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GRE Root Words

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1. SAL
Salt
Drink
All
Purse - Money

2. SUPER - SUR
Between - Among
Tight
Above
Whole

3. NASC - NAT - GNA
Holy
Liable To Err To Deceive
Last - Beyond
Birth

4. PED
Child - Education
Fell
Great - Long
Night

5. HETERO
Mant
New
Self
Other

6. QUAD - QUAR - QUAT
One
Half
Four
Purse - Money

7. FID - FI
Lead
Know
Faith
Against - Opposite

8. MAND - MEND
Command - Order
In Front - Before
Ship - Sailor
Against

9. ULT
Last - Beyond
Roll - Turn
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Write - Draw

10. RUB - RUD
Holy
False
Silent
Red

11. E - EX - EC
Fear
Out
Roll - Turn
Tight

12. CELER
Speed
Silent
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Around

13. FUG
Hide
Flee
Lie Down
Not

14. UND
Burn - Shine
Law
King - Rule
Wave

15. REG
Fire
King - Rule
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Sit

16. GREG
Harm
Flock
Red
Down - Out - Away From - Apart

17. SAN
Harm
King - Rule
Healthy
Short - Small

18. DUR
Name
All
Hard - Lasting
Base - Mean

19. DORM
Erase
Sleep
Harm
Yield - Go

20. BREW - BRID
Short - Small
Not
Body
Self

21. CRED
Well - Good
Trust - Believe
Almost
Yield - Go

22. SEMI
Joke
Half
Capable Of - Worth Of
To

23. NOCT - NOX
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Color
Night
Between - Among

24. DULC
Sweet
Green
Smoke
Fear

25. MOLL
Soft
Short - Small
Old
Water

26. COSM
Enough
Order - Universe - World
Write
Quiet - Test

27. PROP - PROX
Change
Free
Near
Birth - Class - Kin

28. JOC
New
Erase
Joke
Bear Witness

29. DELE
Law
Erase
Drive - Push
Base - Mean

30. SOL
Sun
Sleep
Order - Universe - World
First

31. JUV
Burn
Young
Out
Please

32. GEN
Silent
Under
Judge
Birth - Class - Kin

33. PRIM - PRI
First
Middle
Bad
Flee

34. ICON
Image - Idol
Away - Apart
Not
Yield - Go

35. BURS
Write
Around
Purse - Money
Water

36. VIT - VIV
Right Hand - Right Side
Near
Life
Well - Good

37. SURG - SOURC - SURRECT
Know
Rise
Silent
Beautiful

38. MULT
Before - In Front
Mant
Earth
Nothing - None

39. MEDI
Middle
Sit
Enough
In Front - Before

40. CRYPT
Wisdom
Hide
Touch
Look - See

41. HOL
One
Strength - Use - Worth
Heart
Whole

42. ANTI - ANT
Against - Opposite
Together
Name
Above

43. PATH
Seed - Sow
First
Four
Suffer - Feel

44. AMIN
Other
Bend - Fold
Enough
Mind - Spirit - Breath

45. JUR
Health - Save
Half
Law
Bad

46. VOL
Free
Silent
Fly
Two

47. SACER - SACR - SANCT
Breath
City
Self
Holy

48. BI - BIN
False
Sun
Flock
Two

49. CED - CESS
Straight - Right
Wash
Money
Yield - Go

50. BELL - BELLI
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Poison
War
Harm