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GRE Root Words

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1. POLY
Speak
Many
Self
Order - Universe - World

2. PAN - PANT
Same
Highest
Body
All

3. PSUEDO - PSEUD
False
Fear
Health - Save
Against

4. ARD
Salt
Not
New
Burn

5. MON - MONO
Speed
Bend - Fold
One
Boil

6. SOMN
Grieve
King - Rule
Sleep
Other

7.
Speech - Thought
Day
Law
Nothing

8. MICRO
False
Purse - Money
Under
Very Small

9. POT
Whole
Drink
Well - Good
Base - Mean

10. JUNCT - JUG
Change
Join
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Whole

11. UNI - UN
Other
Beautiful
Roll - Turn
One

12. DIA
Tie - Bind
Stone
Twist
Through - Across

13. SUA
Well - Good
Please
By Chance
Fear

14. SEN
Flesh
Old
Grieve
Bad - Wrong Hate

15. PEC
Write
Money
Order - Universe - World
Shadow

16. LIBER
Free
Light
Against
Loose

17. ANT - ANTE
Self
Hearing
Before
Twist

18. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Half
Through - Across
Twist
Change

19. IM - IN
Not
Beautiful
By Chance
Heat

20. VIRU
Out
Bad
Poison
Great - Long

21. REG
Great - Long
King - Rule
Sit
Color

22. EGO
Self
Speed
Judge
Together

23. ANTI - ANT
Against - Opposite
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Straight - Right
Birth

24. ONER
New
Burden
Body
In - On

25. SAL
Harm
Salt
Law
Stone

26. ACOU
Twist
One
Bone
Hearing

27. FLAGR - FULG - FULM
Burn - Shine
Judge
War
Write - Draw

28. SUB
Under
Beautiful
Light
Yield - Go

29. FUM
Fault - Blame
All
Smoke
Base - Mean

30. JUR
Erase
Not
Law
Together

31. TEST
Write
Name
Many
Bear Witness

32. NOCT - NOX
Blood
Sweet
Night
Old

33. BREW - BRID
Highest
Short - Small
New
In Front - Before

34. CARN
Drink
Yield - Go
Flesh
Strength - Use - Worth

35. SOPH
Smoke
Wisdom
Free
Follow

36. HEMI
Blood
Four
Well - Good
Half

37. MOLL
Soft
Flee
Hundred - Hundreth
Above

38. VOC - VOU
Call - Word
Inside - Within
New
Bear Witness

39. CYN - CAN
Bend - Turn
Dog
Wave
Earth

40. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Against
Nothing - None
Follow
Not

41. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
Rise
Liable To Err To Deceive
Night
Stiff - Numb

42. AB
Strength - Use - Worth
From - Away - Apart
Almost
Short - Small

43. PRO
Great
Hit - Prick
In Front - Before
Not

44. POST
Lie Down
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Behind - After
Back

45. VERD
Lead
Holy
Night
Green

46. BEN
Name
Breath
Well - Good
Burn - Shine

47. PROP - PROX
Last - Beyond
Root - Branch
Near
Money

48. CELER
Short - Small
Above
Straight - Right
Speed

49. PATH
Many
Name
Joke
Suffer - Feel

50. DE
All
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Well - Good
Beautiful