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GRE Root Words

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1. VERD
Green
Burn
Night
Purse - Money

2. IM - IN
Not
Around
One
Follow

3. DULC
Drive - Push
Sweet
Before - In Front
Burn

4. NAU - NAV
Ship - Sailor
Wisdom
Great - Long
Drive - Push

5. BON - BOUN
Free
Silent
Half
Good - Generous

6. PEL
In Front - Before
Highest
Straight - Right
Drive - Push

7. SINU - SIN
Around
Hit - Prick
Bend - Fold
Holy

8. FERN
Boil
Taste - Think
Poison
Capable Of - Worth Of

9. TIM
Suffer - Feel
Around
Fear
Half

10. SAL
Salt
Wash
Harm
Way - Journey

11. MACRO
Ship - Sailor
Great - Long
Burn
Breath

12.
Strength - Use - Worth
Color
Around
Nothing

13. MOR - MORT
Wash
Look - See
Five
Death

14. IT - ITER
War
Last - Beyond
Way - Journey
Quiet - Test

15. CHROM
Color
Silent
Flock
Fire

16. CIRCUM
Around
Hit - Prick
Before - In Front
Same

17. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Sweet
Half
Four
Write - Draw

18. HETERO
Healthy
Wander
First
Other

19. NASC - NAT - GNA
Lie Down
Equal
Birth
Well - Good

20. REG
Bear Witness
Large - Great
King - Rule
New

21. DEXT
Fill - Full
Wisdom
Right Hand - Right Side
Tie - Bind

22. VIL
From - Away - Apart
Blood
Highest
Base - Mean

23. CARN
Shadow
Great
Strength - Use - Worth
Flesh

24. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Twist
Join
Smoke
Follow

25. PRO
In Front - Before
Fire
War
Purse - Money

26. ARD
Burn
Write - Draw
New
Tight

27. UN
Not
Right Hand - Right Side
Day
Erase

28. SAG - SAP - SAV
Hearing
Taste - Think
Drive - Push
Well - Good

29. JOUR
Sit
Fault - Blame
Day
Sound

30. BELL - BELLI
Beautiful
Money
War
Roll - Turn

31. UMBR
Strength - Use - Worth
Shadow
Through - Across
Drink

32. PHIL
All
Erase
Love
First

33. PAN - PANT
Love
All
Speech - Thought
Faith

34. CO - COM - CON
Join
Free
Light
With - Together

35. SOMN
Fell
One
Backward
Sleep

36. PSUEDO - PSEUD
False
Sit
Law
Poison

37. MON - MONO
Speech - Thought
One
Young
Name

38. SYM - SYN
Good - Generous
Together
From - Away - Apart
Free

39. A - AN
Whole
Not - Without
Good - Generous
Sun

40. VIT - VIV
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Self
Not - Without
Life

41. GEN
Hit - Prick
Liable To Err To Deceive
Birth - Class - Kin
Wave

42. TACIT
Silent
Poison
Not
Wash

43. SPEC - SPIC
Last - Beyond
Other
Look - See
Life

44. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Away - Apart
Burden
Great

45. DIC - DICT - DIT
Last - Beyond
Dog
Speak
Fire

46. SAT
Near
Enough
Same
Health - Save

47. CAUS - CAUT
Burn
Self
City
Hard - Lasting

48. UND
Nothing - None
Liable To Err To Deceive
Lead
Wave

49. ABLE - IBLE
Free
Capable Of - Worth Of
Between - Among
Silent

50. DELE
Erase
Through - Across
Trust - Believe
Nothing - None