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GRE Root Words

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1. SUA
Birth
Inside - Within
Please
Fire

2. SEM
Judge
Seed - Sow
One
Faith

3. BREW - BRID
Join
Root - Branch
Hundred - Hundreth
Short - Small

4. ICON
Image - Idol
Holy
Move
Night

5. PROP - PROX
Holy
Near
Against
True

6. PROTO - PROT
Health - Save
First
Breath
Very Small

7. LEV
Sleep
All
Faith
Light

8. HOL
Wave
Whole
Nothing
Sleep

9. AB
To
From - Away - Apart
Change
Joke

10. AC - ACR
Lie Down
Sharp - Sour
Hearing
Self

11. PATH
Before - In Front
City
Suffer - Feel
Bear Witness

12. NON
Not - Without
Free
Smoke
Not

13. PSUEDO - PSEUD
Out
False
Speak
Fear

14. BEL - BELL
Day
Drink
Grieve
Beautiful

15. DORS
Back
Sun
Wander
Death

16. QUINT - QUIN
Salt
Fear
Five
Before

17. ULT
Straight - Right
Sharp - Sour
Last - Beyond
Bend - Turn

18.
Purse - Money
From - Away - Apart
Against
Nothing

19. FID - FI
Red
Drink
Loose
Faith

20. MOLL
Same
By Chance
Soft
Green

21. PYR
Fire
Dog
Bad
False

22. LIG - LI
Read - Speak
Tight
Drink
Tie - Bind

23. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Back
Against
Joke
Day

24. BEN
Well - Good
Faith
Change
Very Small

25. POLY
Foolish
Color
Change
Many

26. PRE
One
New
Before - In Front
Bend - Turn

27. HEMI
Half
Not
Drink
First

28. NOM - NYM - NEC
War
Fell
Sleep
Name

29. DUR
Night
Order - Universe - World
Hard - Lasting
Good - Generous

30. DIA
Nothing - None
Write - Draw
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Through - Across

31. SE
Nothing
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Death
Great - Long

32. VER
Bend - Fold
Tight
Base - Mean
True

33. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Great
Breath
Day
Out

34. OMNI
Green
All
Many
Word

35. CRYPT
Hide
Sun
Large - Great
Ship - Sailor

36. FATU
Foolish
Child - Education
Please
Liable To Err To Deceive

37. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Tight
Join
Roll - Turn
Beautiful

38. DORM
Roll - Turn
Joke
Sleep
Large - Great

39. CORD - CARD
Heart
Sleep
Breath
Bend - Turn

40. UMBR
Write
Way - Journey
Shadow
Loose

41. CULP
Half
Move
Write - Draw
Fault - Blame

42. VIL
King - Rule
Base - Mean
Mant
Speech - Thought

43. BON - BOUN
Speed
Good - Generous
Not - Without
Burn - Shine

44. LIBER
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Taste - Think
Free
Burn

45. NOX - NOC
Harm
Taste - Think
All
Free

46. PORT
Rise
Love
Carry
Fear

47. NASC - NAT - GNA
Birth
Image - Idol
Tight
Both - On Both Sides - Around

48. PUG - PUN
Please
Grieve
Hit - Prick
First

49. A - AN
Whole
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Not - Without
City

50. MAN - MANU
Sharp - Sour
Hand
Stone
Word