The Root plicare: to fold

Latin root

The root plicare means to fold, and it comes from Latin. It shows up across the GRE, hidden inside words that look unrelated at first glance. Once you recognize it, you can decode the meaning of an unfamiliar word on sight instead of guessing. Below are 3 GRE words built from this one root. Learn the root, and you unlock the whole family.

Words from the root plicare

explicateverb

To explain or analyze something in detail

explicitadjective

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

implicitadjective

Suggested though not directly expressed; understood but not stated

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