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GRE Root Words

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1. INTER
Between - Among
Wander
Taste - Think
Not

2. CYN - CAN
Read - Speak
Half
Beautiful
Dog

3. EU
Drink
Five
Well - Good
Self

4. ICON
One
Other
Image - Idol
Fly

5. NEO
Burn
Fill - Full
New
Order - Universe - World

6. CORD - CARD
Heart
Light
Behind - After
Dog

7. VOLU - VOLV
Flesh
Command - Order
Roll - Turn
Light

8. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Loose
Birth
Stiff - Numb
Poison

9. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Poison
Very Small
Follow
Fly

10. CAUS - CAUT
Wave
Loose
Healthy
Burn

11. SEN
Speech - Thought
Bend - Turn
Old
Nothing

12. SUMM
Highest
Health - Save
Know
Loose

13. CED - CESS
Yield - Go
Liable To Err To Deceive
Root - Branch
Wisdom

14. BI - BIN
Two
Carry
Praise
Highest

15. DOL
Speech - Thought
Back
Grieve
Across - Beyond

16. UND
Wave
In Front - Before
Almost
New

17. CARN
Day
Look - See
Bear Witness
Flesh

18. SINU - SIN
Bend - Fold
Around
Smoke
Grieve

19. PEC
Bad
Sit
Root - Branch
Money

20. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Fear
Day
Holy
Between - Among

21. INTRA
Suffer - Feel
Inside - Within
Many
Harm

22. SPIR
Well - Good
Ship - Sailor
Breath
Lead

23. SOPH
Wisdom
False
Self
Speech - Thought

24. CELER
Speed
Burn - Shine
Lead
Lie Down

25. PHON
Poison
Law
Inside - Within
Sound

26. LAV - LAU - LU
Wash
Burn
From - Away - Apart
Strength - Use - Worth

27. MAN - MANU
Read - Speak
Before - In Front
Hand
Highest

28. ERR
Image - Idol
Good - Generous
Wander
Day

29. FID - FI
Faith
By Chance
Smoke
Body

30. JUV
Heart
Call - Word
Salt
Young

31. NIHIL
Mant
Stiff - Numb
First
Nothing - None

32. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Move
Hearing
Almost
Young

33. PED - POD
Almost
Across - Beyond
Smoke
Foot

34. BEL - BELL
Harm
Strength - Use - Worth
Beautiful
Self

35. BELL - BELLI
Last - Beyond
Young
War
Rise

36. COSM
Birth
Order - Universe - World
Burden
Earth

37. QUINT - QUIN
Five
Down - Out - Away - Apart
In Front - Before
Bend - Fold

38. NOV
New
Free
Right Hand - Right Side
Light

39. OMNI
All
Around
Law
First

40. LEV
Together
Light
Birth
Read - Speak

41. AC - ACR
Sharp - Sour
Wisdom
With - Together
Before

42. EQU
False
Quiet - Test
Equal
Day

43. UMBR
Shadow
Hide
Sun
Twist

44. HETERO
Half
Not
Grieve
Other

45. RETRO
Backward
Soft
By Chance
Self

46. AUTO - AUT
Health - Save
Self
Not
Purse - Money

47. SOL
First
Great - Long
Sun
Quiet - Test

48. ULT
Money
Last - Beyond
Wander
Half

49. REG
Fell
Many
King - Rule
Color

50. DORM
Healthy
Sleep
Please
Fear