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GRE Root Words

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1. THERM
Harm
Judge
Heat
Touch

2. FAL
Harm
Hand
Liable To Err To Deceive
Great - Long

3. REG
King - Rule
Free
Order - Universe - World
Fill - Full

4. LEG - LEC - LEX
Two
Night
Read - Speak
Half

5. JOC
Quiet - Test
Fill - Full
Heart
Joke

6. NOM - NYM - NEC
Name
In - On
Money
Praise

7. RUB - RUD
Red
Loose
Sleep
With - Together

8. MACRO
Between - Among
Look - See
City
Great - Long

9. DUC - DUCT
Lie Down
From - Away - Apart
Lead
Inside - Within

10. SEM
By Chance
Blood
Against - Opposite
Seed - Sow

11. AMBL - AMBUL
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
New
Walk
Join

12. LAUD
Please
Praise
By Chance
Silent

13. DE
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Birth - Class - Kin
Boil
Drink

14. SAN
Hearing
Healthy
Not
Hard - Lasting

15. TOX
Root - Branch
Poison
Loose
True

16. SOL
Sun
Poison
Follow
Praise

17. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Color
First
Fill - Full
Loose

18. PATH
Suffer - Feel
Death
Hearing
Birth - Class - Kin

19. DIC - DICT - DIT
Flesh
Wander
Speak
Child - Education

20. CORP - CORS
Body
Erase
Four
Breath

21. MAND - MEND
Birth
Against
Command - Order
Yield - Go

22. VOL
Fly
Capable Of - Worth Of
Salt
Hit - Prick

23. MUT
Look - See
Change
Two
Poison

24. MOR - MORT
First
Know
Great
Death

25. PALP
Beautiful
Back
Fell
All

26. PHIL
Under
Law
Love
Taste - Think

27. MAL
Well - Good
Inside - Within
Light
Bad

28. CRED
Day
Sit
Trust - Believe
Fault - Blame

29. NOX - NOC
Silent
Against
Please
Harm

30. TIM
Day
Fear
Fire
Tight

31. POST
Root - Branch
Almost
Fell
Behind - After

32. MICRO
Sleep
Very Small
Hide
Above

33. BEN
Backward
Well - Good
Many
In Front - Before

34. FATU
Speech - Thought
Burn
Foolish
Wash

35. AUTO - AUT
Free
All
Self
Hearing

36. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Whole
Touch
Burn
Loose

37. SAG - SAP - SAV
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Last - Beyond
Faith
Taste - Think

38. LUX - LUC
Enough
Bad - Wrong Hate
Equal
Light

39. TACIT
Silent
Night
Fear
Quiet - Test

40. PUG - PUN
Hit - Prick
To
Day
Stone

41. GREG
Sharp - Sour
Flock
Half
Day

42. SOMN
Behind - After
Sleep
Yield - Go
Near

43. AQUA - AQUE
Red
Rise
Lead
Water

44. CRYPT
Hide
Hard - Lasting
Half
Look - See

45. MON - MONO
Faith
Sound
Not
One

46. ABLE - IBLE
Carry
Capable Of - Worth Of
Between - Among
Night

47. CUMB - CUB
True
Lie Down
Dog
Behind - After

48. SANG
Night
Tight
Half
Blood

49. PYR
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Hand
Fire
Nothing - None

50. PHOB
Walk
Heart
Fear
Short - Small