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GRE Root Words

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1. DUC - DUCT
Lead
Twist
Wave
King - Rule

2. HAP
Last - Beyond
Heat
By Chance
Burn

3. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
In - On
Great
Poison
Know

4. CIRCUM
Shadow
Fault - Blame
Nothing
Around

5. QUINT - QUIN
Very Small
Five
One
Day

6. LUX - LUC
Light
Highest
New
Fault - Blame

7. ABLE - IBLE
Capable Of - Worth Of
Touch
In - On
Speak

8. SOMN
Flock
Sleep
Bear Witness
Tongue

9. DIC - DICT - DIT
Not
Other
Drive - Push
Speak

10.
Holy
Nothing
Burn
Young

11. POLY
Sleep
Many
Back
Across - Beyond

12. SUPER - SUR
Boil
Water
Above
Many

13. NAU - NAV
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Quiet - Test
Ship - Sailor
Heart

14. UN
Healthy
Shadow
Breath
Not

15. URB
Drink
City
Know
Shadow

16. LAV - LAU - LU
Water
First
Yield - Go
Wash

17. OMNI
With - Together
All
Not
Self

18. SEM
King - Rule
Seed - Sow
Drive - Push
Soft

19. FERN
Between - Among
Boil
Against - Opposite
Other

20. CORP - CORS
Birth - Class - Kin
Burn - Shine
Almost
Body

21. BI - BIN
Two
Wisdom
Suffer - Feel
Smoke

22. SEMI
Together
Wave
Behind - After
Half

23. PSUEDO - PSEUD
Mant
Almost
Wander
False

24. INTRA
Roll - Turn
Inside - Within
Health - Save
Order - Universe - World

25. VERB
Word
Speed
Burn - Shine
Night

26. PEL
To
Well - Good
Burn
Drive - Push

27. TEST
Silent
Sleep
Poison
Bear Witness

28. CRYPT
Hide
Light
Short - Small
Tie - Bind

29. JOUR
Day
Change
Large - Great
Taste - Think

30. DOL
Please
Grieve
Light
New

31. BELL - BELLI
One
War
Bad
Soft

32. MOR - MORT
Death
One
Know
Write - Draw

33. PORT
Join
New
Carry
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

34. NOCT - NOX
Loose
Night
Holy
Heat

35. FUM
Great
Smoke
Rise
Root - Branch

36. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
All
Five
Whole

37. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Boil
Four
Many
Salt

38. HOL
Earth
Whole
Across - Beyond
Nothing

39. EGO
Join
Self
Wash
Hit - Prick

40. AC - ACR
Wisdom
Very Small
Sharp - Sour
Self

41. BURS
Purse - Money
By Chance
Nothing
Lie Down

42. ERR
Wander
Capable Of - Worth Of
Write
Speed

43. PHIL
Right Hand - Right Side
War
Speech - Thought
Love

44. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Back
Root - Branch
Taste - Think
New

45. MULT
Mant
Hard - Lasting
Walk
Way - Journey

46. MACRO
Very Small
Great - Long
Blood
Judge

47. INTER
Please
Between - Among
Backward
Command - Order

48. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Sun
Half
Against
Tight

49. PATH
Burn
Suffer - Feel
In Front - Before
Write - Draw

50. TIM
Fear
Smoke
Ship - Sailor
Many