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GRE Root Words

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1. SPIR
In - On
Large - Great
Breath
Order - Universe - World

2. CYN - CAN
Law
Please
Dog
Old

3. VIT - VIV
Heat
Life
Around
Great

4. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Write
Word
Carry
Hide

5. GREG
Roll - Turn
Flock
Body
Night

6. ONER
Enough
Burden
By Chance
Half

7. MACRO
Very Small
Self
Move
Great - Long

8. VOL
Carry
Call - Word
New
Fly

9. INTRA
Young
Self
Flee
Inside - Within

10. MEDI
Not
Money
Middle
Stone

11. VERD
Sweet
Hundred - Hundreth
Purse - Money
Green

12. PROTO - PROT
First
Enough
All
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

13. BELL - BELLI
War
Not
Fly
Old

14. MAL
Bad
Speed
Against
Law

15. CRED
Trust - Believe
Color
King - Rule
Fill - Full

16. NON
Earth
Burden
Wander
Not

17. SEN
Old
One
Speed
Burn

18. ICON
Across - Beyond
Soft
Image - Idol
Almost

19. PUG - PUN
Hit - Prick
Nothing - None
In - On
Order - Universe - World

20. JUNCT - JUG
Bad
From - Away - Apart
Wave
Join

21. BURS
Purse - Money
Rise
Money
Please

22. OB
Against
Touch
Dog
Quiet - Test

23. JUR
Follow
Law
Write
Two

24. LEG - LEC - LEX
Old
Flee
Read - Speak
Foolish

25. UNI - UN
Backward
One
King - Rule
Lie Down

26. MICRO
In Front - Before
Roll - Turn
Middle
Very Small

27. PRIM - PRI
Right Hand - Right Side
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Sleep
First

28. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Not
Together
Know
Body

29. HETERO
Write - Draw
Five
Other
Speak

30. TIM
Together
Fear
Across - Beyond
Breath

31. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Twist
Poison
Salt
Flesh

32. FLECT - FLEX
Backward
Shadow
Bend - Turn
Almost

33. JUD
Earth
Judge
Money
Base - Mean

34. PORT
Lead
Last - Beyond
Backward
Carry

35. AMBL - AMBUL
Good - Generous
Inside - Within
Taste - Think
Walk

36. IN - IM - I
In - On
Lead
Almost
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

37. DIA
Burden
Lead
Through - Across
King - Rule

38. LUX - LUC
Light
Purse - Money
Flee
Stiff - Numb

39. VER
Well - Good
Four
Day
True

40. VAL - VAIL
Strength - Use - Worth
All
Red
Many

41. JOC
Smoke
Not - Without
Joke
Sleep

42. ERR
Wander
Word
Bone
Follow

43. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Health - Save
Against - Opposite
Against
Root - Branch

44. DE
Blood
Lie Down
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Holy

45. FUG
Flee
Burn
Birth - Class - Kin
Burn

46. NIHIL
Birth - Class - Kin
Last - Beyond
Call - Word
Nothing - None

47. RUB - RUD
Red
Earth
Quiet - Test
Smoke

48. VOC - VOU
Capable Of - Worth Of
Call - Word
Many
Trust - Believe

49. HEMI
Capable Of - Worth Of
Color
Half
Taste - Think

50. MOR - MORT
Death
Sweet
Loose
Foolish