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GRE Root Words

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1. POLY
Many
Old
Please
All

2. PALP
Not - Without
Fell
Word
Near

3. LOG - LOQU
Earth
King - Rule
Short - Small
Speech - Thought

4. POST
Behind - After
Drive - Push
Before
Fear

5. DIA
Follow
Through - Across
Behind - After
Roll - Turn

6. JUV
Wave
To
Out
Young

7. INTER
Between - Among
Bad
Bad - Wrong Hate
Follow

8. JOC
In - On
Joke
Fell
Straight - Right

9. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Body
Name
Holy
Heart

10. TORP
Seed - Sow
Flock
Stiff - Numb
Self

11. A - AN
Not - Without
Two
Half
Fill - Full

12. MOLL
Harm
Boil
Great
Soft

13. LING - LANG
Tongue
Away - Apart
Ship - Sailor
Short - Small

14. CARN
Earth
Flesh
Near
King - Rule

15. ERR
Five
Poison
Wander
Hit - Prick

16. HUM
Bear Witness
Around
Earth
Sharp - Sour

17. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Command - Order
Well - Good
Earth
Move

18. SEMI
Half
Sleep
Health - Save
Wander

19. SEN
Green
Base - Mean
Night
Old

20. CHROM
Color
Hard - Lasting
Write
Praise

21. MOR - MORT
Faith
Capable Of - Worth Of
Death
Well - Good

22. CELER
Change
Healthy
Look - See
Speed

23. MEDI
Hide
Joke
Sit
Middle

24. SEM
Seed - Sow
Young
Know
Joke

25. NON
First
Near
War
Not

26. ULT
Stone
Last - Beyond
Highest
Carry

27. DUC - DUCT
Look - See
Liable To Err To Deceive
Lead
True

28. TIM
Flee
Fear
Young
Poison

29. MULT
Fault - Blame
Mant
Burn - Shine
Not

30. FUG
Flee
Before
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Through - Across

31. DI - DIS
Quiet - Test
Self
Read - Speak
Away - Apart

32. SED - SID
Half
Stone
Carry
Sit

33. IN - IM - I
Bend - Turn
Fly
In - On
Liable To Err To Deceive

34. RETRO
Tongue
Wash
Smoke
Backward

35. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Bend - Turn
Fill - Full
Through - Across
Half

36. PUG - PUN
Walk
Hit - Prick
Command - Order
Flee

37. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
Tongue
Write - Draw
Color

38. FATU
Fly
Word
Rise
Foolish

39. VIRU
Green
Very Small
Hundred - Hundreth
Poison

40. NEO
New
Lead
Walk
Write

41. DORM
Smoke
Fault - Blame
Sleep
Not - Without

42. NOM - NYM - NEC
Around
Foolish
Name
Down - Out - Away - Apart

43. LUX - LUC
Hide
Light
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Judge

44. BREW - BRID
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Fell
Short - Small
Speed

45. PERI
Inside - Within
Rise
Around
Order - Universe - World

46. SUB
Under
New
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Self

47. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Before - In Front
Color
Loose
Between - Among

48. HETERO
Money
Light
Other
Wander

49. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Great
Flock
Under
Silent

50. PENE - PEN
Against
Tight
Almost
Stone