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Roots GRE
Root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | Without |
| AB/ABS | Off, Away from, Apart, Down |
| AC/ACR | Sharp, Bitter |
| ACT/AG | To do, to drive, to force, to lead |
| AD/AL | To, toward, near |
| AL/ALI/ALTER | Other, another |
| AM | Love |
| AMB | To go, to walk |
| AMB/AMPH | Both, more than one, around |
| ANIM | Of the life, mind, soul, spirit |
| ANNUI/ENNI | Year |
| ANTE | Before |
| ANTHRO/ANDR | Man, human |
| ANTI | Against |
| APO | Away |
| ARCH/ARCHI/ARCHY | Chief, principal, ruler |
| AUTO | Self |
| BE | To be, to have a particular quality, to exist |
| BEL | War |
| BEN/BON | Good |
| BI | Twice |
| CAD/CID | To happen by chance |
| CANT/CENT/CHANT | To sing |
| CAP/CIP/CEPT | To take, to get |
| CAP/CAPIT/CIPIT | Head, headlong |
| CARD/CORD/COUR | Heart |
| CARN | Flesh |
| CAST/CHAST | Cut |
| CED/CEED/CESS | To go, to yield, to stop |
| CENTR | Center |
| CERN/CERT/CRET/CRIM/CRIT | To separate, to judge, to distinguish, to decide |
| CLAIM/CLAM | To shout, to cry out |
| CLI | To lean toward |
| CO/COL/COM/CON | With, together |
| COUR/CUR | Running, a course |
| CRE/CRESC/CRET | To grow |
| CRED | To believe, to trust |
| CRYP | Hidden |
| CUB/CUMB | To lie down |
| CULP | Blame |
| DAC/DOC | To teach |
| DE | Away, off, down, completely, reversal |
| DEM | People |
| DI/DIA | Apart, through |
| DIC/DICT/DIT | To say, to tell, to use words |
| DIGN | Worth |
| DIS/DIF | Away from, apart, reversal, not |
| DOG/DOX | Opinion |
| DOL | Suffer, pain |
| DON/DOT/DOW | To give |
| DUB | Doubt |
| DUC/DUCT | To lead |
| DUR | Hard |
| DYS | Faulty, abnormal |
| E/EF/EX | Out, out of, from, former, completely |
| EPI | Upon |
| EQU | Equal, even |
| ERR | To wander |
| ESCE | Becoming |
| EU | Good, well |
| EXTRA | Outside, beyond |
| FAB/FAM | Speak |
| FAC/FIC/FIG/FAIT/FEIT/FY | To do, to make |
| FER | To bring, to carry, to bear |
| FERV | To boil, to bubble |
| FID | Faith, trust |
| FIN | End |
| FLAG/FLAM | To burn |
| FLECT/FLEX | To bend |
| FLU/FLUX | To flow |
| FORE | Before |
| FORT | Chance |
| FORT | Strength |
| FRA/FRAC/FRAG/FRING | To break |
| FUS | To pour |
| GEN | Birth, creation, race, kind |
| GN/GNO | Know |
| GRAD/GRESS | To step |
| GRAT | Pleasing |
| HER/HES | To Stick |
| (H)ETERO | Different |
| (H)OM | Same |
| HYPER | Over, excessive |
| HYPO | Under, beneath, less than |
| IDIO | One's own |
| IM/IN/EM/EN | In, into |
| IM/IN | Not, without |
| INTER | Between, among |
| JECT | To throw, to throw down |
| JOIN/JUNCT | To meet, to join |
| JUR | To swear |
| LAV/LUT/LUV | To wash |
| LECT/LEG | To select, to choose |
| LEV | Lift, light, rise |
| LOC/LOG/LOQU | Word, speech |
| LUC/LUS | To play |
| MAG/MAJ/MAX | Big |
| MAL/MALE | Bad, ill, evil, wrong |
| MAN | Hand |
| MIN | Small |
| MIN | To project, to hang over |
| MIS/MIT | To send |
| MISC | Mixed |
| MON/MONIT | To remind, to warn |
| MORPH | Shape |
| MORT | Death |
| MUT | Change |
| NAT/NAS/NAI | To be born |
| NIC/NOC/NOX | Harm |
| NOM | Rule, order |
| PER | Completely |
| PERI | Around |
| PET/PIT | To go, to seek, to strive |
| PHIL | Love |
| PLAC | To please |
| PLE | To fill |
| PLEX/PLIC/PLY | To fold, twist, tangle, or bend |
| PON/POS/POUND | To put, to place |
| PORT | To carry |
| POST | After |
| PRE | Before |
| PREHEND/PRISE | To take, to get, to seize |
| PRO | Much, for, a lot |
| PROB | To prove, to test |
| PUB | To fight |
| PUNC/PUNG/POIGN | To point, to prick |
| QUE/QUIS | To seek |
| QUI | Quiet |
| RID/RIS | To laugh |
| ROG | To ask |
| SACR/SANCT/SECR | Sacred |
| SAL/SIL/SAULT/SULT | To leap, to jump |
| SCI | To know |
| SCRIBE/SCRIP | To write |
| SE | Apart |
| SEC/SEQU | To follow |
| SED/SESS/SID | To be still, to plan, to plot |
| SENS/SENT | To feel, to be aware |
| SOL | To loosen, to free |
| SPEC/SPIC/SPIT | To look, to see |
| STA/STI | To be in place |
| SUA | Smooth |
| SUB/SUP | Below |
| SUPER/SUR | Above |
| TAC/TIC | To be silent |
| TAIN/TEN/TENT/TIN | To hold |
| TEND/TENS/TENT/TENU | To stretch, to thin |
| THEO | God |
| TRACT | To drag, to pull, to draw |
| TRANS | Across |
| US/UT | To use |
| VEN/VENT | To come or to move toward |
| VER | Truth |
| VERD | Green |
| VERS/VERT | To turn |
| VI | Life |
| VID/VIS | To see |
| VIL | Base, mean |
| VOC/VOK | To call |
| VOL | To wish |
| VOR | To eat |