Greek Bases

Question 1

-archy, -arch

Answer 1

rule by, ruler

gynarchy, monarch

Question 2

-cracy, -crat

Answer 2

cracy: rule by, ruling body of
crat: supporter of rule by, member of ruling body

democracy, aristocracy
democrat, aristocrat

Question 3

-graphy, -graph

Answer 3

graphy: art or method of writing; descriptive science
graph: something written; instrument that write

calligraphy; geography, bibliography

photograph; seismograph, polygraph

Question 4

-logy

Answer 4

subject of study
discourse

theology
euology

Question 5

-mania

Answer 5

madness
excessive enthusiasm

kleptomania, megalomania
bibliomania

Question 6

-metry

Answer 6

art or process of the science of measuring

geometry

Question 7

-nomy

Answer 7

law of, arrangement of, science of

antinomy

Question 8

-pathy

noun

Answer 8

feeling

telepathy

Question 9

philia, phile

Answer 9

love of
lover of

pedophilia
bibliophile

Question 10

-phobe

Answer 10

one who fears

xenophobe

Question 11

-skopy, -skope

Answer 11

observation or examination of or by;

instrument for observing or examining

colonoscopy

telescope

Question 12

acr-

Answer 12

high, topmost

acroplois, acroynm

Question 13

all-

Answer 13

other

allergy

Question 14

arist-

Answer 14

best

aristocracy

Question 15

aut-

Answer 15

self, one’s own;
of or by onself or itself

autonomy

automobile

Question 16

cac-

Answer 16

bad

cacophony

Question 17

heter-

Answer 17

other

heterosexual

Question 18

hier-

Answer 18

holy

hieroglyphics

Question 19

hol-

Answer 19

whole

holocaust

Question 20

hom-

Answer 20

same

homosexual

Question 21

home-

Answer 21

similar, same

homeopath

Question 22

idi-

Answer 22

own, personal

idion, idiosyncrasy

Question 23

macr-

Answer 23

long, large;
largescale

macrocosm

macroeconomics

Question 24

mega-, megal-

Answer 24

great, large, powerful;
one million (in the metric system)

megaphone, megalomania

megabyte

Question 25

mes-

Answer 25

middle | mesopotamia

Question 26

micr-

Answer 26

small; (denoting a factor of) one millionth | microscope ## Footnote microgram

Question 27

mon-

Answer 27

single, one, alone | monotonous

Question 28

neo

Answer 28

new | neolithic

Question 29

olig-

Answer 29

few | oligarchy

Question 30

orth-

Answer 30

straight, correct | orthodontist

Question 31

pale-

Answer 31

old | palegraphy

Question 32

pan-, pant

Answer 32

all | pantheist; pantomine

Question 33

poly-

Answer 33

many

Question 34

pseud-

Answer 34

false

Question 35

scler

Answer 35

hard | sclerosis

Question 36

therm-

Answer 36

hot

Question 37

eu

Answer 37

well, favorable | eulogy, euphemism, euphoney, eugenic

Question 38

agog-

Answer 38

lead | synagogue, pedagogue, demagogue

Question 39

acou-

Answer 39

hear | acoustic

Question 40

ball-, bol-

Answer 40

throw | ballistic; metabolism, symbol

Question 41

cri-

Answer 41

judge | crisis, critic

Question 42

do-

Answer 42

give | dose

Question 43

gen

Answer 43

become, be born | genesis

Question 44

gno-

Answer 44

know | agnostic, diagnosis

Question 45

graph-, gram- | verb

Answer 45

write | graphology; telegram, program, diagram

Question 46

id-

Answer 46

see | idea

Question 47

log-, lect-

Answer 47

say | epilogue; dialect

Question 48

ora-

Answer 48

see | panorama

Question 49

opt-

Answer 49

see | optic, synoptic

Question 50

path- | verb

Answer 50

suffer | apathy

Question 51

phen-, phan-, pha-

Answer 51

show | phenomenon, phantom, phase

Question 52

pher-, phor-

Answer 52

carry | pheromone, phosphorescent

Question 53

prag-, prac-

Answer 53

do | pragmatic; practical

Question 54

rheu-, rh-

Answer 54

flow | rheumatism, diarrhea

Question 55

skept-

Answer 55

look at | skeptical

Question 56

skop

Answer 56

look at | periscope

Question 57

sta-

Answer 57

set up, cause to stand; stand | static

Question 58

tom-

Answer 58

cut | atom

Question 59

the-

Answer 59

place | thesis, synthetic

Question 60

trop

Answer 60

turn | trope, topics

Question 61

troph-

Answer 61

nourish | atrophy