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GRE Root Words

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1. OSS - OSTE
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Green
Bone
Fault - Blame

2. ANTI - ANT
Against - Opposite
To
Red
First

3. SOPH
Near
Nothing
Wisdom
Sweet

4. SOMN
Silent
Trust - Believe
Carry
Sleep

5. SOL
Call - Word
Way - Journey
By Chance
Sun

6. POLY
Many
Seed - Sow
First
Back

7. SPEC - SPIC
Night
Hearing
Large - Great
Look - See

8. SINU - SIN
Look - See
Bend - Fold
Night
Drive - Push

9. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
In Front - Before
Change
Sleep

10. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Look - See
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Hit - Prick
Twist

11. AMBI - AMPHI
Half
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Old
Hand

12. BELL - BELLI
Join
War
Well - Good
Burn - Shine

13. IM - IN
Soft
Not
Please
Seed - Sow

14. CAUS - CAUT
Burn
Not
Against
Bone

15. FLECT - FLEX
King - Rule
Against
Bend - Turn
Under

16. AD - A
Bear Witness
Please
To
Against

17. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Hard - Lasting
Know
Away - Apart
Sit

18. GREG
Heat
Self
Burden
Flock

19. AMBL - AMBUL
Birth
Walk
Out
Shadow

20. JUR
Trust - Believe
Law
Sleep
Near

21. ACOU
Dog
Hearing
Hard - Lasting
War

22. PED - POD
Back
Same
Foot
Inside - Within

23. HOMO
Write - Draw
Before
Name
Same

24. EGO
Self
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Fell
Earth

25. SPIR
Red
Smoke
Heat
Breath

26. RETRO
Yield - Go
Backward
Five
Holy

27. TORP
Water
Tongue
Praise
Stiff - Numb

28. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Through - Across
Four
Root - Branch
Very Small

29. LOG - LOQU
Speech - Thought
Fire
War
Please

30. CRYPT
Bad
Hide
Free
City

31. JUD
Before
Judge
Tight
Highest

32. MAN - MANU
Loose
Hand
Trust - Believe
Whole

33. FUG
Poison
Flee
Red
Capable Of - Worth Of

34. CRED
Trust - Believe
Enough
In - On
Bend - Turn

35. PERI
By Chance
Four
Around
Dog

36. EQU
Flock
Yield - Go
Night
Equal

37. PRE
Burn
Root - Branch
Before - In Front
Night

38. TIM
Right Hand - Right Side
Tongue
Read - Speak
Fear

39. CIRCUM
Not - Without
Liable To Err To Deceive
Around
New

40. FERN
Touch
Boil
Capable Of - Worth Of
Not

41. SE
Across - Beyond
Fault - Blame
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Almost

42. AMIN
Holy
Walk
Short - Small
Mind - Spirit - Breath

43. NOX - NOC
Before
Harm
Wave
Earth

44. BEL - BELL
Short - Small
Beautiful
All
Faith

45. QUINT - QUIN
First
Five
One
Move

46. CULP
Fault - Blame
True
Great
Near

47. SAL
Bend - Fold
Capable Of - Worth Of
Salt
Bend - Turn

48. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
Purse - Money
Capable Of - Worth Of
Not
Rise

49. THERM
With - Together
Young
Half
Heat

50. VOLU - VOLV
Loose
Around
Word
Roll - Turn