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GRE Root Words

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1. NON
Hard - Lasting
Hide
Not
Under

2. JUR
Other
Law
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Shadow

3. DUC - DUCT
Near
Name
Shadow
Lead

4. HEMI
Half
Heat
Out
Loose

5. UNI - UN
One
Hand
Holy
Earth

6. NOM - NYM - NEC
Not
Not - Without
Look - See
Name

7. SAL
Dog
Loose
Salt
Soft

8. VIT - VIV
Burden
All
Short - Small
Life

9. BEL - BELL
Death
Right Hand - Right Side
Beautiful
Half

10. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Stone
To
Write
Love

11. PRO
Stone
In Front - Before
Trust - Believe
To

12. AB
Short - Small
Walk
From - Away - Apart
Read - Speak

13. REG
Speak
King - Rule
Look - See
Praise

14. MAND - MEND
Fire
Command - Order
Hundred - Hundreth
Strength - Use - Worth

15. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Touch
Same
Know
Behind - After

16. FAL
Write - Draw
Soft
Drink
Liable To Err To Deceive

17. JUV
Enough
Young
Around
Against

18. DE
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Seed - Sow
Wander
Tight

19. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Roll - Turn
Almost
Speak
Tight

20. NIHIL
Free
To
Nothing - None
Between - Among

21. TOX
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Not
Between - Among
Poison

22. SUB
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Soft
Under
First

23. JOUR
Poison
Smoke
Day
Night

24. LOG - LOQU
Bad - Wrong Hate
Straight - Right
Great - Long
Speech - Thought

25. BELL - BELLI
Salt
War
Fire
Five

26. VIRU
Poison
Roll - Turn
Purse - Money
Mant

27. BURS
Purse - Money
Hearing
Tight
Half

28. PORT
Carry
Breath
Love
Health - Save

29. PALP
Bad - Wrong Hate
Fell
Breath
Bend - Turn

30. UMBR
Wash
Back
Shadow
Against

31. SALU - SALV
Well - Good
Sleep
Join
Health - Save

32. TEST
Foolish
Sound
Life
Bear Witness

33. ARD
Name
Nothing
Burn
Above

34. LIG - LI
One
Please
Tie - Bind
Birth

35. PATH
Speech - Thought
Tie - Bind
Suffer - Feel
Sit

36. FERN
Holy
Almost
Boil
Touch

37. POLY
Lead
Many
Bad - Wrong Hate
Speed

38. CO - COM - CON
With - Together
Image - Idol
Drink
Twist

39. MULT
Mant
Hit - Prick
Night
Stiff - Numb

40. TORP
Hide
Soft
Fear
Stiff - Numb

41. E - EX - EC
Nothing
Out
In Front - Before
Light

42. CIRCUM
Purse - Money
Grieve
Around
Seed - Sow

43. CELER
Sun
Strength - Use - Worth
Speed
Root - Branch

44. SEMI
Death
Birth
Half
Nothing - None

45. VIL
Breath
Wisdom
Walk
Base - Mean

46. SAG - SAP - SAV
King - Rule
Green
Between - Among
Taste - Think

47. HAP
Birth
By Chance
Two
Fault - Blame

48. POST
Behind - After
Night
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Sleep

49. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
Sleep
Stiff - Numb
Drive - Push

50. UND
Fire
Before
Base - Mean
Wave