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GMAT Greek and Latin Roots: related Verbal Reasoning practice

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Match Greek & Latin Roots 1: 1. Bene-: p. Well, good, advantage 2. Mal-: q. Bad, ill, evil 3. Chron-: r. Time, historical eraRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 2: 1. Luc / Lum-: p. Light, shine, clear 2. Bell-: q. War, fighting, conflict 3. Path-: r. Feeling, emotion, diseaseRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 3: 1. Phil-: p. Love, fondness, affinity 2. Loqu / Loc-: q. Speak, talk, discourse 3. Omni-: r. All, every, everywhereRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 4: 1. Vor-: p. Eat, devour, swallow 2. Morph-: q. Form, shape, structure 3. Anthrop-: r. Human, mankind, humanityRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 5: 1. Culp-: p. Blame, guilt, fault 2. Greg-: q. Flock, herd, gather 3. Ver-: r. True, truth, realRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 6: 1. Nov-: p. New, fresh, recent 2. Tac / Tic-: q. Silent, quiet, unspoken 3. Vol-: r. Will, wish, desireRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 7: 1. Plac-: p. Please, calm, soothe 2. Cogn / Gno-: q. Know, learn, recognize 3. Fort-: r. Strong, strength, powerRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 8: 1. Somn-: p. Sleep, slumber 2. Mut-: q. Change, alter, shift 3. Fid-: r. Faith, trust, loyaltyRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 9: 1. Pugn-: p. Fight, strike, battle 2. Aud-: q. Hear, listen, sound 3. Ced / Cess-: r. Go, yield, move awayRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 10: 1. Port-: p. Carry, bear, transport 2. Dict-: q. Speak, declare, tell 3. Scrib / Script-: r. Write, record, traceRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 11: 1. Cred-: p. Believe, trust, faith 2. Vid / Vis-: q. See, look, observe 3. Spec / Spect-: r. Examine, look into, watchRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 12: 1. Gen-: p. Birth, origin, species 2. Mort-: q. Death, dying, fatal 3. Viv / Vit-: r. Life, living, aliveRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 13: 1. Cap / Cept-: p. Take, seize, hold, catch 2. Ten / Tent-: q. Hold, keep, maintain 3. Mit / Miss-: r. Send, let go, releaseRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 14: 1. Duc / Duct-: p. Lead, guide, direct 2. Pel / Puls-: q. Push, drive, compel 3. Pend / Pens-: r. Hang, weigh, balanceRead the answer and worked solution →Match Greek & Latin Roots 15: 1. Vert / Vers-: p. Turn, reverse, rotate 2. Flu / Flux-: q. Flow, stream, glide 3. Pon / Posit-: r. Put, place, depositRead the answer and worked solution →

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Match Greek & Latin Roots 1: 1. Bene-: p. Well, good, advantage 2. Mal-: q. Bad, ill, evil 3. Chron-: r. Time, historical era

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Bene-
    Right
    Well, good, advantage
  2. Left
    Mal-
    Right
    Bad, ill, evil
  3. Left
    Chron-
    Right
    Time, historical era
Instructions
Tap an etymological root on the left, then its meaning on the right.
Match each Latin or Greek root to its historical etymological meaning.

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Match Greek & Latin Roots 2: 1. Luc / Lum-: p. Light, shine, clear 2. Bell-: q. War, fighting, conflict 3. Path-: r. Feeling, emotion, disease

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Luc / Lum-
    Right
    Light, shine, clear
  2. Left
    Bell-
    Right
    War, fighting, conflict
  3. Left
    Path-
    Right
    Feeling, emotion, disease
Instructions
Tap an etymological root on the left, then its meaning on the right.
Match each Latin or Greek root to its historical etymological meaning.

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Match Greek & Latin Roots 3: 1. Phil-: p. Love, fondness, affinity 2. Loqu / Loc-: q. Speak, talk, discourse 3. Omni-: r. All, every, everywhere

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Phil-
    Right
    Love, fondness, affinity
  2. Left
    Loqu / Loc-
    Right
    Speak, talk, discourse
  3. Left
    Omni-
    Right
    All, every, everywhere
Instructions
Tap an etymological root on the left, then its meaning on the right.
Match each Latin or Greek root to its historical etymological meaning.

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