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GRE Root Words

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1. PAN - PANT
Blood
Ship - Sailor
Soft
All

2. ONER
In - On
Burden
Sharp - Sour
Healthy

3. LING - LANG
Name
First
Tongue
Judge

4. URB
Root - Branch
Short - Small
City
Child - Education

5. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Hide
Healthy
Many
Holy

6. SANG
Lead
Sharp - Sour
Life
Blood

7. REG
Purse - Money
In Front - Before
King - Rule
Birth

8. JUNCT - JUG
Short - Small
Faith
Join
Sleep

9. SEN
Sweet
Blood
Old
Free

10. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Capable Of - Worth Of
Root - Branch
Follow
Hundred - Hundreth

11. DULC
Shadow
Drink
Wash
Sweet

12. AD - A
Hard - Lasting
Hand
To
Light

13. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Move
Good - Generous
Healthy
Fill - Full

14. STRICT - STRING - STRAN
Tight
Hand
Health - Save
Breath

15. QUIE - QUIT
Wander
Sharp - Sour
Quiet - Test
Wave

16. MAND - MEND
One
Judge
Command - Order
Hide

17. NON
Bad - Wrong Hate
Join
Fire
Not

18. HETERO
Other
Sound
Half
Flock

19. LIBER
Law
Free
Follow
Down - Out - Away - Apart

20. SUMM
Write
One
Highest
Wander

21. BEN
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Well - Good
Salt
Breath

22. DUR
Smoke
Sit
Law
Hard - Lasting

23. HOL
First
Away - Apart
Whole
Equal

24. FUG
Wisdom
Image - Idol
Great - Long
Flee

25. MOR - MORT
Erase
Death
Stone
All

26. PYR
Fire
Two
Burn - Shine
Around

27. TIM
Change
Across - Beyond
Fear
Lie Down

28. JUV
Young
Two
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Capable Of - Worth Of

29. CRYPT
New
Hide
Right Hand - Right Side
Read - Speak

30. CED - CESS
Yield - Go
In Front - Before
Same
Almost

31. PED
New
Hide
Child - Education
Bend - Turn

32. MIS
Back
Follow
Bad - Wrong Hate
Liable To Err To Deceive

33. LEG - LEC - LEX
Speak
Read - Speak
Free
Great

34. POT
Between - Among
Suffer - Feel
Blood
Drink

35. JUD
Judge
Other
Read - Speak
Call - Word

36. SOPH
Faith
Praise
Wisdom
Fire

37. A - AN
Not - Without
Poison
In Front - Before
Please

38. PALP
Good - Generous
Know
Day
Fell

39. AMBI - AMPHI
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Not
Through - Across
Hand

40. PRE
Before - In Front
Whole
Look - See
Loose

41. POST
Behind - After
Fear
Silent
Smoke

42. RUB - RUD
Water
Breath
Short - Small
Red

43. SOMN
Sleep
Stiff - Numb
Behind - After
Breath

44. VAL - VAIL
Near
Hard - Lasting
Sleep
Strength - Use - Worth

45. SYM - SYN
Flock
Ship - Sailor
Please
Together

46. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Breath
Move
Bend - Fold
Walk

47. IT - ITER
Out
Way - Journey
Whole
City

48. DI
Nothing - None
Speech - Thought
Join
Day

49. CIRCUM
Order - Universe - World
Fire
Liable To Err To Deceive
Around

50. EU
Praise
Well - Good
Suffer - Feel
Middle