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GRE Root Words

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1. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
Root - Branch
Four
Speech - Thought
Birth

2. MICRO
Drink
Base - Mean
Wash
Very Small

3. SOL
To
Shadow
Sun
Not

4. BREW - BRID
Soft
Write
Short - Small
Beautiful

5. SAL
Self
Money
Salt
Bad - Wrong Hate

6. A - AN
Whole
Burden
Not - Without
Four

7. SANG
Day
Blood
Across - Beyond
Speed

8. SAG - SAP - SAV
Shadow
Soft
Taste - Think
Hard - Lasting

9. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Quiet - Test
Holy
Day
Wander

10. DULC
Wisdom
Almost
Sweet
Great

11. EGO
Water
Hand
Self
Ship - Sailor

12. PROP - PROX
Move
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Near
Command - Order

13. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Loose
Liable To Err To Deceive
Drive - Push
Very Small

14. LIG - LI
Hit - Prick
Against - Opposite
Not
Tie - Bind

15. PRE
Child - Education
Before - In Front
Bend - Fold
Speech - Thought

16. SALU - SALV
Drive - Push
Against
Large - Great
Health - Save

17. MIS
Bad - Wrong Hate
Call - Word
Flesh
To

18. DELE
Burden
Erase
Fire
Before

19. HETERO
Rise
Word
Other
Love

20. BELL - BELLI
Enough
War
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Join

21. THERM
Know
City
Heat
Quiet - Test

22. VAL - VAIL
Foolish
Ship - Sailor
Sharp - Sour
Strength - Use - Worth

23. SINU - SIN
Rise
Salt
Bend - Fold
Earth

24. CRED
Stiff - Numb
Light
Trust - Believe
Love

25. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Flock
Day
Boil
Root - Branch

26. POST
Mant
Behind - After
Beautiful
Breath

27. DIA
Between - Among
Through - Across
Burn
Almost

28. LAUD
Harm
Wander
Against
Praise

29. VOC - VOU
Call - Word
Around
Hard - Lasting
Sleep

30. RECT
Breath
Fill - Full
Nothing
Straight - Right

31. SEN
Touch
Old
First
Sit

32. IM - IN
Fear
Not
Money
Five

33. HOL
Poison
Roll - Turn
Whole
Join

34. CED - CESS
In Front - Before
Yield - Go
Word
Self

35. JOC
Blood
Joke
With - Together
Hide

36. DORM
Sweet
All
Sleep
Join

37. MACRO
Light
Write - Draw
Great
Great - Long

38. ULT
Last - Beyond
Law
Between - Among
Near

39. SEM
Seed - Sow
One
Lead
Praise

40. PALP
Back
Fell
Almost
In Front - Before

41. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Move
Twist
By Chance
Nothing

42. TIM
Fear
Night
Nothing
Together

43. PRO
Image - Idol
Bear Witness
Change
In Front - Before

44. CO - COM - CON
Poison
Burn - Shine
Look - See
With - Together

45. LING - LANG
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Tongue
Half
Stiff - Numb

46. DORS
Burn - Shine
Straight - Right
Back
Right Hand - Right Side

47. SE
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Good - Generous
Great - Long
Straight - Right

48. LOG - LOQU
Word
False
Erase
Speech - Thought

49. ERR
Liable To Err To Deceive
Walk
Well - Good
Wander

50. NOM - NYM - NEC
With - Together
Name
Out
Way - Journey