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gress

Latin

Variants

gradgredgress

Related Roots

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About This Root

From Latin gradi (to step, walk) and its past participle gressus. Prefixes determine the direction of movement: forward (progress), backward (regress, retrogress), together (congress), and against (aggress). The grad- variant appears in words like gradual and degrade.

Associated Words

aggress

To attack or make the first hostile move

C2

aggression

Hostile or violent behavior; an unprovoked attack

TOEFLGREB2

aggressive

Prone to attacking or arguing; forceful and determined

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

aggressively

In a forceful or hostile manner

B2

aggressiveness

The quality of being aggressive or boldly assertive

TOEFLC2

aggressivity

The quality of being aggressive

C2

aggressor

A person or country that initiates an attack or conflict

GREC2

biodegradable

Capable of being broken down naturally by living organisms

C2

biodegrade

To decompose naturally through biological action

C2

centigrade

Relating to the Celsius temperature scale; the scale itself

TOEFLGREB2

congress

A national legislature, especially of the US; a formal assembly of representatives

IELTSTOEFLA1

congressional

Of or relating to a congress or legislature

TOEFLA1

congressman

A male member of congress, especially the US House of Representatives

TOEFLB2

congresswoman

A female member of congress, especially the US House of Representatives

C2

degradable

Capable of being chemically or biologically broken down

C2

degradation

A decline in quality, dignity, or moral standing

TOEFLGREB1

degrade

To lower in rank, quality, or dignity

IELTSTOEFLC2

degraded

Having lost dignity or reduced in quality or moral character

C2

degree

a unit of measure; an academic qualification; an extent or level

NGSL 1kIELTSA2

digress

To stray from the main subject in speech or writing

TOEFLGREC2

digression

A departure from the main subject in speech or writing

TOEFLGREC2

digressive

Tending to stray from the main topic

C2

downgrade

To reduce in rank or rating; a reduction in status or a downhill slope

C2

downgraded

Having had its rating or status reduced

C2

egress

An exit or way out; to leave or go out

TOEFLGREC2

egression

The act of going out or leaving

C2

first-grade

Of the highest quality or rank

gradation

A gradual progression through successive stages or tones

GREC2

grade

A level of quality or rank; a score for academic work; to assign marks

NGSL 2kIELTSA1

gradient

The degree of steepness of a slope or rate of change

TOEFLC2

gradual

Happening slowly and by small degrees

IELTSB2

gradually

Slowly and steadily, by small degrees

NGSL 3kA2

graduate

To complete a degree; a person who has completed a degree

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

graduate-level

Of or relating to postgraduate academic study

graduation

The ceremony or process of completing a course of study

B1

high-grade

Of superior quality or high standard

in-progress

Currently happening or being developed

ingredient

A substance in a mixture or food; a necessary element for achieving something

IELTSTOEFLGRE

ingress

The act of entering; permission or means of entry

GREC2

ingression

The act of entering or moving inward

C2

low-grade

Of inferior quality; minor or mild

non-biodegradable

Unable to be broken down naturally by living organisms

non-degradable

Unable to be broken down or decomposed

postgraduate

A student studying beyond a first degree; relating to such studies

IELTSTOEFLC2

progress

Forward movement or development toward a better state; to advance or develop

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

progression

The process of moving forward or developing; a sequence with a fixed pattern; 前进,进展;级数

TOEFLB1

progressive

Favouring reform or new ideas; a person with progressive political views

TOEFLA2

progressively

Gradually increasing or developing over time

B1

regress

To return to an earlier or worse condition; a backward movement

GREC2

regression

A return to a previous state; psychological reversion; statistical method

B1

regressive

Tending to revert to an earlier state; opposing progress

GREC2

retrograde

Moving or directed backwards; reverting to a worse state; a person opposed to progress

TOEFLC2

retrogress

To decline or return to a worse condition

C2

retrogression

A decline to a worse or less developed state

C2

retrogressive

Moving backward or declining to a worse state

C2

second-grade

Of inferior or lower quality

top-grade

Of the highest quality

transgress

To violate a law or moral principle; to overstep a boundary

IELTSGREC2

transgression

A violation of a law or moral principle; an offense

GREC2

transgressive

Going beyond accepted limits; violating social or moral norms

C2

transgressor

A person who breaks a law or moral rule

C2

undergraduate

A university student who has not yet received a degree; relating to such students

IELTSTOEFLB2

upgrade

To improve or replace with a better version; an improvement

TOEFLGREB2

upgraded

Improved or raised to a higher level

B2