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GRE Root Words

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1. NIHIL
Nothing - None
Erase
Birth
Back

2. PLEN - PLET - PLE
Tongue
Soft
Fill - Full
Fire

3. ACOU
Hearing
Both - On Both Sides - Around
Against
Middle

4. SOL
Healthy
Hard - Lasting
Lie Down
Sun

5. VOL
Bend - Turn
City
Fly
Day

6. OB
Body
Short - Small
Against
New

7. CIRCUM
Read - Speak
Around
Shadow
Sleep

8. ANTI - ANT
Lead
Birth - Class - Kin
Against
Against - Opposite

9. NOM - NYM - NEC
Name
Blood
Poison
Move

10. FERN
Strength - Use - Worth
Middle
Sweet
Boil

11. HEMI
Highest
Half
Flock
Fault - Blame

12. UND
Away - Apart
Burden
Breath
Wave

13. MULT
Rise
Fill - Full
Five
Mant

14. VER
Blood
Right Hand - Right Side
True
Self

15. BEN
Well - Good
Through - Across
Very Small
Other

16. SINU - SIN
Sun
Bend - Fold
One
All

17. ERR
Life
Taste - Think
Wander
Carry

18. NEO
Well - Good
New
Tie - Bind
Image - Idol

19. SUA
Body
Life
Know
Please

20. DUR
Foolish
Around
Hard - Lasting
Not

21. HOL
Hearing
Whole
Good - Generous
Write

22. LING - LANG
Tongue
From - Away - Apart
Bone
Nothing

23. DUC - DUCT
New
Half
Lead
Stone

24. ICON
Sit
Image - Idol
Call - Word
Silent

25. VIT - VIV
Move
Grieve
Base - Mean
Life

26. SUPER - SUR
Know
Above
Strength - Use - Worth
Sleep

27. SEQU - SECU - SUE - SUI
Praise
Follow
Hand
Law

28. MAND - MEND
Trust - Believe
Command - Order
Child - Education
Twist

29.
Trust - Believe
Bend - Fold
Hand
Nothing

30. MOR - MORT
Drink
Move
Death
Through - Across

31. NAU - NAV
New
Old
Ship - Sailor
Body

32. LIBER
Great
Equal
Strength - Use - Worth
Free

33. SYM - SYN
Enough
Middle
Together
Strength - Use - Worth

34. PED
Silent
Around
Child - Education
Equal

35. AD - A
Follow
To
Body
Ship - Sailor

36. SAT
Color
Erase
Between - Among
Enough

37. SOPH
Sleep
Wisdom
Death
Between - Among

38. SEN
Fault - Blame
Old
Read - Speak
Sleep

39. CUMB - CUB
Blood
Lie Down
Breath
Bone

40. CENT
Hundred - Hundreth
Sit
Boil
Sharp - Sour

41. MIS
Free
Bad - Wrong Hate
King - Rule
Drink

42. VERD
Half
Day
Speech - Thought
Green

43. DIA
Through - Across
Burn
In Front - Before
Around

44. PUG - PUN
Five
Name
Hit - Prick
Color

45. INTRA
Hundred - Hundreth
Inside - Within
Other
Please

46. SUB
Self
Healthy
Under
Well - Good

47. VIRU
Move
Very Small
Fire
Poison

48. FUG
Half
Well - Good
Five
Flee

49. ARD
Erase
Burn
Foolish
Lie Down

50. PRIM - PRI
Write - Draw
Walk
First
Child - Education