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GRE Root Words

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1. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Two
Well - Good
Loose
Hand

2. BREW - BRID
Joke
Write
Faith
Short - Small

3. ICON
Flee
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Almost
Image - Idol

4. MOLL
Soft
Death
Yield - Go
First

5. SAG - SAP - SAV
Out
Around
Taste - Think
Soft

6. PRE
Great
Order - Universe - World
Mant
Before - In Front

7. NOV
Young
Inside - Within
Good - Generous
New

8. INTER
Five
Wash
Between - Among
Ship - Sailor

9. CHROM
Bone
Wisdom
Half
Color

10. PHON
Call - Word
New
Sound
Dog

11. BEN
Well - Good
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Speed
Capable Of - Worth Of

12. MEGA
Fear
Large - Great
Day
Through - Across

13. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Together
Twist
Image - Idol
Hide

14. BI - BIN
Four
Great - Long
Two
Not

15. VAL - VAIL
Poison
Strength - Use - Worth
Way - Journey
Call - Word

16. PRO
Walk
In Front - Before
Above
In - On

17. MOR - MORT
Death
Right Hand - Right Side
False
Dog

18. HUM
Wander
Base - Mean
Earth
Liable To Err To Deceive

19. HETERO
Other
Not
Yield - Go
Please

20. OB
Flee
Against
Green
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

21. NASC - NAT - GNA
Death
Birth
False
Day

22. SAN
Other
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Healthy
Foot

23. LAV - LAU - LU
Sun
Sleep
Wash
Green

24. CIRCUM
Same
Purse - Money
Follow
Around

25. TIM
Stiff - Numb
Carry
Fear
Light

26. AUTO - AUT
Self
Nothing
Mant
King - Rule

27. REG
King - Rule
Faith
Light
Command - Order

28. MAND - MEND
Command - Order
Two
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Taste - Think

29. SOL
Middle
Hand
Red
Sun

30. MAN - MANU
Sleep
Fault - Blame
Hand
Move

31. HOL
All
Whole
Blood
Hundred - Hundreth

32. EGO
Suffer - Feel
Self
Walk
First

33. CORD - CARD
Heart
In Front - Before
Young
Joke

34. SPIR
Healthy
Straight - Right
Breath
Flesh

35. SYM - SYN
In Front - Before
Strength - Use - Worth
Together
Self

36. ONER
Same
Burden
In Front - Before
Love

37. CELER
Speed
Healthy
Great - Long
Birth

38. IT - ITER
Poison
Way - Journey
Tongue
Shadow

39. OSS - OSTE
Bone
Speak
Day
Through - Across

40. SUPER - SUR
New
Wisdom
One
Above

41. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Great
Trust - Believe
Dog
Child - Education

42. RETRO
Light
Back
Backward
Hundred - Hundreth

43. E - EX - EC
Change
Flesh
Out
Carry

44. PSUEDO - PSEUD
Across - Beyond
Way - Journey
False
Large - Great

45. UMBR
Old
Shadow
Healthy
Ship - Sailor

46. DIC - DICT - DIT
Speak
Near
Sun
Foot

47. MON - MONO
One
Root - Branch
Good - Generous
Praise

48. SPEC - SPIC
Birth
Look - See
Ship - Sailor
Change

49. PRIM - PRI
Judge
First
Bad
Lie Down

50. LAUD
Praise
Color
Self
Sweet