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GRE Root Words

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1. MAN - MANU
Good - Generous
Hand
Between - Among
Great - Long

2. ANT - ANTE
Wave
Shadow
First
Before

3. LAV - LAU - LU
All
Money
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Wash

4. FLAGR - FULG - FULM
Four
Suffer - Feel
Walk
Burn - Shine

5. ACOU
Hearing
Base - Mean
Bend - Fold
Word

6. HAP
Through - Across
By Chance
Night
Beautiful

7. INTER
Light
Touch
Flesh
Between - Among

8. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Sharp - Sour
Foot
Fly
Four

9. SUPER - SUR
Hard - Lasting
Hit - Prick
Above
Enough

10. PYR
Fire
Same
Near
Burden

11. DE
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Poison
Fell
Tongue

12. VAL - VAIL
War
Two
Short - Small
Strength - Use - Worth

13. MOR - MORT
Order - Universe - World
Hard - Lasting
Death
Both - On Both Sides - Around

14. QUIE - QUIT
Fear
Quiet - Test
Mant
Write - Draw

15. UMBR
Shadow
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Foot
War

16. RECT
Two
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Sound
Straight - Right

17. VOL
Tight
By Chance
Above
Fly

18. SAG - SAP - SAV
Self
Stone
Taste - Think
Money

19. TRANS
Other
Poison
Across - Beyond
Together

20. BON - BOUN
Away - Apart
Burn
Equal
Good - Generous

21. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Bear Witness
Half
Wave
Twist

22. IT - ITER
Dog
Way - Journey
King - Rule
Burn - Shine

23. SAN
Well - Good
Old
Trust - Believe
Healthy

24. TACIT
Silent
Praise
Good - Generous
Birth - Class - Kin

25. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Fill - Full
Old
Fear
War

26. DELE
Five
Large - Great
Erase
Life

27. HEMI
Half
Under
Command - Order
Fault - Blame

28. LING - LANG
Way - Journey
Image - Idol
Earth
Tongue

29. SEMI
In - On
Sun
King - Rule
Half

30. ERR
Sharp - Sour
False
Wander
Color

31. VIRU
Flee
Bad
Poison
Hide

32. SANG
Inside - Within
Lie Down
Blood
Strength - Use - Worth

33. VIL
Many
Drink
Base - Mean
Last - Beyond

34. LITH
Blood
Stone
Back
Nothing

35. BELL - BELLI
War
Move
Young
King - Rule

36. EU
Fly
Walk
Change
Well - Good

37. SUMM
Nothing
War
Highest
Wisdom

38. LIG - LI
Tie - Bind
King - Rule
Tongue
Not - Without

39. CORD - CARD
Drink
Money
Heart
Tie - Bind

40. VERB
Follow
Taste - Think
Word
Please

41. NOX - NOC
Body
Harm
Sweet
Seed - Sow

42. AC - ACR
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Between - Among
Sharp - Sour
Flock

43. BEN
Together
Touch
Well - Good
Across - Beyond

44. CENT
Hundred - Hundreth
All
Healthy
War

45. DI
Day
False
Money
Burn

46. BEL - BELL
War
Bad - Wrong Hate
Birth - Class - Kin
Beautiful

47. UNI - UN
One
Rise
Fault - Blame
Base - Mean

48. CELER
Healthy
Soft
Flesh
Speed

49. AMIN
Red
Birth - Class - Kin
Join
Mind - Spirit - Breath

50. TORP
Faith
Strength - Use - Worth
Stiff - Numb
Poison