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GRE Root Words

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1. SINU - SIN
In Front - Before
Water
Other
Bend - Fold

2. CIRCUM
Dog
Enough
Around
Birth

3. CUMB - CUB
Sun
Speak
Lie Down
Joke

4. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Write - Draw
Tight
Well - Good
Not

5. SUB
Near
Under
Two
Hit - Prick

6. SPEC - SPIC
Look - See
Seed - Sow
Hand
Please

7. PEL
Bad - Wrong Hate
Burn
Drive - Push
Wash

8. JUR
Light
Erase
Almost
Law

9. JUV
Last - Beyond
Young
Half
In - On

10. PAN - PANT
Green
All
Root - Branch
Praise

11. JUNCT - JUG
Join
Wander
Child - Education
Money

12. INTRA
Inside - Within
Root - Branch
Life
With - Together

13. FAL
Liable To Err To Deceive
Base - Mean
Green
Hearing

14. ANT - ANTE
Look - See
Before
Name
Very Small

15. AMBI - AMPHI
Judge
Away - Apart
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Before

16. SED - SID
Sun
Sit
Self
Foot

17. POLY
Same
Word
Many
Around

18. BON - BOUN
Child - Education
Tie - Bind
Very Small
Good - Generous

19. A - AN
Stiff - Numb
Not - Without
One
Foolish

20. SAT
Health - Save
Enough
Nothing
Holy

21. LITH
Stone
True
From - Away - Apart
Self

22. EQU
Equal
Free
Good - Generous
Rise

23. LAUD
Praise
Under
Taste - Think
Last - Beyond

24. HOL
Salt
Whole
Day
Four

25. PEC
Nothing
Money
Bend - Turn
Together

26. GEN
Sharp - Sour
Health - Save
Birth - Class - Kin
Silent

27. CED - CESS
Red
Poison
Yield - Go
Highest

28. PHON
Body
Root - Branch
Well - Good
Sound

29. COSM
Order - Universe - World
Hand
From - Away - Apart
Before - In Front

30. TACIT
Twist
Faith
Silent
Foot

31. DORM
Almost
Short - Small
Sound
Sleep

32. LIG - LI
Hand
Tie - Bind
Middle
Boil

33. MAL
Bad
Across - Beyond
Foolish
Half

34. VER
Healthy
Fell
True
Carry

35. CULP
Equal
Write
Fault - Blame
Backward

36. RETRO
Sound
Backward
Word
Burn

37. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Right Hand - Right Side
Write
Flesh
Shadow

38. DOL
False
Highest
Day
Grieve

39. TOX
Poison
Day
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Across - Beyond

40. IT - ITER
Way - Journey
Burn - Shine
Dog
Rise

41. ERR
War
Image - Idol
Wander
True

42. VIRU
Under
Poison
Self
Together

43. PROTO - PROT
Hundred - Hundreth
Follow
One
First

44. SAL
Salt
Burn
Joke
Flee

45. VIT - VIV
Mant
Life
Sit
Color

46. DORS
Back
Liable To Err To Deceive
Well - Good
New

47. FLAGR - FULG - FULM
All
Burn - Shine
Tight
Whole

48. UN
Well - Good
Drive - Push
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Not

49. DI - DIS
Fault - Blame
Poison
Away - Apart
Not

50.
Nothing
Loose
Bend - Turn
Around