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GRE Root Words

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1. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Write
Joke
Other
Tie - Bind

2. TRANS
Together
Dog
Across - Beyond
Grieve

3. DULC
Bone
Sweet
Against - Opposite
Away - Apart

4. HUM
New
Young
Earth
Sleep

5.
Fly
Nothing
Name
Wander

6. CIRCUM
Around
Wander
Earth
Large - Great

7. LIG - LI
Tie - Bind
Wave
Near
Against

8. POT
Drink
Old
Harm
From - Away - Apart

9. SAL
Salt
Free
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Last - Beyond

10. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
From - Away - Apart
Follow
Ship - Sailor
Hide

11. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Holy
Together
Out
Two

12. REG
Move
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Before
King - Rule

13. GEN
Body
First
Birth - Class - Kin
Order - Universe - World

14. INTRA
Flock
Inside - Within
Image - Idol
Earth

15. MACRO
Great - Long
Night
Light
Drive - Push

16. SAG - SAP - SAV
Taste - Think
Bad - Wrong Hate
Hard - Lasting
Image - Idol

17. PEL
Fear
Quiet - Test
Drive - Push
Sharp - Sour

18. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Faith
Know
Seed - Sow
With - Together

19. FUM
Write
Smoke
Backward
Last - Beyond

20. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Near
Last - Beyond
Fill - Full
Law

21. SUA
Free
Root - Branch
Please
Fear

22. NOV
Many
Bend - Fold
New
Other

23. HOMO
Drive - Push
Nothing - None
Child - Education
Same

24. JOUR
Day
True
Joke
Tongue

25. BEL - BELL
Fill - Full
Harm
Beautiful
One

26. PRIM - PRI
To
First
Green
Wave

27. AD - A
Read - Speak
Through - Across
Sharp - Sour
To

28. FUG
Around
Day
Stone
Flee

29. CULP
Wander
Fault - Blame
Across - Beyond
Hard - Lasting

30. NON
Light
Not
Color
Tongue

31. ANTI - ANT
Night
Right Hand - Right Side
Against - Opposite
Hard - Lasting

32. HOL
Four
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Child - Education
Whole

33. PROP - PROX
Against
Purse - Money
Poison
Near

34. ABLE - IBLE
Well - Good
Capable Of - Worth Of
Whole
Silent

35. NASC - NAT - GNA
Foot
Speed
Way - Journey
Birth

36. BON - BOUN
Good - Generous
Hard - Lasting
Image - Idol
Word

37. PHOB
Fear
To
Move
Not

38. GRAM - GRAPH
Heat
Write - Draw
Whole
Word

39. SUMM
Highest
Trust - Believe
Around
Hit - Prick

40. SE
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Holy
To
Sleep

41. LOG - LOQU
To
Speech - Thought
Against
Shadow

42. DOL
Walk
Grieve
Burn - Shine
Touch

43. IM - IN
Backward
Bear Witness
Not
Nothing

44. SALU - SALV
Health - Save
Middle
Poison
Fear

45. QUIE - QUIT
Twist
Birth
Self
Quiet - Test

46. PHON
Money
Not
Tight
Sound

47. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Back
Holy
Against
Poison

48. SUPER - SUR
Smoke
Good - Generous
All
Above

49. DI - DIS
Self
Away - Apart
From - Away - Apart
Both - On Both Sides - Around

50. MEGA
Self
In - On
Large - Great
In Front - Before