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grad / gress

to step, to walk; a step

Latin · gradi / gressus; gradus

grad / gress root meaning picture

Latin gradi means to step; gradus is a step. Progress steps forward, gradual moves step by step, graduate takes a step up, and digress steps off the path.

Memory trick

Grad: a student steps up the stage in a graduate cap.

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