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GRE Root Words

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. PSUEDO - PSEUD
False
Write - Draw
Name
True

2. SAL
Salt
Almost
Roll - Turn
Stiff - Numb

3. NOV
Back
Sleep
New
Free

4.
Nothing
By Chance
Last - Beyond
Health - Save

5. OB
Against
Around
Sleep
Free

6. AMBL - AMBUL
Across - Beyond
Speech - Thought
Tight
Walk

7. VOL
Middle
Fly
Self
Burn - Shine

8. DIA
Through - Across
Other
Write - Draw
Sit

9. VERD
Green
Short - Small
Birth
Healthy

10. FID - FI
Faith
Good - Generous
Flock
Trust - Believe

11. SUB
Around
In - On
Under
Sharp - Sour

12. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Fell
Write
All
Free

13. CENT
Bone
Call - Word
Hundred - Hundreth
Between - Among

14. MAND - MEND
Night
Not
Join
Command - Order

15. MON - MONO
Judge
Fly
One
Enough

16. PENE - PEN
Almost
Against
Wash
Healthy

17. DELE
Birth
Light
Water
Erase

18. UND
Erase
Wave
Before
Move

19. CELER
Burden
Speed
Hard - Lasting
Law

20. CHROM
Smoke
Against - Opposite
Color
Middle

21. UMBR
All
From - Away - Apart
Beautiful
Shadow

22. GNO - GNI - COGN - CONN
Wash
In Front - Before
Know
Great

23. EGO
Bend - Fold
Self
Strength - Use - Worth
Against - Opposite

24. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Hearing
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Great
Breath

25. DORS
Back
Nothing - None
Equal
Joke

26. JOUR
Salt
Love
Day
Body

27. SUA
Join
Order - Universe - World
Speak
Please

28. HOL
Change
Blood
Whole
Short - Small

29. GEN
Birth - Class - Kin
Smoke
Erase
Four

30. ANTI - ANT
Burn
Against - Opposite
Word
Heat

31. CARN
Call - Word
Great - Long
Flesh
Enough

32. OMNI
Drink
Fill - Full
Erase
All

33. PEC
Shadow
Bear Witness
Money
Back

34. BEN
Five
Well - Good
Liable To Err To Deceive
Hard - Lasting

35. GRAM - GRAPH
Stone
Way - Journey
Write - Draw
Hearing

36. SINU - SIN
Bend - Fold
By Chance
With - Together
Not

37. PEL
Drive - Push
Last - Beyond
Soft
Burn

38. FUM
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Smoke
Breath
Last - Beyond

39. MUT
Behind - After
Against
Near
Change

40. BI - BIN
Not - Without
Child - Education
Two
Heat

41. PATH
All
Health - Save
Stiff - Numb
Suffer - Feel

42. MULT
Half
Touch
Mant
First

43. BELL - BELLI
Not
Burn
Before - In Front
War

44. VAL - VAIL
New
Strength - Use - Worth
Out
Through - Across

45. SEMI
Trust - Believe
Half
Free
Yield - Go

46. VOC - VOU
Away - Apart
Five
Call - Word
First

47. SOL
Sun
Follow
Many
Speech - Thought

48. ULT
Silent
Last - Beyond
Burn - Shine
Poison

49. PED - POD
Root - Branch
Faith
Foot
Fear

50. MAN - MANU
Light
Word
Write - Draw
Hand