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GRE Root Words

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1. PEL
From - Away - Apart
Holy
Drive - Push
King - Rule

2. TACT - TAG - TAM - TANG
Seed - Sow
Touch
Sit
Inside - Within

3. SE
Equal
To
Down - Out - Away - Apart
Walk

4. CORD - CARD
Health - Save
Burn
Death
Heart

5. LITH
Day
Water
Stone
Bone

6. CHROM
To
Name
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Color

7. EQU
Way - Journey
From - Away - Apart
Trust - Believe
Equal

8. PATH
Light
Before
Suffer - Feel
Touch

9. INTRA
Money
Four
Inside - Within
Tongue

10. JUNCT - JUG
Join
New
Many
Through - Across

11. SOPH
Call - Word
Purse - Money
Child - Education
Wisdom

12. DIA
Salt
Image - Idol
Drive - Push
Through - Across

13. VER
Right Hand - Right Side
Fire
True
Capable Of - Worth Of

14. SPEC - SPIC
Look - See
Middle
Flesh
Trust - Believe

15. VIT - VIV
Speed
Inside - Within
Life
Mant

16. UN
Not
Sun
Night
Wash

17. CIRCUM
In - On
Flee
Around
Down - Out - Away - Apart

18. NEO
Not
Bad - Wrong Hate
New
Same

19. TEST
Bear Witness
Self
Highest
Against - Opposite

20. MON - MONO
Burn
One
Write
Stiff - Numb

21. SYM - SYN
Foolish
Roll - Turn
Together
Great - Long

22. PYR
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Fell
Fire
Short - Small

23. CULP
Fault - Blame
One
Right Hand - Right Side
Twist

24. IM - IN
Way - Journey
Lie Down
Hand
Not

25. AUTO - AUT
Hand
Self
Above
Around

26. SPIR
Twist
Sweet
Love
Breath

27. FUG
Salt
Before - In Front
Flee
Burn - Shine

28. URB
Praise
Capable Of - Worth Of
City
King - Rule

29. MAN - MANU
Hard - Lasting
Whole
Hand
False

30. VERB
Foot
Above
Right Hand - Right Side
Word

31. PENE - PEN
Almost
Self
Capable Of - Worth Of
In Front - Before

32. AD - A
Liable To Err To Deceive
Join
Speak
To

33. AB
Sharp - Sour
From - Away - Apart
Bad - Wrong Hate
Lie Down

34. UMBR
Together
Shadow
Above
Free

35. OSS - OSTE
Bone
Not
Love
Way - Journey

36.
Nothing
Life
Flock
Burn

37. ANTI - ANT
Sit
Against - Opposite
Straight - Right
Base - Mean

38. E - EX - EC
Out
Base - Mean
Heat
Sun

39. BEN
Harm
Well - Good
Good - Generous
Drink

40. PROTO - PROT
Nothing - None
Money
Self
First

41. ANT - ANTE
Before
Way - Journey
True
Highest

42. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Write - Draw
Sleep
Follow
Twist

43. AMBI - AMPHI
Two
Very Small
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Heat

44. MICRO
Very Small
Purse - Money
All
To

45. TORQ - TORT - TOR
New
Birth - Class - Kin
Law
Twist

46. MULT
Write - Draw
Other
Liable To Err To Deceive
Mant

47. MAG - MAX - MAJ - MAS
Bend - Fold
Great
Half
All

48. LEG - LEC - LEX
Read - Speak
Lead
Foot
Grieve

49. CYN - CAN
Walk
Dog
Law
First

50. NON
Nothing
Burn - Shine
Wash
Not