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GRE Root Words

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1. DE
Bear Witness
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Sweet
Not

2. PUG - PUN
Before - In Front
Write - Draw
Speech - Thought
Hit - Prick

3. HAP
Shadow
Foolish
By Chance
Foot

4. SOPH
Free
Wisdom
Bend - Turn
Back

5. HOL
Rise
Foot
Whole
With - Together

6. NEO
Out
New
Near
Breath

7. MOT - MOV - MOM - MOB
Back
Move
Earth
Life

8. E - EX - EC
Beautiful
False
Out
Half

9. IM - IN
Hide
Not
Silent
Under

10. COSM
Order - Universe - World
Silent
Liable To Err To Deceive
Yield - Go

11. BEN
Beautiful
Good - Generous
Well - Good
Order - Universe - World

12. AB
Birth
Life
From - Away - Apart
Away - Apart

13. PEC
Color
Burn - Shine
Yield - Go
Money

14. ULT
Bear Witness
Erase
Great - Long
Last - Beyond

15. CUMB - CUB
Lie Down
Fell
Straight - Right
Way - Journey

16. SE
Sit
Not
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Hand

17. DIA
Through - Across
Burn
Other
Fell

18. UNI - UN
Equal
Write
To
One

19. TACIT
Burn
Silent
Sweet
Away - Apart

20. DELE
Foot
Move
Fire
Erase

21. BURS
Purse - Money
Tight
Nothing - None
Both - On Both Sides - Around

22. AMBI - AMPHI
Purse - Money
Stiff - Numb
Hearing
Both - On Both Sides - Around

23. INTRA
Poison
First
Inside - Within
Faith

24. EGO
Command - Order
Flesh
Self
Money

25. PROTO - PROT
Silent
First
Not - Without
Drive - Push

26. URB
City
Against
Across - Beyond
Carry

27. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Write
Ship - Sailor
Well - Good
Good - Generous

28. MICRO
Very Small
One
Write - Draw
Whole

29. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
Shadow
Inside - Within
Rise
Speed

30. PRE
Before - In Front
Bone
Backward
Foolish

31. SUB
Bone
Under
Old
Down - Out - Away - Apart

32. RUB - RUD
By Chance
Wash
Strength - Use - Worth
Red

33. PERI
Around
Way - Journey
True
Wave

34. AMIN
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Sleep
Burn
Soft

35. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Well - Good
Right Hand - Right Side
Follow
Together

36. BI - BIN
Image - Idol
First
Two
Yield - Go

37. NASC - NAT - GNA
Fly
Hundred - Hundreth
Birth
Mant

38. OSS - OSTE
Sit
Birth - Class - Kin
Bone
Not

39. AUTO - AUT
Hundred - Hundreth
Self
Old
Hearing

40. VIRU
Whole
Red
Poison
To

41. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Holy
Great - Long
Fire
Sit

42. ERR
Many
Together
First
Wander

43. LOG - LOQU
Equal
Sleep
Speech - Thought
Write - Draw

44. NON
Green
Not
All
Heat

45. SAT
Not - Without
Night
Shadow
Enough

46. LEG - LEC - LEX
Hearing
Read - Speak
Against
Before - In Front

47. NOM - NYM - NEC
Nothing
Name
Free
Last - Beyond

48. VIL
New
One
Under
Base - Mean

49. SPIR
Breath
One
Lead
Mant

50. THERM
Speak
Blood
Heat
First