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GRE Root Words

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1. PED
Wander
With - Together
In - On
Child - Education

2. DI
Name
Around
Day
Bear Witness

3. MACRO
Judge
Through - Across
Great - Long
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

4. ERR
Free
New
Purse - Money
Wander

5. VOC - VOU
Health - Save
Call - Word
Command - Order
Tight

6. MULT
Mant
Breath
Sleep
Red

7. NOV
Salt
Before
New
Straight - Right

8. DEXT
Right Hand - Right Side
From - Away - Apart
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Know

9. DORM
Twist
Sleep
Away - Apart
Half

10. PHON
Sound
Loose
Sharp - Sour
Flee

11. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Middle
Wisdom
Great
Flee

12. JUR
Write - Draw
Before - In Front
Law
Know

13. MAND - MEND
Read - Speak
Young
Command - Order
Fire

14. UMBR
Great - Long
Fire
Wander
Shadow

15. AD - A
Yield - Go
To
Root - Branch
Whole

16. POLY
Many
Color
Fly
Order - Universe - World

17. SALU - SALV
Health - Save
Together
Straight - Right
Carry

18. NOCT - NOX
Capable Of - Worth Of
Night
Lie Down
In - On

19. JUD
Touch
Judge
Hard - Lasting
Burn

20. AMBI - AMPHI
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Joke
Well - Good
Many

21. DELE
Good - Generous
Silent
Erase
Burn

22. FLAGR - FULG - FULM
Beautiful
Burn - Shine
Fear
Drink

23. LOG - LOQU
Faith
Speech - Thought
Harm
Join

24. TACIT
Not
Silent
Change
Speech - Thought

25. SUPER - SUR
Flesh
Fault - Blame
Self
Above

26. VOLU - VOLV
Not - Without
Write - Draw
Earth
Roll - Turn

27. SUB
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Fault - Blame
Under
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

28. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Middle
Write
Salt
Self

29. CHROM
Yield - Go
Color
Back
First

30. TRANS
Judge
Across - Beyond
Faith
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

31. DE
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Highest
City
Nothing - None

32. HAP
Fear
Above
By Chance
Silent

33. QUINT - QUIN
Twist
Body
Dog
Five

34. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Water
Almost
All
Move

35. PEC
Love
Money
Fly
Wander

36. IN - IM - I
In - On
Light
Not
Sit

37. ABLE - IBLE
Heat
Sharp - Sour
Nothing
Capable Of - Worth Of

38. SOL
Around
Against
Sun
Tongue

39. LIBER
Behind - After
Against
Free
Half

40. INTER
Sweet
False
Between - Among
Wisdom

41. BEL - BELL
Call - Word
Beautiful
Great
Five

42. FAL
Holy
Through - Across
Strength - Use - Worth
Liable To Err To Deceive

43. CUMB - CUB
By Chance
Above
Lie Down
Write

44. MEDI
Near
Middle
Great - Long
Poison

45. RECT
All
Blood
Straight - Right
Tight

46. PRO
Holy
Against - Opposite
Whole
In Front - Before

47. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Joke
Four
Please
Fear

48. CELER
Speed
Many
Seed - Sow
Shadow

49. AMBL - AMBUL
Death
Walk
Wave
From - Away - Apart

50. IM - IN
Fault - Blame
Not
Around
Stiff - Numb