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GRE Root Words

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1. VOLU - VOLV
Roll - Turn
Hearing
All
Two

2. NIHIL
Out
Nothing - None
Not
Burn - Shine

3. CRYPT
Death
Hide
Across - Beyond
Wisdom

4. DULC
Sweet
Drink
Against - Opposite
Green

5. LEG - LEC - LEX
Foolish
All
Soft
Read - Speak

6. PROP - PROX
Near
Tight
Self
Mant

7. POST
Death
Behind - After
Judge
Hearing

8. LEV
Light
Equal
Write - Draw
Fell

9. INTRA
First
Image - Idol
Inside - Within
Drink

10. SALU - SALV
Health - Save
Hit - Prick
Law
Poison

11. BREW - BRID
Hundred - Hundreth
Short - Small
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Together

12. SANG
Five
Smoke
Blood
Root - Branch

13. MAN - MANU
Light
Not
Hand
Wisdom

14. NAU - NAV
Before - In Front
Wave
Last - Beyond
Ship - Sailor

15.
Around
Almost
Nothing
Taste - Think

16. UND
Bear Witness
Not
Healthy
Wave

17. CIRCUM
Around
To
Sun
Bad - Wrong Hate

18. VERB
Word
Join
Around
Stone

19. TACIT
Life
Dog
Seed - Sow
Silent

20. DE
Whole
Earth
Wisdom
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

21. DORS
Back
Soft
First
Bend - Fold

22. AMBL - AMBUL
In - On
Grieve
Burn - Shine
Walk

23. IT - ITER
Half
Way - Journey
All
Nothing

24. LIBER
Backward
Against
Free
Inside - Within

25. ARD
Burn
Well - Good
Heart
Poison

26. FUG
Self
One
Flee
Speech - Thought

27. HOMO
Sleep
Same
Judge
One

28. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
First
Ship - Sailor
Call - Word
Rise

29. PORT
Earth
Carry
Not
Great - Long

30. SUMM
Lead
Highest
Hand
City

31. NOCT - NOX
Word
Night
Away - Apart
Boil

32. MOLL
Straight - Right
Bear Witness
Soft
Sweet

33. COSM
Burn
Sleep
Order - Universe - World
Mind - Spirit - Breath

34. CAUS - CAUT
Many
Same
Burn
Trust - Believe

35. VOL
Together
Fly
Many
Twist

36. ACOU
Hearing
Roll - Turn
Healthy
From - Away - Apart

37. PRO
In Front - Before
King - Rule
Self
Holy

38. MAND - MEND
Fill - Full
Wash
Command - Order
Flee

39. TORP
Stiff - Numb
Burn
Law
Hundred - Hundreth

40. MIS
Bad - Wrong Hate
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Root - Branch
Well - Good

41. ONER
Burn
Burden
Enough
Great

42. MON - MONO
Flock
One
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Sit

43. HOL
Sleep
Bone
Whole
Fault - Blame

44. DORM
Green
Sleep
Liable To Err To Deceive
Health - Save

45. POLY
Night
Joke
Many
New

46. AQUA - AQUE
Water
Earth
Salt
Enough

47. NOV
Tight
New
Well - Good
Bad - Wrong Hate

48. FERN
Boil
Green
Earth
Bad

49. AD - A
Large - Great
To
Sleep
First

50. JUNCT - JUG
Join
Know
Short - Small
Dog