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GRE Root Words

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1. MACRO
Boil
Great - Long
Inside - Within
Write - Draw

2. HEMI
Speed
Half
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Grieve

3. PRE
Before - In Front
Foot
Short - Small
Taste - Think

4. TORP
Silent
Boil
Stiff - Numb
Dog

5. SOPH
Way - Journey
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Not
Wisdom

6. AMBL - AMBUL
Capable Of - Worth Of
Walk
Very Small
Not

7. PSUEDO - PSEUD
False
Sweet
Back
Silent

8. QUIE - QUIT
Healthy
Quiet - Test
Bad
New

9. JUD
Write - Draw
Fear
Judge
Good - Generous

10. VIRU
Poison
Walk
Against
First

11. TEST
Bear Witness
Ship - Sailor
Call - Word
Bad - Wrong Hate

12. LIBER
Day
Two
Free
Near

13. TIM
In - On
Fear
New
Sharp - Sour

14. A - AN
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Not - Without
Across - Beyond
Liable To Err To Deceive

15. DI
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Day
Foolish
Fire

16. BURS
First
Bone
Speed
Purse - Money

17. LAUD
Faith
Praise
Between - Among
Before - In Front

18. SE
By Chance
Down - Out - Away - Apart
With - Together
Money

19. PHON
Night
Twist
Silent
Sound

20. SAT
Burn
Enough
Tie - Bind
Trust - Believe

21. VAL - VAIL
Other
Strength - Use - Worth
Day
Color

22. SUA
One
Trust - Believe
Please
Blood

23. ULT
Young
Enough
First
Last - Beyond

24. ARD
Self
Back
Burn
Tongue

25. DULC
Sweet
Heart
New
Child - Education

26. GRAM - GRAPH
True
Salt
Speak
Write - Draw

27. LITH
Shadow
Touch
Before
Stone

28. POST
Beautiful
Fill - Full
Behind - After
Bad - Wrong Hate

29. FATU
All
Foolish
Rise
First

30. FID - FI
Faith
Health - Save
Not - Without
Taste - Think

31. TOX
Great
Poison
Red
Five

32. EGO
Salt
Carry
Self
Health - Save

33. PHOB
Burn
Day
Four
Fear

34. IT - ITER
Mant
New
Way - Journey
Health - Save

35. SOMN
Burn
Life
Highest
Sleep

36. FUM
Law
Four
Smoke
Fear

37. CED - CESS
Judge
Yield - Go
Liable To Err To Deceive
Hearing

38. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
Across - Beyond
Rise
Well - Good
Both - On Both Sides - Around

39. UNI - UN
Color
Straight - Right
One
Behind - After

40. CORP - CORS
Behind - After
Sleep
Beautiful
Body

41. ANT - ANTE
Before
Two
Almost
Inside - Within

42. SAN
Yield - Go
Roll - Turn
Healthy
Other

43. HOMO
All
Name
Liable To Err To Deceive
Same

44. JOC
Joke
Rise
Suffer - Feel
Wisdom

45. PYR
Fire
Strength - Use - Worth
Praise
Bend - Turn

46. HOL
Nothing - None
Shadow
Whole
Hide

47. AUTO - AUT
Trust - Believe
All
Self
Hand

48. COSM
Sleep
Self
Trust - Believe
Order - Universe - World

49. OB
Between - Among
Stone
Against
Sun

50. ACOU
Lead
Hit - Prick
Hearing
Breath