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GRE Root Words

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1. SEN
Old
Light
Tie - Bind
Touch

2. JUV
Young
Death
Image - Idol
Touch

3. OB
Sleep
Against
From - Away - Apart
Wave

4. MICRO
Walk
Self
Day
Very Small

5. PHOB
Fear
Nothing - None
Loose
Salt

6. VOL
War
Fly
Bend - Turn
Birth - Class - Kin

7. CUMB - CUB
Lie Down
Call - Word
Fell
In - On

8. NEO
New
Birth - Class - Kin
Fill - Full
Many

9. BURS
All
Self
Purse - Money
Drink

10. EU
All
True
Well - Good
Not

11. AMBI - AMPHI
Burn
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Judge
Burn

12. ERR
Body
Great - Long
Wander
From - Away - Apart

13. FAL
Blood
Liable To Err To Deceive
Heat
True

14. SALU - SALV
One
Health - Save
Body
Water

15. CULP
Look - See
Hit - Prick
Praise
Fault - Blame

16. AUTO - AUT
Silent
Self
Walk
Against - Opposite

17. JOUR
Day
Wander
Great - Long
Rise

18. FID - FI
Faith
Sun
Nothing - None
To

19. AMBL - AMBUL
Through - Across
Inside - Within
Fire
Walk

20. SAT
Half
Ship - Sailor
Enough
Mant

21. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Loose
Against - Opposite
Fill - Full
Yield - Go

22. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Tight
Body
Beautiful
Speech - Thought

23. VIRU
Burn
Law
Poison
One

24. UNI - UN
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Silent
Day
One

25. THERM
Sound
Tongue
Under
Heat

26. MOLL
Body
Soft
In Front - Before
Beautiful

27. SEMI
Highest
Half
Yield - Go
Green

28. SPEC - SPIC
Blood
Look - See
Seed - Sow
All

29. TIM
Fear
Hand
Not - Without
Bend - Fold

30. DORS
Fear
Healthy
Back
Fly

31. PEC
Burn
Money
Nothing
Bend - Turn

32. ONER
Bad - Wrong Hate
Burden
By Chance
Young

33. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
New
Write
Heat
Fell

34. BEN
One
Health - Save
Great
Well - Good

35. VIT - VIV
Good - Generous
Against
Soft
Life

36. FATU
Half
Foolish
Tongue
Burn - Shine

37. PROTO - PROT
City
Against
Smoke
First

38. VER
True
Move
Same
Hide

39. DE
Speak
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Fault - Blame
Two

40. SAG - SAP - SAV
Taste - Think
Heart
Follow
Five

41. HETERO
Day
Through - Across
Against
Other

42. PHON
Fear
All
Sound
Bad

43. BEL - BELL
Judge
Liable To Err To Deceive
Through - Across
Beautiful

44. SUPER - SUR
Bad - Wrong Hate
Poison
Suffer - Feel
Above

45. PRE
Before - In Front
Walk
Earth
Other

46. DIC - DICT - DIT
Speak
Soft
Judge
To

47. HEMI
Half
Through - Across
Straight - Right
Against

48. PUG - PUN
Hit - Prick
Both - On Both Sides - Around
By Chance
Flesh

49. AQUA - AQUE
Join
Strength - Use - Worth
Seed - Sow
Water

50. SED - SID
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Speed
Not
Sit