organized group) of troops
corps
-corp/cors
a dead body
corpse
-corp/cors
obese; having a lot of flesh
corpulent
-corp/cors
a garment used to give shape and support to the body
corset
-corp/cors
combining into a single body
incorporation
-corp/cors
order, universe, world
cosm
improving the appearance (making it look better ordered)
cosmetic
-cosm
relating to the universe
cosmic
-cosm
a theory of the universe as a whole
cosmology
-cosm
an astronaut; an explorer of outer space
cosmonaut
-cosm
wordly
cosmopolitan
-cosm
the universe; an orderly system; order
cosmos
-cosm
a small system that reflects a larger whole
microcosm
-cosm
running, a course
cour/cur
to accord in opinion; agree
concur
-cour/cur
a messenger who travels in haste and bears news
courier
-cour/cur
the regular course of study
curriculum
-cour/cur
handwriting in flowing strokes with the letters joined together
cursive
-cour/cur
going rapidly over something; hasty; superficial
cursory
-cour/cur
a short journey or trip
excursion
-cour/cur
a hostile entrance into a place, especially suddenly
incursion
-cour/cur
to happen again
recur
-cour/cur
to grow
cre/cresc/cret
an increase by natural growth
accretion
-cre/cresc/cret
to be added as a matter of periodic gain
accrue
-cre/cresc/cret
the act of producing or causing to exist
creation
-cre/cresc/cret
an outgrowth
excrescence
-cre/cresc/cret
to make greater in any respect
increase
-cre/cresc/cret
something added or gained; an addition or increase
increment
-cre/cresc/cret
to believe, to trust
cred
anything that provides the basis for belief
credentials
-cred
trustworthiness
credit
-cred
any formula of belief
credo
-cred
willingness to believe or trust too readily
credulity
-cred
unbelievable
incredible
-cred
hidden
crypt
of doubtful authorship or authenticity
apocryphal
-crypt
a subterranean chamber or vault
crypt
-crypt
procedures of making or using secret writing
cryptography
-crypt
the science of interpreting secret writings, codes, ciphers, and the like
cryptology
-crypt
to lie down
cub/cumb
any small space or compartment that is partitioned off
cubicle
-cub/cumb
to sit upon for the purpose of hatching
incubate
-cub/cumb
holding an indicated position
incumbent
-cub/cumb
lying down; reclining; leaning
recumbent
-cub/cumb
to give away to superior force; yield
succumb
-cub/cumb
fault, blame
culp
deserving blame or censure
culpable
-culp
a person guilty of an offense
culprit
-culp
to charge with fault
inculpate
-culp
through my fault; my fault
mea culpe
-culp
