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GRE Root Words

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1. GEN
Birth - Class - Kin
Fly
Judge
Flesh

2. AUTO - AUT
Night
Self
Day
Harm

3. DUR
Speech - Thought
Hide
Not
Hard - Lasting

4. FLECT - FLEX
Day
Bend - Turn
Against
True

5. SAN
Healthy
Speak
Walk
Against - Opposite

6. PAN - PANT
Sleep
All
Health - Save
Loose

7. NEO
New
Smoke
Whole
Speak

8. CED - CESS
Speed
Speak
Hearing
Yield - Go

9. NOV
New
Please
Ship - Sailor
Light

10. NIHIL
Against
Between - Among
Nothing - None
One

11. TIM
Against
Not
Fear
Self

12. TORP
Through - Across
Bone
Death
Stiff - Numb

13. CRED
Trust - Believe
Fault - Blame
Heat
Tongue

14. VIRU
Not
Tight
Quiet - Test
Poison

15. COSM
From - Away - Apart
Last - Beyond
Foolish
Order - Universe - World

16. PHIL
Almost
Foot
Flee
Love

17. MICRO
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Very Small
Roll - Turn
Drink

18. MAND - MEND
Joke
Command - Order
True
Through - Across

19. LAUD
Praise
Before - In Front
Flesh
In Front - Before

20. BURS
Almost
Purse - Money
Last - Beyond
Mind - Spirit - Breath

21. CORP - CORS
Self
Hard - Lasting
Body
Burden

22. CRYPT
Hide
Erase
Root - Branch
Hand

23. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Green
From - Away - Apart
Back
Touch

24. SUMM
Right Hand - Right Side
Highest
Two
Before - In Front

25. IT - ITER
Life
Way - Journey
Drive - Push
Wander

26. CAUS - CAUT
Burn
Last - Beyond
Move
Against - Opposite

27. TRANS
Drink
Across - Beyond
Green
Light

28. LOG - LOQU
To
One
Hand
Speech - Thought

29. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Against
Tie - Bind
Call - Word
Twist

30. MEGA
Young
Self
Large - Great
Fell

31. ICON
Suffer - Feel
Image - Idol
Flee
Around

32. CORD - CARD
Heart
Birth
Love
Fear

33. ULT
Last - Beyond
New
Seed - Sow
Equal

34. FID - FI
Faith
Above
Flesh
Judge

35. MAN - MANU
Hand
Green
Backward
Together

36. PATH
Fault - Blame
Old
Two
Suffer - Feel

37. ACOU
Erase
Bone
Hearing
Beautiful

38. NOCT - NOX
Well - Good
Flee
Night
Faith

39. VIT - VIV
Young
Hand
Life
Drink

40. PORT
One
Carry
Bad - Wrong Hate
One

41. FUG
Flee
Command - Order
Smoke
Seed - Sow

42. PRE
Loose
Day
From - Away - Apart
Before - In Front

43. VERB
Light
Word
Old
Not

44. JUD
Judge
Sweet
First
Backward

45. JUR
Law
Shadow
Sound
Almost

46. AC - ACR
Order - Universe - World
Sharp - Sour
Fill - Full
Death

47. ANTI - ANT
Strength - Use - Worth
First
Against - Opposite
Stiff - Numb

48. LAV - LAU - LU
Strength - Use - Worth
Wash
Flock
Please

49. TEST
Not - Without
Day
Red
Bear Witness

50. REG
King - Rule
Poison
Last - Beyond
Light