Greek Bases Quiz 2 Flashcards by Krista Black | Brainscape

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AGOG(UE)-

A

to lead

synagogue

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CH(E)IR-

A

hand

chiropractor

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COSM-

A

universe, order

cosmic, cosmetic

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HETER-

A

other, different

heterosexual

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NE-

A

new, new and different form of

neon

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ODONT-

A

tooth

orthodontia

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OP(T)-

A

eye; to see

optic

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ORTH-

A

straight, correct

orthodox

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P(A)ED-

A

child

pediatrician

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PEDIA-

A

education

encyclopedia

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POL(IS)-

A

city, state

politician, policy

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ALL-

A

other

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CAC-

A

bad

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CAU(S)-

A

to burn

cauterize

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CLA-

A

to break

iconoclast

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DO-

A

to give

dose, antidote

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DYN(AM)-

A

force, power

dynasty

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ERG-, URG-

A

work

energy

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LAT(E)R-

A

to worship excessively, to be fanatically devoted to

idolater, idolatry

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PATH-

A

to feel, suffer; disease

sympathy, telepathy

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PHY-

A

to grow

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PHYSI-

A

nature

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STA-

A

to stand, stop

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THE-

A

to place, put

thesis, theme, synthetic

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ANDR-

A

man, male

androgenic

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KINE-, CINE-

A

to move

kinetic, cinema

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GEN(E)-

A

kind, race

genealogy

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GYN(E)-, GYN(A)EC-

A

woman, female

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IDI-

A

one’s own, peculiar

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LITH-, LITE-

A

stone

lithograph

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MIS-

A

hatred

misanthrope

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PHE(M)-, PHA-

A

to speak

prophet

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SCHIZ-, SCHIS-

A

to split

schizophrenia, schism

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STERE-

A

solid, three-dimensional

stereograph

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TYP-

A

stamp, model

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AUT-

A

self

automobile

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GASTR-

A

stomach

gastric

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HELI-

A

sun

helium, heliocentric

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IDE-

A

thought, idea

ideal

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MANC-, MANT-

A

to divine by, means of

bibliomancy, mantic

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MICR-

A

small, one millionth part of

microscope

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NECR-

A

the dead, corpse, dead tissue

necropolis

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PAL(A)E-

A

old

paleontology

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PSEUD-

A

false

psuedoscientific

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PSYCH-

A

mind

psychology

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TROP-

A

to turn

trope

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ACR-

A

highest, the extremities

acrobat, acrostic

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EGO-

A

I

egotism

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HIER-

A

sacred

hieroglyphic

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HYDR-

A

water

hydraulic

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MEGA(L)-

A

large; a million

megaphone

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OLIG-

A

few

oligarchy

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PATR-

A

father

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PATRI-

A

father, clan

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SOPH-

A

wise

sophomore, philosophy

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TELE-

A

afar, operating at a distance

telephone

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XEN-

A

stranger, foreigner

xenogamy

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ZO-

A

animal

zoology