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Greek Roots Flashcards

1
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anthrop-

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Human being

Anthropology

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arch-

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To rule

Chief, ruler

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arist

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Best

Aristocrat

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aut

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Self

Autonomous

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bi

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Life

Biology

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chron

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Time

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dem

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People

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gam

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Marriage

Hierogamy ( sacred marriage)

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ge

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Earth

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graph

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Write, record

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gynae, gyn

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Woman

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kines, kinet, cine

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Motion

Kinetic, cinema

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cosm

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Universe, order

Cosmos, cosmology, cosmetics

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crat

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Power, rule

Democrat

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15
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log

A

Word, study, explanation

Sociology

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16
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man

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Madness

Hydromania

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17
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mis

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Hatred

Misanthrope

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18
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morph

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Shape

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phan

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Show

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20
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pol, polit

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City

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21
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psych

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Mind, soul

Psychology

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22
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Soph

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Wise

Sophisticated

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23
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tele

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Far away

Telephone

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24
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the

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God

Theology

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25
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Geron

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Old people

Gerontocracy

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26
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Start

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Military

Strategy, stratocracy

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27
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Plut

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Wealth

Plutocracy

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28
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Ochl

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Mob

Ochlocracy

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29
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Klept

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Thieves

Kleptocracy = corrupt

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30
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Agora

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Outside

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31
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nyct

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Dark

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32
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ornith

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Birds

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33
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arachn

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Spiders

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34
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Photo

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Light

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35
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necro

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Dead people

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36
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helio

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Sun

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37
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Pono

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Overworking

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38
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Thanat

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Death

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39
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Acro

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Heights

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40
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Ailiro

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Cats

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41
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Zoo

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Animals

42
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ichthy

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Fish

43
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seis

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Earthquakes

44
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Petr

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Rocks

45
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Conch

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Shells

46
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Dendr

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Trees

47
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Path

A

Causes

Pathology - studying the causes of diseases.

48
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Spele

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Caves

Spelunking, speleology

49
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Herpet

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Amphibious animals

50
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Pharma

A

Drugs

51
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Ethno

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Characters of various people ?

52
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Oeno

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Wine

Oenology. Also vianology

53
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Hippo

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Horse

54
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Pyro

A

Fire

55
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Hypno

A

Sleep

56
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Megal

A

Power

57
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Hedon

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Pleasure

58
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Cyno

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Dogs

59
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Gymn

A

Nakedness

60
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Haem

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Blood

Haemophilia - don’t scab, bleed profusely

61
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Therm

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Warmth, temperature

62
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Entom

A

Bees

Entomologist

63
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Haigi

A

Relating to saints

64
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agog

A

lead

65
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archae

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old, ancient

66
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dogma, dogmat

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principle

67
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dox

A

opinion

68
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empiric

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tested, experience

69
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erg

A

work

70
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ethn

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race

71
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ethos, eth

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nature, deposition, custom

72
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gen

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family, race

73
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gon, gen

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to be born, produce, originate

Protagonist

74
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gno, gnost

A

knowledge

Agnostic

75
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heter

A

different

76
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homo

A

same

77
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crit, critic, cris

A

hide

78
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lex

A

word

79
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ly

A

loosen

80
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mne, mnes

A

memory

81
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mnemon

A

remembering

82
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neo

A

new

83
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nom

A

rule

84
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onym

A

name

85
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orth

A

straight

86
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path

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feeling, suffering, disease

Sympathy, empathy

87
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phet

A

speak

Prophet

88
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scop

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observe

89
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tax

A

arrangement, order

90
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therm

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heat

91
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thes, thet

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placing, setting

92
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top

A

place

93
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typ

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impression, model

94
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Ophid

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Snakes

95
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Pseph

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Elections and voting

96
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Aichmo

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Needles and pointed objects

97
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Selacho

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Sharks

98
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Amath

A

Dust

99
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Astra

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Thunder and lightening

100
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Trypo

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Holes (trypophobia - fear of falling into holes)

101
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Atychi

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Failure

102
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andr-

A

Man

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