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GRE Root Words

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1. SOMN
Two
Well - Good
Sleep
Between - Among

2. SCRIB - SCRIV - SCRIPT
Write
Other
Yield - Go
Call - Word

3. UN
Not
Under
Read - Speak
Old

4. TOX
Speak
Poison
Rise
Around

5. LEV
Light
Shadow
Joke
Old

6. MON - MONO
One
Bone
In - On
Tongue

7. CORP - CORS
Well - Good
Base - Mean
Command - Order
Body

8. CELER
Light
Speed
Heart
Dog

9. PUG - PUN
Inside - Within
Behind - After
Grieve
Hit - Prick

10. SEM
Seed - Sow
Base - Mean
True
Mind - Spirit - Breath

11. MEDI
Five
Nothing
Middle
Not - Without

12. VIL
Base - Mean
Not
Drink
City

13. DE
First
Hard - Lasting
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Know

14. PENE - PEN
Same
Speed
Almost
War

15. IN - IM - I
Heat
Right Hand - Right Side
In - On
All

16. PRIM - PRI
Name
Child - Education
Read - Speak
First

17. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Strength - Use - Worth
Nothing - None
Light
Touch

18. LAV - LAU - LU
Wash
Not
Change
Hard - Lasting

19. SUA
Trust - Believe
Base - Mean
Backward
Please

20. PHON
Other
Back
Sound
Praise

21. DOL
Mant
Grieve
Wisdom
Way - Journey

22. DI - DIS
Away - Apart
Between - Among
Burn
One

23. INTRA
Flee
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Wander
Inside - Within

24. HAP
Self
By Chance
Half
Equal

25. HETERO
Burn - Shine
Other
Burn
Good - Generous

26.
True
Dog
Blood
Nothing

27. SEN
Old
Bend - Turn
Soft
By Chance

28. MAL
All
Bad
Before - In Front
Fear

29. OB
Blood
Inside - Within
Death
Against

30. SOL
Drink
Inside - Within
Breath
Sun

31. SAG - SAP - SAV
Write - Draw
Strength - Use - Worth
Love
Taste - Think

32. DUR
Beautiful
Liable To Err To Deceive
Hard - Lasting
All

33. DORM
Silent
Inside - Within
City
Sleep

34. CHROM
By Chance
Birth
In Front - Before
Color

35. NOV
Self
Last - Beyond
Inside - Within
New

36. REG
True
Name
King - Rule
Straight - Right

37. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Before
Loose
Harm
Birth

38. AQUA - AQUE
New
Not
Water
Poison

39. BEN
Well - Good
Fault - Blame
Sun
Down - Out - Away - Apart

40. BI - BIN
Yield - Go
Two
Drink
Breath

41. FLECT - FLEX
Four
Bend - Turn
Many
One

42. EQU
Bone
Boil
Equal
Self

43. PRE
Child - Education
Green
Taste - Think
Before - In Front

44. CO - COM - CON
Mind - Spirit - Breath
New
Flesh
With - Together

45. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
First
Highest
Capable Of - Worth Of

46. ACOU
False
Light
Hearing
Near

47. QUIE - QUIT
Change
Quiet - Test
Flock
Light

48. TRANS
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Health - Save
Great
Across - Beyond

49. SYM - SYN
Flesh
Together
Beautiful
Hide

50. GRAM - GRAPH
Water
Quiet - Test
Write - Draw
Color