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GRE Root Words

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1. HEMI
Drive - Push
All
Half
Red

2. AD - A
Between - Among
Self
Light
To

3. FUG
Loose
Sun
Above
Flee

4. LIG - LI
Back
Tie - Bind
Sound
Shadow

5. AMBI - AMPHI
Between - Among
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Follow
Sound

6. DI - DIS
Before
Against
Away - Apart
In - On

7. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Root - Branch
Taste - Think
Not - Without
By Chance

8. LUX - LUC
Light
Color
Name
Not - Without

9. JUNCT - JUG
All
Law
Speech - Thought
Join

10. VERB
Whole
Word
Near
Speech - Thought

11. DE
Night
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Before
Know

12. VIL
Base - Mean
Stone
Good - Generous
Seed - Sow

13. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Old
Four
Bad
Flee

14. CAUS - CAUT
Not - Without
Same
Heart
Burn

15. MIS
Day
Bad - Wrong Hate
Yield - Go
Command - Order

16. HETERO
Color
Other
Free
Flesh

17. BURS
Soft
Purse - Money
Ship - Sailor
Drive - Push

18. MAN - MANU
First
Hand
Out
Bend - Fold

19. AC - ACR
First
Trust - Believe
Smoke
Sharp - Sour

20. VOC - VOU
Flesh
Fell
Call - Word
Body

21. CENT
Stiff - Numb
New
Hundred - Hundreth
Base - Mean

22. CRYPT
Tongue
Five
Light
Hide

23. SE
Flock
Foolish
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Bad

24. TOX
Hand
Poison
True
Water

25. MAL
Flesh
Green
Speech - Thought
Bad

26. NAU - NAV
Erase
Fill - Full
Ship - Sailor
Fear

27. ICON
Day
Image - Idol
Joke
Around

28. PEL
Heat
Drive - Push
Bad
Shadow

29. PSUEDO - PSEUD
Love
Erase
False
Well - Good

30. CELER
By Chance
Strength - Use - Worth
Please
Speed

31. INTER
Between - Among
Wisdom
Bend - Turn
Not

32. AMBL - AMBUL
Blood
Walk
Money
Breath

33. LITH
Stone
All
Mant
Join

34. PRIM - PRI
Hit - Prick
Sun
Faith
First

35. PRE
Before - In Front
Birth
Blood
Inside - Within

36. LIBER
Free
Shadow
Command - Order
Harm

37. MAND - MEND
Command - Order
Middle
Follow
Not

38. PENE - PEN
Harm
Same
Almost
Other

39. NOX - NOC
Death
Harm
All
Bear Witness

40. AB
Read - Speak
Before
From - Away - Apart
Sharp - Sour

41. BELL - BELLI
Not
All
Dog
War

42. MOLL
Day
Soft
Almost
Capable Of - Worth Of

43. PED - POD
Move
Sharp - Sour
Heat
Foot

44. BEL - BELL
Beautiful
Above
Birth - Class - Kin
Two

45. DORS
Back
Trust - Believe
All
Bend - Fold

46. FATU
Foolish
Mind - Spirit - Breath
False
First

47. JUV
Base - Mean
City
Young
Nothing - None

48. ANT - ANTE
Drive - Push
Fell
Before
Flock

49. URB
Faith
City
Red
Capable Of - Worth Of

50. DI
Read - Speak
Birth - Class - Kin
Day
Water