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GRE roots and stems
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03/30/2008
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Term
Ac
 Definition
bitter
Term
act, ag
 Definition
do, act, drive
Term
acu
 Definition
sharp, keen
Term
agog
 Definition
leader
Term
agr
 Definition
field
Term
ali
 Definition
other
Term
alt
 Definition
high
Term
am, amic
 Definition
love, friend
Term
anct
 Definition
holy
Term
anim
 Definition
mind, life, spirit
Term
annu, enni
 Definition
year
Term
anthrop
 Definition
man
Term
apt, ept
 Definition
fit
Term
arbit
 Definition
judge
Term
arch
 Definition
chief
Term
arm
 Definition
arm, weapon
Term
art
 Definition
skill, a fitting together
Term
aster, astr
 Definition
star
Term
aud, audit, aur
 Definition
hear
Term
aur
 Definition
gold
Term
aut
 Definition
self
Term
bell
 Definition
war
Term
ben, bene
 Definition
well, good
Term
bibli
 Definition
book
Term
bio
 Definition
life
Term
brev
 Definition
short
Term
cad, cas, cid
 Definition
fall
Term
cand
 Definition
white, shining
Term
cant, chant
 Definition
cant, chant
Term
cap, capt, cept, cip
 Definition
take, seize, hold
Term
capit
 Definition
head
Term
carn
 Definition
flesh
Term
cede, ceed, cess
 Definition
go, yield
Term
cent
 Definition
hundred
Term
cern, cert
 Definition
perceive, make, certain, decide
Term
chrom
 Definition
color
Term
chron
 Definition
time
Term
cide, cis
 Definition
cut, kill
Term
cit
 Definition
summon, impel
Term
civ
 Definition
citizen
Term
clam, claim
 Definition
shout
Term
clar
 Definition
clear
Term
clin
 Definition
slope, lean
Term
clud, clus, clos
 Definition
close, shut
Term
cogn
 Definition
know
Term
col, cul
 Definition
till
Term
corp
 Definition
body
Term
cosm
 Definition
order, world
Term
crac, crat
 Definition
power, rule
Term
cre, cresc, cret
 Definition
grow
Term
cred
 Definition
trust, believe
Term
crux, cruc
 Definition
cross
Term
crypt
 Definition
hidden
Term
culp
 Definition
blame
Term
cur, curr, curs
 Definition
run, course
Term
cura
 Definition
care
Term
cycl
 Definition
wheel, circle
Term
dec
 Definition
ten
Term
dem
 Definition
people
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm
 Definition
skin
Term
di, dia
 Definition
day
Term
dic, dict
 Definition
say, speak
Term
dign
 Definition
worthy
Term
doc, toct
 Definition
teach, prove
Term
domin
 Definition
rule
Term
dorm
 Definition
sleep
Term
du
 Definition
two
Term
duc, duct
 Definition
lead
Term
dur
 Definition
hard, lasting
Term
dyn
 Definition
force, power
Term
ego
 Definition
I
Term
equ
 Definition
equal
Term
erg, urg
 Definition
work, power
Term
err
 Definition
wander
Term
ev
 Definition
time, age
Term
fac, fact, fect, fic
 Definition
do, make
Term
fer
 Definition
bear, carry
Term
ferv
 Definition
boil
Term
fid
 Definition
belief, faith
Term
fin
 Definition
end, limit
Term
firm
 Definition
strong
Term
flect, flex
 Definition
bend
Term
flor
 Definition
flower
Term
flu, fluct, flux
 Definition
flow
Term
form
 Definition
shape
Term
fort
 Definition
strong
Term
fug
 Definition
flee
Term
fus
 Definition
pour, join
Term
gam
 Definition
marry
Term
ge, geo
 Definition
earth
Term
gen
 Definition
birth, kind, race
Term
gest
 Definition
carry, bear
Term
gon
 Definition
angle
Term
grad, gress
 Definition
step, go
Term
gram
 Definition
writing
Term
graph
 Definition
writing
Term
grat
 Definition
pleasing, agreeable
Term
grav
 Definition
weight, heavy
Term
greg
 Definition
flock, crowd
Term
habit, hibit
 Definition
have, hold
Term
heli
 Definition
sun
Term
hem
 Definition
blood
Term
her, hes
 Definition
stick, cling
Term
hydr
 Definition
water
Term
iatr
 Definition
heal, cure
Term
iso
 Definition
same, equal
Term
it
 Definition
journey, go
Term
ject
 Definition
throw
Term
jud
 Definition
judge
Term
jug, junct
 Definition
join
Term
jur
 Definition
swear
Term
leg
 Definition
law
Term
leg, lig, lect
 Definition
choose, gather, read
Term
lev
 Definition
light, rise
Term
liber
 Definition
free
Term
liter
 Definition
letter
Term
lith
 Definition
rock, stone
Term
log
 Definition
word, study
Term
loqu, locut
 Definition
talk, speech
Term
luc, lum
 Definition
light
Term
lud, lus
 Definition
play
Term
magn
 Definition
large, great
Term
mal
 Definition
bad, ill
Term
man, manu
 Definition
hand
Term
mar
 Definition
sea
Term
mater, matr
 Definition
mother
Term
medi
 Definition
middle
Term
ment
 Definition
mind
Term
merg, mers
 Definition
plunge, dip
Term
micr
 Definition
small
Term
min
 Definition
little
Term
mit, miss
 Definition
send
Term
mon, monit
 Definition
warn
Term
mor
 Definition
custom
Term
mor, mort
 Definition
death
Term
morph
 Definition
shape
Term
mov, mob, mot
 Definition
move
Term
mut
 Definition
change
Term
nasc, nat
 Definition
born
Term
nav
 Definition
ship, sail
Term
necr
 Definition
dead, die
Term
neg
 Definition
deny
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
nomen, nomin
 Definition
name
Term
nomy
 Definition
law, rule
Term
nov
 Definition
new
Term
ocul
 Definition
eye
Term
omni
 Definition
all
Term
onym
 Definition
name
Term
orn
 Definition
decorate
Term
orth
 Definition
straight, correct
Term
pan
 Definition
all
Term
pater, patr
 Definition
father
Term
path, pat, pass
 Definition
feel, suffer
Term
ped
 Definition
child
Term
ped, pod
 Definition
foot
Term
pel, puls
 Definition
drive, push
Term
pend, pens
 Definition
hang
Term
pet, peat
 Definition
seek
Term
phil
 Definition
love
Term
phob
 Definition
fear
Term
phon
 Definition
sound
Term
phor
 Definition
bearing
Term
phot
 Definition
light
Term
pon, pos
 Definition
place, put
Term
port
 Definition
carry
Term
pot
 Definition
power
Term
proto, prot
 Definition
first
Term
pyr
 Definition
fire
Term
quer, quir, quis, ques
 Definition
ask, seek
Term
reg, rig, rect
 Definition
straight, rule
Term
rid, ris
 Definition
laugh
Term
rog
 Definition
ask
Term
sci, scio
 Definition
know
Term
scop
 Definition
watch, view
Term
scrib, script
 Definition
write
Term
sed, sid, sess
 Definition
sit, seat
Term
seg, sect
 Definition
cut
Term
sent, sens
 Definition
feel, think
Term
sequ, secut
 Definition
follow
Term
sign
 Definition
sign, mark
Term
sol
 Definition
alone
Term
solv, solu
 Definition
loosen
Term
somn
 Definition
sleep
Term
son
 Definition
sound
Term
soph
 Definition
wise, wisdom
Term
spec, spic, spect
 Definition
look
Term
spir
 Definition
breathe
Term
stab, stat
 Definition
stand
Term
stead
 Definition
place
Term
string, strict
 Definition
bind
Term
stru, struct
 Definition
build
Term
sum, sumpt
 Definition
take
Term
tang, ting, tact, tig
 Definition
touch
Term
tax, tac
 Definition
arrange, arrangement
Term
techn
 Definition
skill, art
Term
tele
 Definition
far
Term
tempor
 Definition
time
Term
ten, tain, tent
 Definition
hold
Term
tend, tens, tent
 Definition
stretch
Term
tenu
 Definition
thin
Term
term
 Definition
end
Term
terr, ter
 Definition
land, earth
Term
test
 Definition
witness
Term
the
 Definition
god
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
tom
 Definition
cut
Term
tort, tors
 Definition
twist
Term
tract
 Definition
pull, draw
Term
trib
 Definition
assign, pay
Term
trud, trus
 Definition
thrust
Term
turb
 Definition
agitate
Term
umbr
 Definition
shade
Term
vac
 Definition
empty
Term
vad, vas
 Definition
go
Term
val, vail
 Definition
strength, worth
Term
ven, vent
 Definition
come
Term
ver
 Definition
true
Term
verb
 Definition
word
Term
vert, vers
 Definition
turn
Term
vid, vis
 Definition
see
Term
vinc, vict
 Definition
conquer
Term
viv, vit
 Definition
life
Term
voc, vok
 Definition
call
Term
vol
 Definition
wish
Term
volv, volut
 Definition
roll, turn
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vulg
 Definition
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