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GRE Root Words

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1. DOL
Image - Idol
Same
Health - Save
Grieve

2. DUC - DUCT
Last - Beyond
Lead
Money
Light

3. NOCT - NOX
Night
Touch
Stone
Hide

4. PRIM - PRI
First
In Front - Before
Faith
Joke

5. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Same
Away - Apart
Look - See
Against

6. UND
King - Rule
Wave
Night
Fly

7. CRED
Trust - Believe
Around
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Fear

8. BREW - BRID
Speak
Not
Wash
Short - Small

9. NIHIL
Nothing - None
Good - Generous
Judge
Bend - Turn

10. FATU
Capable Of - Worth Of
Foolish
Across - Beyond
Fly

11. PORT
Salt
Light
Quiet - Test
Carry

12. MICRO
All
Very Small
Wave
Birth

13. SOMN
Capable Of - Worth Of
Sleep
Hide
Tight

14. MACRO
Great - Long
In Front - Before
Large - Great
Short - Small

15. ONER
Against - Opposite
Night
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Burden

16. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Holy
Behind - After
Join
Many

17. PROTO - PROT
First
Liable To Err To Deceive
In Front - Before
Know

18. DUR
Almost
Sharp - Sour
Hard - Lasting
Heat

19. NON
Not
Fell
Poison
Loose

20. CORP - CORS
New
Way - Journey
Body
Around

21. HOMO
Same
Wave
Burn - Shine
Seed - Sow

22. VER
Sleep
Grieve
Heart
True

23. VIL
Ship - Sailor
Against
Base - Mean
Stone

24. EQU
Hand
Last - Beyond
Around
Equal

25. AD - A
Wash
Red
To
Between - Among

26. AMIN
Behind - After
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Look - See
Sweet

27. MIS
Behind - After
Nothing - None
Purse - Money
Bad - Wrong Hate

28. LEV
Against - Opposite
Light
Good - Generous
Erase

29. AUTO - AUT
Self
Death
Many
Grieve

30. MAND - MEND
Write - Draw
Light
Command - Order
Sharp - Sour

31. PUG - PUN
Holy
Not
Hit - Prick
Fill - Full

32. ERR
Boil
Money
Wander
Straight - Right

33. EGO
Short - Small
Life
Self
Child - Education

34. LUX - LUC
Light
Together
Image - Idol
Carry

35. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
From - Away - Apart
Highest
Four
Silent

36. URB
City
Liable To Err To Deceive
Nothing - None
Rise

37. BI - BIN
Two
Hand
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Hard - Lasting

38. PRO
Bend - Fold
Money
Self
In Front - Before

39. RADI - RACI - RAMI
Join
Root - Branch
Backward
Fault - Blame

40. JOC
Fire
Sweet
Joke
Image - Idol

41. VOC - VOU
Harm
Call - Word
Well - Good
Sound

42. CARN
Flesh
Wisdom
Follow
Write - Draw

43. GEN
Name
Birth - Class - Kin
Judge
Half

44. PAN - PANT
Fire
Young
Very Small
All

45. DULC
Foolish
Through - Across
Fell
Sweet

46. AC - ACR
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Highest
Burn
Sharp - Sour

47. VIRU
Poison
Back
Half
Down - Out - Away - Apart

48. ULT
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Not
Flesh
Last - Beyond

49. CO - COM - CON
Straight - Right
Read - Speak
With - Together
Burn - Shine

50. MEDI
Speed
Against
Middle
True