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GRE Root Words

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1. PLAC
Fell
Please
Young
Short - Small

2. LAV - LAU - LU
Body
Wash
Foot
Against - Opposite

3. BI - BIN
Two
Faith
Sound
Fell

4. SOPH
Wisdom
Drink
Sun
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

5. MICRO
Very Small
Sit
Fear
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

6. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
Money
One
New

7. EU
Before
Well - Good
Call - Word
Birth

8. ARD
Burn
Very Small
In - On
Death

9. TACIT
Silent
Tie - Bind
Self
Inside - Within

10. POT
Drink
Against
By Chance
Many

11. RECT
Please
Straight - Right
Capable Of - Worth Of
Very Small

12. JUV
Young
Backward
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Silent

13. CAUS - CAUT
Dog
Burn
Free
Twist

14. CELER
Erase
Speed
Liable To Err To Deceive
Yield - Go

15. AMBL - AMBUL
Foot
Heat
Walk
Grieve

16. PHON
Loose
Sound
Above
Speed

17. DORS
Before
Back
Salt
False

18. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Above
Grieve
Know
Not - Without

19. AUTO - AUT
Command - Order
Not - Without
Self
Base - Mean

20. POLY
Many
Touch
Behind - After
Birth - Class - Kin

21. BURS
Purse - Money
Healthy
Join
Tight

22. RUB - RUD
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Write - Draw
Red
Four

23. DULC
Sweet
Call - Word
Drink
Before - In Front

24. TOX
Poison
Not
Read - Speak
Join

25. ONER
Young
Loose
Burden
Suffer - Feel

26. NAU - NAV
Not - Without
Ship - Sailor
Boil
Same

27. AC - ACR
Write
Enough
Flee
Sharp - Sour

28. NOX - NOC
Blood
Harm
Young
Many

29. ANTI - ANT
Mant
War
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Against - Opposite

30. ACOU
Hearing
Very Small
Poison
Fear

31. CRYPT
Tongue
One
Hide
King - Rule

32. SED - SID
Night
Please
Fault - Blame
Sit

33. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
By Chance
Tight
Loose
Body

34. HAP
By Chance
Sharp - Sour
Strength - Use - Worth
Fire

35. SALU - SALV
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Health - Save
Flock
Not - Without

36. FID - FI
Hard - Lasting
Faith
Day
Bear Witness

37. IT - ITER
Way - Journey
War
Erase
In - On

38. VER
True
Burn
In Front - Before
Body

39. CO - COM - CON
All
With - Together
Flesh
Wave

40. TORP
Stiff - Numb
Other
King - Rule
Both - On Both Sides - Around

41. HOL
Whole
Holy
Know
Soft

42. DORM
Sleep
Birth
Water
Know

43. FUM
Smoke
Joke
Lead
Away - Apart

44. LING - LANG
Harm
Lead
Tongue
Body

45. SAN
Through - Across
Healthy
Trust - Believe
Boil

46. BON - BOUN
Loose
Good - Generous
Child - Education
Word

47. PED - POD
Fire
Earth
Nothing
Foot

48. NON
Other
Rise
Flee
Not

49. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Lead
Other
Inside - Within
Holy

50. JUR
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Against - Opposite
Trust - Believe
Law