GRE Root List: B Flashcards
(40 cards)
about, to make, to surround, to affect
(often used to transform words into transitive verbs)
be
to misrepresent; to contradict
belie
-be
to make small; to make something appear smaller
belittle
-be
to moan for; to lament
bemoan
-be
to confuse completely (that is, to make one mentally wander)
bewilder
-be
beautiful
bel/bell
a beautiful woman
belle
-bel/bell
to make beautiful; to ornament
embellish
-bel/bell
war
bell
before the war (especially the American Civil War)
antebellum
-bell
warlike, given to waging war
belligerent
-bell
a person who resists authority, control, or tradition
rebel
-bell
good
ben/bene
act of uttering a blessing
benediction
-ben/bene
anything advantageous to a person or thing
benefit
-ben/bene
desiring to do good to others
benevolent
-ben/bene
having a kindly disposition
benign
-ben/bene
two
bi/bin
happening every two years
biennial
-bi/bin
pertaining to or affecting two or both sides
bilateral
-bi/bin
able to speak one’s native language and another with equal facility
bilingual
-bi/bin
involving two eyes
binocular
-bi/bin
representing two parties
bipartisan
-bi/bin
the joining of two or more things into a whole
combination
-bi/bin
