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GRE Root Words

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1. PERI
Around
War
In - On
Quiet - Test

2. BEL - BELL
Beautiful
Money
Earth
Hard - Lasting

3. DUR
Hundred - Hundreth
Know
Hard - Lasting
Poison

4. CELER
Good - Generous
Loose
Speed
Across - Beyond

5. LITH
Blood
In Front - Before
Stone
Short - Small

6. OMNI
All
Speed
Before
Light

7. TEST
Flock
Write
Young
Bear Witness

8. EQU
Harm
Color
Root - Branch
Equal

9. NAU - NAV
Light
Bear Witness
Ship - Sailor
Touch

10. LAUD
Command - Order
Praise
Name
Sun

11. MEGA
Hard - Lasting
Speed
Large - Great
Death

12. JUD
Judge
Harm
True
Flock

13. VOLU - VOLV
Red
Poison
Roll - Turn
Last - Beyond

14. PRO
Poison
Other
Command - Order
In Front - Before

15. HOMO
King - Rule
Tongue
Same
Boil

16. DE
Speak
Lead
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Right Hand - Right Side

17. VIT - VIV
Life
Not
Night
Speech - Thought

18. CENT
Write - Draw
Nothing
Death
Hundred - Hundreth

19. GRAM - GRAPH
Write - Draw
Five
Purse - Money
Night

20. SUPER - SUR
Above
Love
Speak
Hand

21. RUB - RUD
Red
Shadow
Free
One

22. BON - BOUN
True
Good - Generous
Half
Erase

23. CORP - CORS
Salt
Body
Heart
Grieve

24. BI - BIN
Capable Of - Worth Of
Two
Taste - Think
Blood

25. VER
Poison
Health - Save
Breath
True

26. OB
Fire
Against
Speech - Thought
Burn

27. BREW - BRID
Short - Small
Healthy
Birth - Class - Kin
Sharp - Sour

28. AC - ACR
Write - Draw
From - Away - Apart
Taste - Think
Sharp - Sour

29. LAX - LAK - LEASE - LES
First
Loose
Trust - Believe
Beautiful

30. ANT - ANTE
Judge
One
Heart
Before

31. BEN
Name
Hundred - Hundreth
Well - Good
First

32. CYN - CAN
Behind - After
Dog
Light
Sun

33. COSM
Life
Order - Universe - World
Burn
Sweet

34. ERR
Two
Wander
Not
Write - Draw

35. JUR
Law
Drive - Push
Self
Touch

36. NOM - NYM - NEC
Right Hand - Right Side
First
Day
Name

37. AMBL - AMBUL
Inside - Within
Young
Speech - Thought
Walk

38. TIM
Holy
Down - Out - Away From - Apart
Bend - Fold
Fear

39. UMBR
Shadow
Highest
Red
Right Hand - Right Side

40. CRYPT
Hide
Backward
Tongue
Hit - Prick

41. DORM
False
Burn
Lie Down
Sleep

42. SINU - SIN
Bend - Fold
Red
Poison
Speed

43. SANG
First
Blood
Poison
Self

44.
Fault - Blame
Sleep
Nothing
Enough

45. ACOU
Before
Hearing
Trust - Believe
Word

46. QUINT - QUIN
Command - Order
Highest
Root - Branch
Five

47. ARD
Self
Speed
Tongue
Burn

48. PHOB
Touch
Fear
Speed
Roll - Turn

49. BELL - BELLI
Against - Opposite
Stiff - Numb
War
Roll - Turn

50. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Follow
Out
Yield - Go
Joke