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GRE Root Words

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1. REG
Together
Behind - After
King - Rule
Through - Across

2. PAN - PANT
All
Sharp - Sour
Whole
Not

3.
Poison
Nothing
By Chance
Judge

4. JUNCT - JUG
Foolish
Self
Word
Join

5. LIG - LI
Around
Burn
Tie - Bind
Sleep

6. PROTO - PROT
Suffer - Feel
First
Seed - Sow
Order - Universe - World

7. HOL
Across - Beyond
Whole
Half
Quiet - Test

8. ONER
Love
Burden
Image - Idol
One

9. VOL
In Front - Before
Back
Sound
Fly

10. SEM
Death
Stone
Seed - Sow
Backward

11. NASC - NAT - GNA
Whole
Birth
Old
Not - Without

12. ANTI - ANT
Against - Opposite
Fire
Down - Out - Away - Apart
With - Together

13. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Body
Root - Branch
Great
From - Away - Apart

14. NOX - NOC
Enough
Salt
Before - In Front
Harm

15. VAL - VAIL
Speak
Around
Strength - Use - Worth
Flesh

16. MAL
Salt
Bad
Five
Flock

17. AB
Taste - Think
From - Away - Apart
One
Walk

18. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
First
Four
Fly
Drink

19. MIS
False
Sharp - Sour
Bad - Wrong Hate
Light

20. VERD
Walk
Green
Against
Name

21. PYR
In - On
Fire
Not
Love

22. CULP
Nothing
Fault - Blame
Young
Base - Mean

23. AUTO - AUT
Self
Not - Without
Please
Ship - Sailor

24. IN - IM - I
Faith
Birth - Class - Kin
In - On
Under

25. DIC - DICT - DIT
Great - Long
Law
Speak
Speed

26. DE
Right Hand - Right Side
Life
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

27. CUMB - CUB
Birth
Flesh
Lie Down
Hearing

28. CRYPT
Hide
Tight
Holy
Burn

29. PUG - PUN
Not
Rise
Hit - Prick
Flesh

30. HETERO
Other
Speed
Joke
Great

31. EU
Well - Good
Burn - Shine
Against
Highest

32. QUIE - QUIT
Equal
Across - Beyond
Quiet - Test
Judge

33. PHIL
Tight
Judge
Root - Branch
Love

34. SEN
Five
Old
Back
Between - Among

35. PRIM - PRI
First
Child - Education
To
Against - Opposite

36. A - AN
Not - Without
Healthy
Around
Fill - Full

37. CO - COM - CON
Self
By Chance
With - Together
Sharp - Sour

38. NOM - NYM - NEC
False
Boil
Water
Name

39. BEL - BELL
Change
Light
Beautiful
Around

40. TOX
Free
Poison
Hand
Wash

41. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Bone
Fire
Read - Speak
Fill - Full

42. SOL
Death
Sun
Way - Journey
Water

43. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Away - Apart
Salt
Behind - After
Against

44. JUD
Death
Call - Word
Judge
Above

45. OMNI
Speed
Change
All
Not

46. CARN
Flesh
Tongue
Law
Very Small

47. HEMI
Quiet - Test
Word
Half
Day

48. LEV
Light
Sleep
Self
Flee

49. MAN - MANU
Money
Strength - Use - Worth
Hand
Speed

50. BON - BOUN
Seed - Sow
Wander
Straight - Right
Good - Generous