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GRE Root List: D Flashcards

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to teach

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dac/doc

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intended for instruction

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didactic
-dac/doc

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easily managed or handled; tractable

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docile
-dac/doc

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someone licensed to practice medicine; a learned person

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doctor
-dac/doc

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a particular principle advocated, as of a government or religion

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doctrine
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to imbue a person with learning

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indoctrinate
-dac/doc

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away, off, down, completely, reversal

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de

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to make out the meaning; to interpret

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decipher
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to attack the good name or reputation of

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defame
-de

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respectful; to yield to judgment

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deferential
-de

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to make foul, dirty, or unclean

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defile
-de

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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline

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delineate
-de

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to move from a higher to a lower place

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descend
-de

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to erase

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dele

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erase; blot out; remove

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delete
-dele

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impossible to erase; lasting

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indelible
-dele

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people

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dem

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government by the people

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democracy
-dem

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vital and social statistics of populations

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demographics
-dem

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peculiar to a particular people or locality

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endemic
-dem

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

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epidemic
-dem

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general, universal

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pandemic
-dem

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right hand, right side, deft

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dext

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equally able to use both hands

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ambidextrous
-dext

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on the right
dexter -dext
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deftness; adroitness
dexterity -dext
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day
di
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a device for seeing the hour of the day; a clock face; rotatable disks or knobs used as a control input
dial -di
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a record of one's days
diary -di
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gloomy (from "bad days")
dismal -di
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daily
diurnal -di
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a direct line from the North Pole to the South Pole; the highest point reached by the sun; noon
meridian -di
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everyday; ordinary
quotidian -di
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in two, through, across
di/dia
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to identify disease or fault from symptoms
diagnose -di/dia
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a conversation between two or more persons
dialogue -di/dia
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a line going through a circle, dividing it in two
diameter -di/dia
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division into two parts, kinds, etc.
dichotomy -di/dia
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away from, apart, reversal, not
di/dif/dis
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to pout out and spread, as in fluid
diffuse -di/dif/dis
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to make wider or larger; to cause to expand
dilate -di/dif/dis
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intended to delay or procrastinate
dilatory -di/dif/dis
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to drive or send off in various directions
disperse -di/dif/dis
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to scatter or spread widely; promulgate
disseminate -di/dif/dis
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to scatter wastefully
dissipate -di/dif/dis
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to deter by advice or persuasion
dissuade -di/dif/dis
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to say, to tell, to use words
dic/dict/dit
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a book containing a selection of the words of a language
dictionary -dic/dict/dit
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to forbid; prohibit
interdict -dic/dict/dit
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to tell in advance
predict -dic/dict/dit
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a judgment or decision
verdict -dic/dict/dit
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worth
dign
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well deserved; fitting; adequate
condign -dign
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to thin fit or in accordance with one's dignity
deign -dign
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a person who holds a high rank or office
dignitary -dign
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nobility or elevation of character; worthiness
dignity -dign
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to look upon or treat with contempt
disdain -dign
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opinion
dog/dox
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a system of tenets, as of a church
dogma -dog/dox
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sound or correct in opinion or doctrine
orthodox -dog/dox
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an opinion or statement contrary to accepted opinion
paradox -dog/dox
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to suffer, to pain, to grieve
dol
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expression of sympathy with one who is suffering
condolence -dol
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sorrowful, mournful
doleful -dol
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full of pain or sorrow, grievous
dolorous -dol
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a state of being lazy or slothful
indolence -dol
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to give
don/dot/dow
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a short narrative about an interesting event
anecdote -don/dot/dow
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something that prevents or counteracts ill effects
antidote -don/dot/dow
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to present as a gift or contribution
donate -don/dot/dow
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to provide with a permanent fund
endow -don/dot/dow
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kind indulgence; forgiveness
pardon -don/dot/dow
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sleep
dorm
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sleeping; inactive
dormant -dorm
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a place for sleeping; a residence hall
dormitory -dorm
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back
dors
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having to do with the back
dorsal -dors
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to sign on the back; to vouch for
endorse -dors
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doubt
dub
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doubtfulness
dubiety -dub
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doubtful
dubious -dub
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unquestionable
indubitable -dub
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to lead
duc/duct
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to carry off or lead away
abduct -duc/duct
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contributive, helpful
conducive -duc/duct
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contributive, helpful
conducive -duc/duct
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contributive, helpful
conducive -duc/duct
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personal behavior, way of acting
conduct -duc/duct
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to lead or move by influence
induce -duc/duct
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to install in a position with formal ceremonies
induct -duc/duct
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to bring into existence; give cause to
produce -duc/duct
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to bring into existence; give cause to
produce -duc/duct
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sweet
dulc
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sweet; pleasing
dulcet -dulc
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sweetened; softness
dulcified -dulc
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a musical instrument
dulcimer -dulc
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hard, lasting
dur
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sullen, gloomy (originally: hard, obstinate)
dour -dur
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able to resist decay
durable -dur
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the length of time something exists
duration -dur
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compulsion by threat, coercion
duress -dur
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to hold out against; to sustain without yielding
endure -dur
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stubborn, resistant to persuasion
obdurate -dur
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faulty, abnormal
dys
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poorly functioning
dysfunctional -dys
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difficulty in learning to read and interpret symbols
dyslexia -dys
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impaired digestion
dyspepsia -dys
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faulty or inadequate nutrition or development
dystrophy -dys

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