Part Seven: GRE Resources
Kaplan’s Root List
diminish: to lessen
diminution: the act or process of diminishing
MIN: to project, to hang over
eminent: towering above others; projecting
imminent: about to occur; impending
prominent: projecting outward
preeminent: superior to or notable above all
others
minatory: menacing, threatening
MIS/MIT: to send
transmit: to send from one person, thing, or place
to another
emissary: a messenger or agent sent to represent
the interests of another
intermittent: stopping and starting at intervals
remit: to send money
remission: a lessening of intensity or degree
MISC: mixed
miscellaneous: made up of a variety of parts or
ingredients
miscegenation: the interbreeding of races, esp.
marriage between white and nonwhite persons
promiscuous: consisting of diverse and unrelated
parts or individuals
MON/MONIT: to remind; to warn
monument: a structure, such as a building, tower,
or sculpture, erected as a memorial
monitor: one that admonishes, cautions, or
reminds
summon: to call together; convene
admonish: to counsel against something; caution
remonstrate: to say or plead in protect, objection,
or reproof
premonition: forewarning, presentiment
MORPH: shape
amorphous: without definite form; lacking a
specific shape
metamorphosis: a transformation, as by magic or
sorcery
anthropomorphism: attribution of human
characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or
natural phenomena
MORT: death
immortal: not subject to death
morbid: susceptible to preoccupation with
unwholesome matters
moribund: dying, decaying
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MUT: change
commute: to substitute; exchange; interchange
mutation: the process of being changed
transmutation: the act of changing from one
form into another
permutation: a complete change; transformation
immutable: unchangeable, invariable
NAT/NAS/NAI: to be born
natural: present due to nature, not to artificial or
man-made means
native: belonging to one by nature; inborn; innate
naive: lacking worldliness and sophistication;
artless
cognate: related by blood; having a common
ancestor
renaissance: rebirth, esp. referring to culture
nascent: starting to develop
NIC/NOC/NOX: harm
innocent: uncorrupted by evil, malice, or
wrongdoing
noxious: injurious or harmful to health or morals
obnoxious: highly disagreeable or offensive
innocuous: having no adverse effect; harmless
NOM: rule, order
astronomy: the scientific study of the universe
beyond the earth
economy: the careful or thrifty use of resources,
as of income, materials, or labor
gastronomy: the art or science of good eating
taxonomy: the science, laws, or principles of
classification
autonomy: independence, self-governance
NOM/NYM/NOUN/NOWN: name
synonym: a word having a meaning similar to that
of another word of the same language
anonymous: having an unknown or
unacknowledged name
nominal: existing in name only; negligible
nominate: to propose by name as a candidate
nomenclature: a system of names; systematic
naming
acronym: a word formed from the initial letters of
a name
NOUNC/NUNC: to announce
announce: to proclaim
pronounce: to articulate
renounce: to give up, especially by formal
announcement
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