CAT Verbal Ability | Vocabulary List #6

By Neeraj Mishra|Updated : May 11th, 2020

CAT Students expect an easy way to learn vocabulary. A moderately easy and by far the most standard approach is the Etymology/Root Word Approach.

Today's List:

RootMeaningAssociated words
avi/abird

1. aviary -

  • a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix -
  • a female airplane pilot;
  • aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft
bar/opressure, weight

2. baric - pertaining to pressure,

  • esp. of the atmosphere;
  • milliard - metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar;
  • baryon - heavy elementary particle
bell/iwar

3. bellicose - warlike;

  • belligerent - hostile,
  • ready to fight;
  • rebel - a person who opposes and fights
benegood, well

4. benefactor - a person who gives money to a cause;

  • beneficial - producing a good effect;
  • benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill
bi/ntwo, twice, once in every two

5. biannual - happening twice a year;

  • binoculars - an optical device with two lenses;
  • bilateral - of or involving two sides
bibli/obook

6. bibliography - a list of books used as sources;

  • bibliomania - an extreme love of books;
  • bibliophile - a person who loves books

 

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