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GRE Root Words

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1. IN - IM - I
In - On
Carry
Great - Long
Almost

2. RUB - RUD
New
Harm
Red
Bad

3. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Right Hand - Right Side
Great
Same
Burn

4. PRE
Birth - Class - Kin
True
Before - In Front
Two

5. LIG - LI
Tie - Bind
Quiet - Test
Write
Self

6. PYR
Fire
Near
In Front - Before
Hide

7. FID - FI
Hit - Prick
Faith
Please
Salt

8. ARD
Roll - Turn
Birth - Class - Kin
Burn
Large - Great

9. BI - BIN
Poison
By Chance
Two
Inside - Within

10. CORP - CORS
Look - See
Body
Follow
Hide

11. REG
Base - Mean
Red
Boil
King - Rule

12. VAL - VAIL
Well - Good
True
Strength - Use - Worth
Drive - Push

13. DI
Lie Down
Life
Day
Faith

14. SPEC - SPIC
Above
Look - See
Not - Without
Word

15. FATU
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Against - Opposite
Foolish
Holy

16. IM - IN
Sweet
Love
Not
Shadow

17. SUPER - SUR
Money
Bad
Write - Draw
Above

18. POT
Not
Drink
Root - Branch
Mant

19. PATH
Suffer - Feel
Image - Idol
Poison
Foot

20. ABLE - IBLE
Capable Of - Worth Of
Fear
Flesh
Bend - Turn

21. NEO
New
Half
Through - Across
Wave

22. OB
Image - Idol
Drink
Against
Straight - Right

23. PERI
False
Bend - Fold
Well - Good
Around

24. CELER
King - Rule
Love
Fill - Full
Speed

25. SPIR
Write - Draw
Walk
First
Breath

26. BURS
Purse - Money
Read - Speak
Before
New

27. MAL
Bad
Tie - Bind
To
Fear

28. GREG
Flock
Very Small
Hit - Prick
In - On

29. VOL
Around
Touch
Near
Fly

30. SE
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Holy
In Front - Before
Self

31. AC - ACR
Wisdom
Sharp - Sour
Birth - Class - Kin
Against

32. AUTO - AUT
Against
Straight - Right
Self
Join

33. SUMM
Write - Draw
Image - Idol
Highest
Sweet

34. POST
Back
Behind - After
Fire
Know

35. FUM
Harm
Smoke
Good - Generous
Ship - Sailor

36. BEN
Breath
Hundred - Hundreth
First
Well - Good

37. HETERO
Across - Beyond
Other
Before - In Front
Bend - Turn

38. MON - MONO
Suffer - Feel
Half
Self
One

39. IT - ITER
Way - Journey
Before - In Front
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Shadow

40. UN
Water
Blood
Together
Not

41. NAU - NAV
Wash
Ship - Sailor
Money
Trust - Believe

42. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Sleep
Move
Back
Loose

43. PHON
Joke
Lead
Erase
Sound

44. MUT
Tongue
Change
Right Hand - Right Side
Enough

45. ANT - ANTE
Before
Join
Very Small
Against - Opposite

46. VOC - VOU
Hit - Prick
Call - Word
With - Together
Old

47. NOV
New
Through - Across
Health - Save
Shadow

48. SOL
Night
Sun
Under
Sleep

49. TACIT
Join
Silent
Purse - Money
Night

50. JOC
Breath
Middle
Between - Among
Joke