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GRE roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab | off, away, apart, down |
| ac/acr | sharp, bitter, sour |
| act/ag | to do, drive, force, lead |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| al/ali/alter | other, another |
| am | love |
| ambul/ambl | to go, to walk |
| anim | of the life, mind, soul |
| annui/enni | year |
| ant/ante | before |
| apo | away |
| ard | to burn |
| cad/cid | to happen by chance |
| cant/cent/chant | sing |
| cap/capit | head, headlong |
| cap/cip/cept | to take, to get |
| card/cord/cour | heart |
| carn | flesh |
| cast/chast | to cut |
| caus/caut | to burn |
| ced/cees/cess | to yield or stop |
| celer | speed |
| cent | hundred |
| cern/cert/crit | to separate or decide |
| cis | to cut |
| cla/clo/clu | to shut, close |
| cli | lean toward |
| co/col/com/con | with, together |
| cogn/conn | to know |
| contra | against |
| corp | body |
| cosm | universe |
| cour | running/course |
| cre/cresc/cret | to grow |
| cred | to believe |
| crypt | hidden |
| cub/cumb | to lie down |
| dac/doc | to teach |
| de | away, off, down |
| dele | erase |
| dem | people |
| dext | right side |
| di | day |
| dia/di | two, across |
| dic/dict | to say |
| dign | worth |
| dog/dox | opinion |
| dol | suffer, pain, grieve |
| don/dot/doq | to give |
| dorm | sleep |
| dors | black |
| dub | doubt |
| duct | to lead |
| dulc | sweet |
| dur | hard |
| err | to wander |
| esce | becoming |
| eu | good, well |
| fab/fam | to speak |
| fal | to deceive |
| fatu | foolish |
| fer | bring, carry, bear |
| ferv | boil. bubble |
| fid | faith, trust |
| fin | end |
| fort (2) | chance or strength |
| fus | to pour |
| gen | create, race, kind |
| greg | flock |
| grat | pleasing |
| her/hes | to stick |
| hol | whole |
| hum | earth |
| idio | one's own |
| ject | to throw, throw down |
| jour | day |
| jud | judge |
| jur | law |
| juv | young |
| lav/lu/lau | to wash |
| lax/leas | loose |
| lec/leg/lex | to speak |
| lect | to select |
| lev | to lift |
| liber | free |
| lith | stone |
| loc/loq | word |
| lud/lus | to play |
| mag/max | large |
| male/mal | bad |
| manu | hand |
| mand | to command |
| medi | middle |