Kaplan Root List

Question 0

AB/ABS:

Answer 0

Off, away from, apart, down
Ex: abduct- to take by force
Abhor- to hate, detest
Abstruse- hard to understand; secret, hidden
Abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne

Question 1

A:

Answer 1

Without
Ex: amoral- neither moral nor immoral
Atrophy- wasting away of body tissue
Anonymous: of unknown authorship or origin

Question 2

Ac/Acr

Answer 2

Sharp, bitter
Ex: acute- sharp at the end; ending in a point
Acrid- sharp or biting to the taste or smell
Exacerbate- to increase bitterness or violence; aggravate

Question 3

Cant/ cent/ chant

Answer 3

To sing
Accent- prominence of a syllable in terms of pronunciation
Chant- a song

Question 4

Carn

Answer 4

Flesh
Carnivorous- eating flesh
Carnage- the slaughter of a great number

Question 5

Cull

Answer 5

Blame
Culprit- a person guilty for an offense
Culpable- deserving blame or censure

Question 6

Dem

Answer 6

People
Demographic- vital and social statistics
Epidemic- affecting at the same time a large number of ppl

Question 7

Dol

Answer 7

Suffer; pain

Condolence- expression on sympathy

Question 8

Chron

Answer 8

Time
Synchronize: to occur at the same time or agree in time
Anachronism: an obsolete or archaic form
Chronic: constant, habitual

Question 9

Cis

Answer 9

To cut
Scissors- cutting instrument for paper
Precise: definitely stated or defined 
Exorcise: to seek to expels an evil spirit by ceremony 
Incision: a cut, gash or notch

Question 10

Co/col/com/con

Answer 10

With, together 
Connect: to bind or fasten together
Coerce: to compel by force, intimidation 
Collide
Collaborate 
Conciliate

Question 11

Cred

Answer 11

To believe, to trust 
Incredible: unbelievable
Credo: any formula of belief 
Credit: trustworthiness 
Credulity: willingness to believe or trust too readily

Question 12

Cryp

Answer 12

Hidden
Crypt- subterranean chamber or vault
Apocryphal- of doubtful authorship
Cryptology: the science of interpreting secret writings, codes

Question 13

Dog/ Dox

Answer 13

Orthodox: sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
Paradox: an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
Dogma: a system of tenets, as of a church

Question 14

Dur

Answer 14

Hard
Endure- to hold out against. To sustain
Durable- able to resist decay
Dour- sullen, gloomy
Duress- compulsion by threat

Question 15

Fer

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To bring, to carry, to bear
Offer: to present for acceptance, refusal or consideration
Confer: to grant, bestow
Proffer: to offer

Question 16

Ferv

Answer 16

Faith, trust
Confide: to entrust with a secret 
Affidavit: written statement in oath 
Fidelity: faithfulness 
Infidel: disbeliever in the supposed true religion

Question 17

Fin

Answer 17

End
Final: at the end
Confine: to keep or restrict within certain limits
Infinite: boundless; endless

Question 18

Flag/ flam

Answer 18

To burn:
Flammable- easily to set fire
Flambeau- a lighted torch
Flagrant- scandalous
Conflagration- a large destructive fire

Question 19

Flect/flex

Answer 19

To bend
Deflect- to bend or turn side from purpose
Inflect- to change or vary pitch of
Reflect- to throw back
Genuflect- to bend knee

Question 20

Fore

Answer 20

Before
Foresight- care or provision for future
Foreshadow- be warning or indication of
Forestall- to prevent by advance action

Question 21

Fus

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To pour
Profuse- lavish, extravagant, copious
Fusillade- continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
Suffuse- to spread throughout or over from within
Diffuse- to spread widely or thinly

Question 22

GN/GNO

Answer 22

Know
Agnostic- person who believes that existence of God is not provable
Ignore- to refuse to take notice of
Recognize- to identify as already known
Incognito- with one’s name or identity concealed

Question 23

Her/Hes

Answer 23

To stick
Coherent- logically consistent; having waves in phase and of one wavelength
Adhesive- tending to remain in memory
Inherent; adherent; heredity

Question 24

(H)Om

Answer 24

Same
Homogeneous
Homonym
Homosexual
Anomaly
Homeostasis