Root
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A.
R1 A without
*R2 AB/ABS (abduct) off, away fr., apart, down
*R3 AC/ACR sharp, bitter
*R4 ACT/AG (action) to do, drive, force, lead
R5 AD to, toward, near
R6 AL/ALI/ALTER other, another
R7 AM love
*R8 AMB to go, to walk
R9 AMBI/AMPH both, more than 1, around
*R10 ANIM of body, mind, and soul
R11 ANNUI/ENNI year
R12 ANTE before
R13 ANTHRO/ANDR human, man
R14 ANTI against
*R15 APO (apology) away
*R16 ARCH/ARCH/ARCHY chief, ruler, principal
R17 AUTO self
B.
R18 BE
to be, to have a
particular quality, to
exist
R19 BEN/BON good
R20 BEL war
R21 BI twice, both
Vocab
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A.
*B1 Abate to reduce in amount, severity, degree
*B2 Aberrant deviate fr. norm/expected
B3 Abscond to leave silently
B4 Abstain to choose not to do sth
B5 Abyss deep hole
B6 Adulterate to make impure
B7 Advocate to speak in favor of
B8 Aesthetic re apprec. Beauty
B9 Aggrandize to inc power, rep., influence
*B10 Alacrity speed, willingness
*B11 Alleviate to make more bearable
B12 Amalgamate to combine
B13 Ambiguous uncertain/doubtful, >1 interp
*B14 Ameliorate to make better, improve
*B15 Anachronism out of place in time
B16 Analogous alike or same; equiv to
B17 Anomaly dev. fr. norm
B18 Antagonize to annoy/provoke to anger
*B19 Antipathy extreme dislike
*B20 Apathy w/o emotion/interest
*B21 Apocryphal q. authority/authenticity
*B22 Approbation praise, approval
B23 Arbitrary det. by chance/impulse
B24 Arbitrate to judge resoln btw 2 parties
B25 Archaic ancient; old fashioned
B26 Ardor intense passionate feeling
B27 Articulate speak clearly/expressively
*B28 Assuage to make unpleasant situation less severe
*B29 Attenuate to reduce in force/degree; weaken
*B30 Audacious fearless, daring
B31 Austere severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
B.
B32 Banal expected, cliché, boring
B33 Bolster to support, propr up
*B34 Bombastic pompous behavior/speech
B35 Burgeon to grow and flourish
B36 Burnish to polish
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C.
*R22 CAD/CID (cascade) to fall/ happen by chance
R23 CANT/CENT/CHANT to sing
*R24 CAP/CIP/CEPT (capture) to take, to get
R25 CAP/CIPT/CIPIT head, headlong
R26 CARD/CORD/COUR heart
R27 CARN flesh
*R28 CAST/CHAST cut
*R29 CED/CEED/CESS (proceed, access) to go, yield, stop
R30 CENTR centre
*R31 CERN/CERT/CRET/ CRIM/CRIT
decide, judge,
separate,
distinguish
R32 CHRON time
R33 CIRCU around, on all sides
R34 CIS cut
*R35 CLA/CLO/CLU close/shit
R36 CLAIM/CLAM to shout, cry out
R37 CLI (recline) to lean twds
R38 CO/COL/COM/CON together, with
*R39 COUR/CUR running, a course
*R40 CRE/CRESC/CRET to grow
R41 CRED believe/trust
R42 CRYP hidden
*R43 CUB/CUMB to lie down
R44 CULP blame
D.
R45 DAC/DOC to teach
*R46 DE (depart) down, away fr., completely, reverse
R47 DEM ppl
R48 DI/DIA (dichotomy) apart, w/o
R49 DIC/DICT/DIT to speak, tell, use words
R50 DIGN (dignity) worth
*R51 DIS/DIF (disperse, disparate)
apart, away fr.,
reversal, not
R52 DOG/DOX opinion
*R53 DOL suffer pain
R54 DON/DOT/DOW (endow) to give
R56 DUB doubt
*R57 DUC/DUCT (conduct) to lead
*R58 DUR (endure) hard
R59 DYS abnormal, faulty
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C.
B37 Cacophony harsh, jarring noise
*B38 Candid impartial + honest in speech
B39 Capricious changing mind quickly/often
B40 Castigate punish/criticize harshly
B41 Catalyst sth change sth else
B42 Caustic biting in wit
B43 Chaos confused situation, great disorder
B44 Chauvinist person prejudiced in favor of group
B45 Chicanery deception craft/guile
B46 Circumspect cautious, aware of potential consequences
B47 Coalesce to bring together to form single whole
B48 Cogent well-reasoned, convincing
B59 Condone pardon, overlook, disregard
B50 Connoisseur person w/ expert knowledge or discrim taste
B51 Convoluted complicated, intricate
B52 Corroborate supporting evidence
B53 Credulous too trusting, gullible
B54 Crescendo inc. volume/force
D.
B55 Decorum appropriate conduct/speech, propriety
B56 Deference respect, courtesy
*B57 Deride to speak/treat w/ contempt; to mock
*B58 Desiccate to dry out completely
*B59 Desultory disconnected, jumping fr. on thing to another
B60 Diatribe abusive, condemnatory speech
*B61 Diffident w/o self-confidence
B62 Dilate to expand, enlarge
*B63 Dilatory intended to delay
*B64 Dilettante person w/ amateur/ superficial interest in topic
B65 Dirge funeral song/mournful spch
*B66 Disabuse to set right, free fr. error
B67 Discern to perceive/recognize
B68 Disparate entirely/fund. Different
*B69 Dissemble present false ap; disguise
true intent/nature
B70 Dissonance harsh/disagreeable combo
B71 Dogma firmly held opinion (religion)
B72 Dogmatic dictatorial in 1’s own opinion
B73 Dupe deceive 1 easily deceived
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E.
*R60 E/EF/EX (evade)
out, out of, from, former,
completely
R61 EPI (epilogue) upon
R62 EQU equal
*R63 ERR (errant) to wander
*R64 ESCE (adolescent) becoming
R65 EU good, well
R66 EXTRA beyond, outside
F.
*R67 FAB/FAM (fable) speak
*R68 FAC/FIC/FIG/ FAIT/FEIT/FY to do/make
R69 FER (offer) to bring, carry, bear
R70 FERV (effervescent) to boil, bubble
R71 FID (fidelity) faith
R72 FIN end
R73 FLAG/FLAM burn
R74 FLECT/FLEX bend
R75 FLU/FLUX flow
R76 FORE before
R78
&9 FORT (x2) chance/strength
R80 FRA/FRAC/ FRAG/FRING to break
R81 FUS (profuse) to pour
G.
R82 GEN birth, creation, race, kind
R83 GN/GNO know
R84 GRAD/GRESS (egress) step
R85 GRAT (grateful) pleasing
H.
R86 HER/HES (adhere) to stick
R87 H(ETERO) different
R88 H(OM) same
R89 HYPER over, excessive
*R90 HYPO under, beneath, more than
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E.
B74 Eclectic selecting or made fr. wide variety of sources
B75 Efficacy effectiveness
B76 Elegy mournful speech
B77 Eloquent moving/persuasive (spch)
B78 Embellish add orna/fictitious details
B79 Emulate to copy; try equal/excel
*B80 Enervate to reduce in strength
*B81 Engender to produce, cause, bring abt
B82 Enigma puzzle/mystery
B83 Enumerate count, list, itemize
B84 Ephemeral lasting a short time
*B85 Equivocate to use expressions w/ double meaning to mislead
B86 Erratic wandering, unpredictable
B87 Erudite learned, bookish, scholarly
B88 Esoteric known/understood by few
*B89 Estimable admirable
B90 Eulogy speech in praise
*B91 Euphemism use inoffensive wd/phrase in place of distasteful one
B92 Exacerbate to make worse
B93 Exculpate to clear fr. blame; prove inn.
*B94 Exigent urgent, req. imm. Action
B95 Exonerate to clear fr. blame
B96 Explicit clearly stated/shown; forthright in expression
F.
B97 Fanatical
act w/ excess enthusiasm;
filled w/ extreme,
unquestioning devotion.
B98 Fawn to grovel
*B99 Fervid feverish; intensely emotional
*B100 Florid exc. embellished/ornate
*B101 Foment incite, arouse
B102 Fortuitous happen by chance/fortunate
B103 Frugality cheap/thrifty
G.
*B104 Garrulous outgoing, sociable
*B105 Gregarious tending to speak a lot
B106 Guile deceit, trickery
B107 Gullible easily deceived
H.
B108 Homogenous of a similar kind
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I.
R91 IDIO one’s won
*R92 IM/IN/EM/EN in, into
R93 IM/IN not, w/o
R94 INTER between, among
J.
R95 JECT (eject) to throw, thrown down
R96 JOIN/JUNCT meet, join
R97 JUR to swear
L.
R98 LAV/LUT/LUV to wash
R99 LECT/LEG select, choose
R100 LEV (levitate) lift, light, rise
R101 LOC/LOG/LOQU word, speech
R102 LUC/LUM/LUS light
*R103 LUC/LUS to play
M.
R104 MAG/MAJ/MAX big
*R105 MAL/MALE bad, wrong, evil, ill
R106 MAN hand
R107 MIN small
*R108 MIN to project, hang over
R109 MIS/MIT (transmit) to send
R110 MISC mixed
R111 MON/MONIT to remind/warn
R112 MORPH shape
R113 MORT death
R114 MUT change
N.
R115 NAT/NAS/NAI to be born
R116 NIC/NOC/NOX harm
*R117 NOM rule, order
R118 NOM/NYM/ NOUN/NOWN name
R119 NOUNC/NUC announce
R120 NOV/NEO/NOU new
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I.
B109 Iconoclast
1 who opposes est.
customs, beliefs and
institutions
B110 Imperturbable not capable of being disturbed
B111 Impervious impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
B112 Impetuous quick to act w/o thinking
B113 Implacable unable to be calmed down or made peaceful
*B114 Inchoate not fully formed; disorganized
B115 Ingenuous show innocent, child-like simplicity
*B116 Inimical hostile, unfriendly
B117 Innocuous harmless
*B118 Insipid w/o interest/flavor
*B119 Intransigent uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
B120 Inundate to overwhelm, cover w/ water
*B121 Irascible easily made angry
L.
*B122 Laconic using few words
B123 Lament to express sorrow/grieve
*B124 Lassitude a state of dim. energy
B125 Latent potential not readily app
B126 Laud to give praise/glorify
B127 Lavish
extremely generous/
extravagant; to give
unsparingly
B128 Lethargic acting in indifferent/slow, sluggish manne
B129 Loquacious talkative
B130 Lucid clear + easily understood
B131 Luminous bright, clear, glowing
M.
*B132 Malinger to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
B133 Malleable capable of being shaped
B134 Metaphor figure of spch comparing 2 diff. things; a symbol
B135 Meticulous ext. careful abt details
B136 Misanthrope a person who dislikes others
B137 Mitigate to soften, lessen
B138 Mollify to calm/make less severe
B139 Monotony no variation; tediously same
N.
B140 Naïve lack sophist/experience
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O.
*R121 OB/OC/OF/OP to, towards, against, over
R122 OMNI all
P.
R123 PAC/PEAC peace
R124 PAN everyone
R125 PAR equal
R126 PARA next to, beside
R127 PAS/PAT/PATH feeling, suffering, disease
R128 PAU/PO/POV/PU few, little, poor
R129 PED child
R130 PED/POD foot
R131 PEN/PUN (penalty) to pay/compensate
*R132 PEND/PENS (depend, stipend) to hang, weight, pay
*R133 PER (persistent) completely
R134 PERI around
*R135 PET/PIT (petition) to go, seek, strive
R136 PHIL love
R137 PLAC (placate) to please
R138 PLE (plethora) to fill
*R139 PLEX/PLIC/PLY to fold, twist, bend, tangle
R140 PON/POS/POUND (repository) to place
R141 PORT to carry
R150 POST after
R151 PRE before
*R152 PREHEND/PRISE to take, seize, get
R153 PRO much, for, a lot
*R154 PROBE to prove, test
R155 PUG to fight
R156 PUNC/PUNG/ POIGN to point; to prick
Q.
R157 QUE/QUIS (query) to seek
R158 QUI quiet
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O.
*B141 Obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
*B142 Obsequious overly submissive/eager to please
B144 Obstinate stubborn, unyielding
B144 Obviate to prevent/make unnecessary
*B145 Occlude to stop up; prevent passage of
B146 Onerous troublesome/oppressive; burdensome
B147 Opaque impossible to see through; prevent passage of light
*B148 Opprobrium public disgrace
B149 Ostentation excessive showiness
P.
B150 Paradox contradiction/dilemma
B151 Paragon model of excellence, perfection
*B152 Pedant person who shows off learning
*B153 Perfidious willing to betray one’s trust
B154 Perfunctory done in routine way/indiff
B155 Permeate to penetrate
B156 Pervasive to be present throughout/permeate
B157 Philanthropy charity; desire/effort to promote goodness
*B158 Phlegmatic calm/unemotional in temperament
B159 Placate to soothe/pacify
B160 Plastic capable of being molded, shaped or bent
P161 Plethora excess
P162 Pragmatic practical
*P163 Precipitate
to throw violently, bring
about abruptly, lacking
deliberation
*P164 Prevaricate to lie, deviate fr. truth
P165 Pristine fresh/clean; uncorrupted
P166 Probity complete honesty/integrity
*B167 Proclivity nat. inclination/predispos.
B168 Prodigal lavish, wasteful
P169 Proliferate to inc. in no. quickly
*P170 Propitiate to conciliate, appease
P171 Propriety acting in proper manner; obeying rules/customs
P172 Prudence wisdom, caution, restraint
P173 Pungent sharp/irritating to senses
Q.
*B174 Quiescent motionless
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R.
R159 RID/RIS (risible) to laugh
R160 ROG (interrogate) to ask
S.
R161 SACR/SANCT/SECR sacred
R162 SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT to jump/leap
R163 SCI to know
R164 SCRIBE/SCRIP to write
R165 SE (separate) apart
R166 SEC/SEQU to follow
*R167 SED/SESS/SID (preside)
to sit/be still; to
plan/plot
R168 SENS/SENT to feel/be aware
*R169 SOL (dissolve) to free/loosen
R170 SPEC/SPIC/SPIT (perspective) to look/see
R171 STA/STI to stand; be in place
R172 SUA smooth
R173 SUB/SUP under
R174 SUPER/SUR over
T.
R175 TAC/TIC (tacit)
R176 TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN (obtain) to hold
*R177 TEND/TENS/ TENT/TENU to stretch/thin
R178 THEO God
*R179 TRACT (tractor) to drag, pull, hold
R180 TRANS across
U.
R181 US/UT to use
V.
*R182 VEN/VENT (convene) to come/move fwd
R183 VER (veracity) truth
R184 VERD green
*R185 VERS/VERT (revert) to turn
R186 VI (vivacity) life
R187 VID/VIS (vision) to see
R188 VIL base, mean
R189 VOC/VOK (vocation) to call
R190 VOL to wish
R191 VOR to eat
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R.
*B175 Rarefy to make thinner/sparser
B176 Repudiate to reject validity of
*B177 Reticent silent, reserved
B178 Rhetoric effective speaking/writing
S.
B179 Satiate to satisfy fully/overindulge
*B180 Soporific causing sleep/lethargy
*B181 Specious
deceptively attractive;
seemingly plausible but
fallacious
B182 Stigma mark of shame/discredit
*B183 Stolid unemotional, lacking sensitivity
B184 Sublime lofty/grand
T.
*B185 Tacit done w/o using words
*B186 Taciturn silent, not talkative
B186 Tirade long, harsh speech/verbal attack
B187 Torpor extreme physical/mental sluggishness
B188 Transitory temporary, lasting a brief time
V.
*B190 Vacillate to physically waver or be indecisive
B191 Venerate to respect deeply
B192 Veracity filled w/ truth & accuracy
B193 Verbose wordy
B194 Vex to annoy
B195 Viscous thick & adhesive like slow flowing liquid
B196 Volatile
easily
aroused/changeable; lively
or explosive
W.
B197 Waver to fluctuate btw choices
B198 Whimsical
acting in fanciful or
capricious manner,
unpredictable
Z.
B199 Zeal passion, excitement
Additional Vocab
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A.
E1. Abase to humble/disgrace
E2. Abash to embarrass
E3. Abject miserable, pitiful
E4. Abjure to reject/abandon by formal means
E5. Abnegate to reject/denounce
E6. *Abolitionist p. who rejects slavery
E7. Abrogate to abolish/invalidate by authority
E8. Absolve to free from blame
E9. *Abstemious mod in appetite
E10. Abstruse difficult to understand
E11. Abut in touch/be in contact w/
E12. Acidulous sour in taste/manner
E13. Acme highest point, summit
E14. Acuity sharpness
E15. Adage old saying/proverb
E16. Adroit skillful, accomplished, highly competant
E17. Adulation high praise
E18. *Adumbrate to sketch, outline in shadowy way
E19. Adventitious accidental
E20. Aerie nook/nest built high in air
E21. Agrarian re farming/agri matters
E22. Alacrity cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed
E23. Allusion indirect ref
E24. Allusiveness qual of making indirect ref
E25. Altruism unselfish conc for ors’ welfare
E26. Ambulatory itinerant; re walking @
E27. Amenable agreeable, cooperative
E28. Amorphous having no definite form
E29. *Amortize dim by install p’mts
E30. Anachronistic outdated
E31. *Analgesia sth that lessens pain w/o losing consciousness
E32. *Anathema ban/curse; sth shunned/disliked
E33. Ancillary accessory, subord, helping
E34. *Anodyne sth that soothes/calms pain
E35. Antepenultimate 3rd from last
E36. Anthropomorphic human qualities
E37. *Apace done quickly
E38. *Aperture an opening/hole
E39. *Aphelion plc planet’s orbit farthest fr. sun
E40. Aphorism old saying/short pithy stmt
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E41. Apostate (n) p. renounces rel faith
E42. *Apothegm short, instructive saying
E43. *Apotheosis glorification, glorified ideal
E44. Arable (adj) suitable for cultivation
E45. Arboreal re trees/living in trees
E46. Arboretum place where tree displayed/studied
E47. Arcane secret, obscure, known only to few
E48. Archipelago grp of islands
E49. Arid ext dry; deathly boring
E50. Arrogate to demand, claim arrogantly
E51. Arsenal ammunition storehouse
E52. *Artless open and honest
E53. Ascetic (adj) self-denying, austere, abstinent
E54. Asinine lacking intel/sound j’mt
E55. Askance scornfully
E56. Askew tilted/crooked
E57. Asocial unable/unwilling to interact socially
E58. *Asperity harsh, rough
E59. *Aspersion false rumor, damaging report, slander
E60. Assail to attack/assault
E61. Assay to analyze/estimate
E62. *Asseverate to affirm positively/earnestly
E63. Assiduous hardworking, diligent, persistent
E64. *Assignation a
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E65. Astral re the stars, elevated position
E66. Asunder (adv) in different parts
E67. Atrophy (v) to waste away, wither fr. disuse
E68. Auspicious having favorable prospects, promising
E69. Autocrat dictator
E70. Avarice greed
E71. Axiom premise, postulate, self-evident truth
Ain own
Arsenide containing arsenic
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B.
E72. Baleful harmful, w/ evil intent
E73. Balk (v) to shirk, refuse, prevent
E74. Bastion fort/stronghold
E75. Beatific saintly, angelic
E76. Becalm to calm down; to keep motionless by lack of wind
E77. Becloud to confuse; dark w/ clouds
E78. Beguile to deceive/mislead; charm
E79. Belfry bell tower
E80. Belie to misrep; expose as false
E81. Bellicose warlike, aggressive
E82. Bemuse to confuse, stupefy; plunge deep into thought
E83. Benighted unenlightened
E84. Benison blessing
E85. Besmear to smear
E86. Betoken to indicate, signify, to give evidence of
E87. Bilious bad-natured
E88. Bilk to cheat/defraud
E89. Billet board lodgings for troops
E90. Biped two footed animal
E91. Blandish to coax w/ flattery
E92. Blight (v) to afflict/destroy
E93. Blithe joyful, cheerful; w/o app thought
E94. Bluster to boast/make threats loudly
E95. Bonhomie good natured geniality; atmos of gd cheer
E96. Bromide dull commonplace p/idea
E97. Bursar treasurer
E98. Byway back/side road
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C.
E99. Cabal secret grp to overturn sth
E100. Canard a lie
E101. Canny smart; based on common sense
E102. *Canting
affectedly or
hypocritically pious
or righteous
E103. Capacious spacious, roomy extensive
E104. Capitulate
to submit
completely,
surrender
E105. Careen to lean to one side
E106. Carom strike & rebound
E107. Carp (v) to find fault w/; complain constantly
E108. Cartography art of making maps
E109. *Catechism book of instruction; formal questions
E110. Caulk watertight
E111. Cavalcade a procession
E112. *Cavalier (adj) happy, carefree; w/ lordly disdain
E113. *Cavil to raise triv objs
E114. Censorious severely critical
E115. Centripetal moving/heading twds centre
E116. *Cephalic re the head
E117. Chagrin
shame,
embarrassment,
humiliation
E118. Champ (v) to chew noisily
E119. Chary watchful, cautious, extremely shy
E120. Chicanery trick, fraud, decept
E121. Chimerical
impossible,
visionary, fanciful,
imaginary
E122. *Choleric short tempered, easily angered
E123. Chromatic re color
E124. Churlish rude
E125. Circumvent to go around, avoid
E126. Clement mild
E127. *Cloying indulging to excess
E128. *Cognomen name, nickname
E129. Colloquy dia, conv, conf
E130. Commodious spacious, roomy
E131. Compendious sum compl/brief
E132. Complaisant agreeable, friendly
E133. Compunctious feeling guilty or having misgivings
E134. Compunction
feeling of