GRE Root List: E

Question 1

out, out of, from, former, completely

Answer 1

e/ex

Question 2

to rub or wipe out; surpass, eclipse

Answer 2

efface
-e/ex

Question 3

to escape from, avoid

Answer 3

evade
-e/ex

Question 4

to shut out; to leave out

Answer 4

exclude
-e/ex

Question 5

to free or declare free from blame

Answer 5

exonerate
-e/ex

Question 6

to breathe out; to breathe one’s last; to end

Answer 6

expire
-e/ex

Question 7

to disentangle, release

Answer 7

extricate
-e/ex

Question 8

self

Answer 8

ego

Question 9

oneself; the part of oneself that is self-aware

Answer 9

ego
-ego

Question 10

focused on oneself

Answer 10

egocentric
-ego

Question 11

selfishness; self-absorption

Answer 11

egoism/egotism
-ego

Question 12

in, into

Answer 12

em/en

Question 13

to clasp in the arms; to include or contain

Answer 13

embrace
-em/en

Question 14

to close in on all sides

Answer 14

enclose
-em/en

Question 15

upon

Answer 15

epi

Question 16

affecting a large number of people at the same time and spreading from person to person

Answer 16

epidemic
-epi

Question 17

the outer layer of the skin

Answer 17

epidermis
-epi

Question 18

a witty or pointed saying tersely expressed

Answer 18

epigram
-epi

Question 19

a concluding part added to a literary work

Answer 19

epilogue
-epi

Question 20

a word or phrase, used invectively as a term of abuse

Answer 20

epithet
-epi

Question 21

equal, even

Answer 21

equ

Question 22

equal to the requirement or occasion

Answer 22

adequate
-equ

Question 23

the act of making equal

Answer 23

equation
-equ

Question 24

equally distant

Answer 24

equidistant
-equ

Question 25

gross injustice; wickedness

Answer 25

iniquity
-equ

Question 26

to wander

Answer 26

err

Question 27

to go astray in thought or belief; to be mistaken

Answer 27

err
-err

Question 28

wandering or traveling, especially in search of adventure

Answer 28

errant
-err

Question 29

deviating from the proper or usual course in conduct

Answer 29

erratic
-err

Question 30

a deviation from accuracy or correctness

Answer 30

error
-err

Question 31

becoming

Answer 31

esce

Question 32

between childhood and adulthood

Answer 32

adolescent
-esce

Question 33

recovering from illness

Answer 33

convalescent
-esce

Question 34

glowing with heat, shining

Answer 34

incandescent
-esce

Question 35

becoming obsolete

Answer 35

obsolescent
-esce

Question 36

reminding or suggestive of

Answer 36

reminiscent
-esce

Question 37

good, well

Answer 37

eu

Question 38

improvement of qualities of race by control of inherited characteristics

Answer 38

eugenics
-eu

Question 39

speech or writing in praise or commendation

Answer 39

eulogy
-eu

Question 40

pleasant-sounding term for something unpleasant

Answer 40

euphemism
-eu

Question 41

pleasantness of sound

Answer 41

euphony
-eu

Question 42

killing a person pointlessly, usually one who has an incurable, painful disease

Answer 42

euthanasia
-eu

Question 43

outside, beyond

Answer 43

extra

Question 44

to take out, obtain against a person’s will

Answer 44

extract
-extra

Question 45

to hand over (person accused of crime) to state where crime was committed

Answer 45

extradite
-extra

Question 46

beyond the ordinary

Answer 46

extraordinary
-extra

Question 47

to estimate (unknown facts or values) from known data

Answer 47

extrapolate
-extra

Question 48

derived by means other than known senses

Answer 48

extrasensory
-extra