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GRE Root Words

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1. CRYPT
Name
Hide
Join
Last - Beyond

2. PHON
Sound
Know
Free
Bend - Fold

3. BI - BIN
Two
Sound
Hide
Before

4. PORT
Strength - Use - Worth
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Foot
Carry

5. CUMB - CUB
Half
Lie Down
Around
In - On

6. MOR - MORT
Other
Light
Death
Not

7. A - AN
Not - Without
Money
Beautiful
Change

8. IN - IM - I
Great - Long
In - On
Half
Faith

9. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Lead
Great - Long
Great
Yield - Go

10. PHIL
With - Together
True
Silent
Love

11. VAL - VAIL
Fill - Full
Strength - Use - Worth
Across - Beyond
Capable Of - Worth Of

12. THERM
Purse - Money
Boil
Same
Heat

13. OMNI
Speed
Two
All
Sweet

14. BEL - BELL
Inside - Within
Beautiful
Free
Grieve

15. HOL
Self
Whole
Twist
By Chance

16. PRE
Before - In Front
Roll - Turn
Sweet
Behind - After

17. DOL
Self
Grieve
Follow
Smoke

18. BON - BOUN
Almost
Four
Death
Good - Generous

19. PED - POD
Foot
Call - Word
Great - Long
Follow

20. GEN
Beautiful
Birth - Class - Kin
Very Small
Way - Journey

21. FUM
Smoke
Four
Nothing - None
Wander

22. POLY
Fell
Many
Red
Know

23. CORD - CARD
Not
War
Against
Heart

24. UMBR
Suffer - Feel
Beautiful
Out
Shadow

25. NOV
Short - Small
New
Image - Idol
Carry

26. FID - FI
Across - Beyond
Together
Erase
Faith

27. SUPER - SUR
Drink
Above
Middle
City

28. LIBER
Free
One
Fell
Health - Save

29. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Between - Among
New
False
Holy

30. GREG
Before
Flock
Write - Draw
Young

31. PSUEDO - PSEUD
Sweet
False
First
Against

32. PED
Child - Education
Equal
Together
Command - Order

33. ARD
Very Small
Burn
Praise
Salt

34. PERI
Dog
Around
To
Fear

35. AQUA - AQUE
Water
Life
Speak
Great - Long

36. ABLE - IBLE
Out
Loose
Capable Of - Worth Of
Whole

37. TORP
Hand
Against - Opposite
Between - Among
Stiff - Numb

38. VIL
Whole
City
Base - Mean
Mant

39. HUM
Earth
Flock
Silent
Day

40. SAG - SAP - SAV
Drink
Taste - Think
Flock
Back

41. LOG - LOQU
Bear Witness
Breath
Speech - Thought
Out

42. E - EX - EC
Tongue
Half
Out
Flock

43. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Backward
Rise
Liable To Err To Deceive
Know

44. JOC
Burn
Nothing
Read - Speak
Joke

45. PRIM - PRI
First
Sit
With - Together
Twist

46. ANTI - ANT
Way - Journey
Light
First
Against - Opposite

47. VERD
By Chance
Green
Day
Between - Among

48. DELE
Erase
Walk
Equal
Water

49. REG
King - Rule
Smoke
Backward
Lie Down

50. DE
In - On
Foolish
Sleep
Down - Out - Away From - Apart