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GRE Root Words

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1. BREW - BRID
Short - Small
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Trust - Believe
Before - In Front

2. CO - COM - CON
Mant
With - Together
Stone
Hearing

3. SAG - SAP - SAV
One
Half
Fill - Full
Taste - Think

4.
Seed - Sow
Burn
Nothing
Wave

5. MOLL
Soft
Sharp - Sour
Call - Word
Young

6. MICRO
Bad - Wrong Hate
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Taste - Think
Very Small

7. PENE - PEN
Breath
Water
Almost
Other

8. FLAGR - FULG - FULM
Wisdom
Burn - Shine
Free
Behind - After

9. SUPER - SUR
Salt
Half
Above
Hand

10. CHROM
In Front - Before
Night
With - Together
Color

11. JUR
Law
Roll - Turn
Mind - Spirit - Breath
Both - On Both Sides - Around

12. JUV
Suffer - Feel
Touch
Good - Generous
Young

13. NASC - NAT - GNA
Hand
Birth
Root - Branch
Bad - Wrong Hate

14. EQU
Highest
Shadow
Equal
Bad

15. GRAM - GRAPH
City
Write - Draw
Green
Hearing

16. BON - BOUN
Good - Generous
Erase
Away - Apart
Flee

17. PYR
Silent
Breath
Know
Fire

18. AD - A
Well - Good
To
Before
Tie - Bind

19. NIHIL
Fly
Harm
Nothing - None
City

20. SOMN
Grieve
Yield - Go
Strength - Use - Worth
Sleep

21. UMBR
Across - Beyond
Tie - Bind
Shadow
Holy

22. PORT
Carry
In - On
Bend - Turn
Under

23. AQUA - AQUE
Silent
One
Light
Water

24. LAUD
Follow
Praise
Fire
Grieve

25. AB
From - Away - Apart
Same
Command - Order
Money

26. SAN
Breath
Healthy
Drive - Push
Right Hand - Right Side

27. TEST
Sound
Bear Witness
Mant
Light

28. TACIT
Silent
Large - Great
Burn
Twist

29. FID - FI
Away - Apart
Burn
Faith
Bad

30. ONER
Burden
Burn - Shine
Walk
Seed - Sow

31. FUM
Holy
Lie Down
Short - Small
Smoke

32. FUG
Shadow
Many
Flee
One

33. ICON
Great - Long
Lie Down
Poison
Image - Idol

34. VOLU - VOLV
First
Health - Save
Roll - Turn
Down - Out - Away - Apart

35. TORQ - TORT - TOR
Other
Harm
Twist
Sun

36. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
Rise
Loose
Capable Of - Worth Of
Image - Idol

37. EU
Carry
Lie Down
Follow
Well - Good

38. URB
True
Foolish
City
Burn

39. LUX - LUC
Enough
Heat
Fill - Full
Light

40. POLY
Many
Health - Save
Young
Fill - Full

41. FERN
Boil
Heart
First
Behind - After

42. MEDI
Above
Self
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Middle

43. NEO
Hit - Prick
New
Holy
Sleep

44. GEN
Under
Yield - Go
Birth - Class - Kin
War

45. JUD
Judge
Bad - Wrong Hate
Great - Long
Before

46. BEL - BELL
Burn
Short - Small
Beautiful
Light

47. CONTRA - CONTRO - COUNTER
Loose
Shadow
Highest
Against

48. CENT
Wave
Hundred - Hundreth
Purse - Money
Nothing - None

49. REG
Wisdom
Nothing - None
Liable To Err To Deceive
King - Rule

50. INTER
Between - Among
Backward
Self
Fly