GRE Roots Practice Test.

GRE Roots Practice Test. a/an - CORRECT ANSWER not, without Examples: agnostic: does NOT believe in god apathy: lack of interest or emotion, WITHOUT emotion ab - CORRECT ANSWER off, away from, apart, down Examples: abdicate: to break away from the throne abstinence: to avoid indulging an appetite abnormal: deviating from a norm able/ible - CORRECT ANSWER capable of, worthy of Examples: changeable: able to be changed combustible: able to burn or combust ac/acr - CORRECT ANSWER sharp, bitter, sour Examples: acerbic: sour in taste, harsh in temper acrimonious: caustic, stinging or bitter in nature exacerbate: to aggravate a situation (increase its bitterness) act/ag - CORRECT ANSWER to do, to drive, to force, to lead Examples: agile: quick, lively agitate: to move into action, often violent action litigate: make the object of a lawsuit acou - CORRECT ANSWER hearing Examples: acoustic: pertaining to how sound is heard; sound made mechanically, not electronically ad - CORRECT ANSWER to, toward near examples: accede: to yield to a demand adapt: to adjust to something advocate: to plead in favor of something al/ali/alter - CORRECT ANSWER other, another Examples: alias: another name you go by alibi: verification by another of where you were at a given time alter ego: another "i" your other self altruist: a person selflessly concerned about others am - CORRECT ANSWER love Examples: amorous: inclined to love enamored: charmed, captivated, in love amiable: having lovely personality qualities (agreeable) ambi/amphi: - CORRECT ANSWER both, on both sides, around Examples: ambidextrous: can use both hands equally well ambiguous: open to various interpretations amphibian: an animal that spends its life partly on land and partly in water, both are needed. ambl/ambul - CORRECT ANSWER to go, to walk Examples: ambulance: to carry the sick (it is a Walking Hospital) ambulatory: pertaining to walking anim - CORRECT ANSWER of the life, mind, soul, breath Examples: animal: a living being animosity: a feeling of ill will unanimous: of one mind, in complete accord annui/enni - CORRECT ANSWER year