GRE | List of words to enhance your vocabulary with alphabet ‘B’

Please refer for Set-1: List of words to enhance your vocabulary

Set-2 :
The list of 10 most common root words with alphabet ‘B’ with their meaning and examples is as follows:

No	Root	Meaning	Examples	Meaning
1	bio	life	amphibious	living on both
			autobiography	written account of one’s life
			biopsy	medical check up
			biome	a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
2	bi	two	binary	consisting of two
			bipartisan	having two of something
			bipolar	having two poles as earth
			biannual	occurring twice a year
			bisexual	attracted to both men and women
3	bel	beautiful / fair / fine	embellish	make beautiful / decorate
			belle	women / girl admired for her beauty and charm
4	bas	low	abase	to lower / disgrace oneself
			baseness	lack of moral principles; bad character
5	bell	war	rebel	one who makes war against established authority
			belligerent	ready to fight / quarrelsome / warlike
			antebellum	before the war
6	bibl	book	bible	collection of books – 66 in all
			bibliotheca	library
			bibliophile	a person who collects or has a great love of books
7	brev	short / brief	abbreviation	shortform
			brevity	briefness / conciseness / shortness
			breviloquent	laconic; concise in one’s speech
8	bene	good	benefactor	A person who helps institutions or people
			benediction	act of praying
			benevolent	charitable / kind
			beneficent	doing good
			benign	having a kindly disposition
9	burs	purse/money	bursar	treasurer
			bursary	treasury
			disburse	to pay
10	bon / boun	god / generous	bonafide	in good faith; without fraud
			bountiful	generous

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