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GRE Root Words

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1. LEV
Color
Light
Poison
All

2. SUB
Speak
Fault - Blame
Silent
Under

3. IT - ITER
Way - Journey
Half
Good - Generous
Nothing - None

4. CO - COM - CON
Against
Image - Idol
With - Together
Day

5. PLAC
Not
Please
Flee
In - On

6. DOL
Hundred - Hundreth
Judge
Grieve
Fear

7. DUC - DUCT
Lead
Wave
Touch
Through - Across

8. JUNCT - JUG
Trust - Believe
Speech - Thought
Join
Self

9. OB
Fill - Full
Death
New
Against

10. SALU - SALV
Foolish
Health - Save
Day
Child - Education

11. DEXT
Fly
Right Hand - Right Side
Earth
Many

12. CIRCUM
Around
Equal
Sharp - Sour
Through - Across

13. FID - FI
Faith
Please
King - Rule
Fill - Full

14. MACRO
Great - Long
In Front - Before
Smoke
Rise

15. GEN
Water
Birth - Class - Kin
Old
Soft

16. THERM
Heat
Equal
Hide
Bad - Wrong Hate

17. ANT - ANTE
Hard - Lasting
Middle
Before
Loose

18. AB
Bear Witness
From - Away - Apart
Across - Beyond
Ship - Sailor

19. FERN
Sleep
Wave
Boil
Smoke

20. PERI
Poison
Light
Around
Fear

21. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Tie - Bind
Silent
Well - Good
Root - Branch

22. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Fill - Full
Bone
Before
Bear Witness

23. NOCT - NOX
Move
Write - Draw
Night
Not

24. SAN
Fear
Great - Long
Healthy
First

25. LAV - LAU - LU
Harm
Read - Speak
Great - Long
Wash

26. DI - DIS
Away - Apart
Hearing
First
Around

27. SPIR
Law
Purse - Money
Breath
Many

28. HEMI
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Word
Silent
Half

29. DULC
Quiet - Test
Fill - Full
Sweet
Both - On Both Sides - Around

30. UNI - UN
Burn
One
Two
Hundred - Hundreth

31. HOL
In Front - Before
Whole
All
Death

32. NON
Sun
Not
Carry
Roll - Turn

33. SUMM
Call - Word
Light
Highest
Yield - Go

34. MON - MONO
Water
One
Tie - Bind
Strength - Use - Worth

35. AMIN
Away - Apart
Joke
Hide
Mind - Spirit - Breath

36. NIHIL
Self
Large - Great
Nothing - None
Sleep

37. PROTO - PROT
First
Harm
Tight
True

38. MICRO
Erase
Very Small
Praise
Out

39. OSS - OSTE
Health - Save
Grieve
Bone
Dog

40. PENE - PEN
Poison
Almost
Bone
Away - Apart

41. LEG - LEC - LEX
Read - Speak
Out
Taste - Think
Change

42. DIC - DICT - DIT
Flesh
Speak
Money
Against

43. ULT
Day
Last - Beyond
Heart
Sleep

44. MULT
Liable To Err To Deceive
Suffer - Feel
Mant
Write - Draw

45. MOLL
Soft
Child - Education
Smoke
Away - Apart

46. PHOB
Fear
Call - Word
Change
Flock

47. UN
Back
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Not
Roll - Turn

48. TACIT
Poison
Drive - Push
Flee
Silent

49. POST
Last - Beyond
Poison
Behind - After
Healthy

50. MOR - MORT
Stiff - Numb
Nothing - None
Death
Flesh