Greek Bases Flashcards by J H

BIBLI-

book

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CANON-

rule

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CRYPT- CRYPH-

hidden, secret

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CYCL-

circle, wheel

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GLOSS- GLOT(T)-

tongue, language

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ICON-

image

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MIM-

imitate MIMic

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OD-

song, poem

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PYR-

fire

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TOM-

cut anaTOMy

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PSYCH-

mind, soul PSYCHosis

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ORGAN-

instrument

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ANGEL-

messenger

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GRAPH-

write

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TELE-

far TELEport

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PHON-

sound PHONics

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SOM(AT)-

body

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THERM-

heat THERMostat

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DYN(AM)-

power DYNAMic DYNAMite

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HYDR-

water HYDRo

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AUT(O)-

self

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PHOB-

be afraid

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GRAM-

writing

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METR-

measure

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THE- (long e)

put, place

ALG-

pain

BI-

life BI- ology

CHRON-

time CHRONicles

D(A)EMON-

evil spirit DEMON

GE-

earth GEography

LOG- [LOGUE-]

study of, reasoning, speech, word

LY- LYS-

destroy, loosen

MNE-

remember aMNEsia

PAN(T)

all, every PANorama

POD- PUS-

foot triPOD

THE- (short e)

God THEology

TROPH-

nourish, grow aTROPHy

THE(A)-

see THEAtre

TROP-

turn TROPic

AGON-

struggle, contest AGONy

DEM-

people DEMocracy

GAM-

reproduction

(H)EM(AT)- (H)AEM(AT)- (british)

blood HEMorrahage, anEMia

HEMER-

day epHEMERal

OD- HOD-

way, road ODometer

STOL- STAL- STLE-

to send,draw apoSTLE epiSTLE

TAPH-

tomb epiTAPH

THANAT- THANAS

death THANos

GAMET-

agent of reproduction

EC-

house, home EConomy

BALL- BOL- BLE-

throw, put BALListics symBOL proBLEm

DERM(AT)-

skin epiDERMis DERMATitis

DOX- DOG-

opinion, teaching, observation, learning orthoDOX DOGma

GNO(S)-

know diaGNOSis

(H)OM(E)-

same, similar, regular

MORPH-

form, shape metaMORPHosis

ONYM-(nom) ONOM(AT)-

name, word synONYM

PHER- PHOR-

bear, go periPHERy phosPHORescent

TACT- TAX-

arrange, put in order | TACTics TAXidermy

ARCH-

head

AESTHE- ESTHE-

feel, perceive anESTHEtic

ANTHROP-

human being

ARCHA(E)- ARCHE-

ancient, primitive, beginning | ARCHAEology ARCHEozoic

AST(E)R-

star ASTRonomy

GEN(E)- | GON-

produce, beget GENEsis | create, reproduction

GER(ONT)-

old age GERiatric

HOL-

whole HOListic

IATR-

physician, care pedIATRic

PEP(T)- PEPS-

digest, attitude PEPTic PEPSin

TECHN-

skill, art, craft TECHNical

CHROM(AT)-

color, colorful CHROMATic

CRI-

judge, decide, separate CRItic endoCRIne

ETHN-

race, cultural group, foreign, foreigners ETHNic

LECT-

speak, choose diaLECT

PHA(N)- | PHEN-

show, appear PHANtom | PHENomena

PHIL-

love, need PHILharmonic

PHON-

sound, voice telePHONe

POLY- (*not a prefix!)

many, much POLYgamy

TAUT-

the same

POL(E)-

buy

ETH-

custom ETHics

PHYS(I)-

nature of the body PHYSics

ADEN-

gland ADENoid

SPHER-

ball SPHERoid

IDE-

idea IDEal

GON-

angle diaGONal

BARBAR

foreign BARBARian

TOP-

place uTOPian

ELECTR-

electricity ELECTRician

AGOG(UE)-

lead, leader synAGOGUE

CH(E)IR-

hand CHIRopractor

COSM-

universe, order COSMic

HETER-

the other of 2, different HETERogeneous

NE-

new, young, most recent form of NEoclassic

ODONT-

tooth orthODONTia

OP(T)-

eye, to see OPTic, autOPsy

ORTH-

straight, correct ORTHodox

P(A)ED-

child, to grow PED-IATR-ician

PEDIA-

education encycloPEDIA

POL(IS)- POLI- POLIT-

city, state POLITy (city state) POLICe (city police)

ALL-

an other of 3 ALLegory

CAC-

bad, evil CACophony

CAU(S)-

burn CAUterize

CLA-

break, bend iconoCLAst

DO-

give DOse

ERG- URG-

work enERGy metallURGy

LAT(E)R

worship excessively (with prayer) idoLATER

PATH-

feel, suffer, disease, disordered condition

PHY- | PHYT-

grow neoPHYTe | plant grows

STA- STE-

stand, stop, regulate STAtic

ALLEL-

one another of 2 parALLEL

DRA-

to do, to act DRAma

BLE-

to put proBLEm

DE-

bind diaDEm

ANDR-

man, male, husband philANDer

KIN(E)- CIN(E)-

move KINEtic CINEma

GEN(E) (noun form)

kind, race GENEalogy

GYN(E)- GYN(A)EC-

woman, female GYNEcology

IDI-

one's own, private world IDIot

LITH- (rock) | LITE- (minerals)

stone

MIS-

hatred

PHE(M)- PHA-

speak prophet aPHAsia

SCHIZ- SCHIS-

split SCHIZophrenia SCHISm

STERE-

solid, 3dimensional STEREograph

TYP-

stamp, model TYPographical

AGRo-

field

ARIST(o)-

the best ARISTOcarcy

BUREAU-

office BUREAUcracy

GASTR-

stomach GASTRic

HELI-

sun HELIocentric

MANC- | MANT-

to divine by biblioMANCy | means of MANTic

MICR-

small, one millionth part of MICRophone

NECR-

dead, corpse, dead tissue NECRosis

PAL(A)E-

old PALEontology

PSEUD-

false PSEUDoscientific

MON-

one

MATRI-

mother MATRIarch

BISHOP-

overseer

TECT-

workman archiTECT

KLEPT(O)-

thief KLEPTOmania

DIPS(O)-

thirst DIPSOmania

CLAUSTR(O)-

lock, bar CLAUSTROphobia

AGORA-

place of assembly, market place AGORAphobia

ANGL(O)-

english

FRANC(O)-

french

ACR-

highest, the extremities ACRobat

EGO- (Latin)

I EGOtism

HIER-

sacred HIERoglyphic

MEGA(L)

large, a million MEGALomania

OLIG-

few OLIGarchy

PATR-

father PATRiot

PATRI-

family, clan PATRIarch

SOPH-

wise philoSOPHy

XEN-

stranger, foreigner XENogamy

ZO-

animal ZOology

ACO(U)-

to hear

ACTIN-

ray, radiating structure

ACU-

to hear

ANGI-

vessel

ANTH-

flower

ARTHR-

joint, speech sound or articulation

ASCE-

to exercise

BLAST-

bud, formative substance, embryonic cell

BRACHY-

short

BRADY-

slow

BUCOL-

cowherd

CAL(L)-

beauty

CARDI-

heart

CARP-

fruit

CENTR-

center

CEPHAL-

head

CHLOR-

green, yellowish-green, chlorine

CHOL(E)-

bile, gall

CHONDR-

cartilage

CHORE-

dance

CLYS-

to wash

COCC(US)-

berry, seed, spherical bacterium

CRA-

to mix

CYAN-

dark blue

CYN(OS)-

dog

CYST-

bladder, sac, sac containing morbid matter

CYT-

cell

DACTYL-

digit, finger or toe

DEC(A)-

ten

DENDR-

tree, tree like structure

DEUTER-

second

DI-

twice, double

DICH-

in two

DIDAC-

to teach

DIPL-

twice, double

DOLICH-

long

DROM-

a running, a course

EM-

blood

ENTER-

intestine

ER(OT)-

love

ERYTHR-

red

EURY(S)-

wide, broad

GLYPH-

to carve

GNO(S)-

to know

GYMN-

naked

HECT-

a hundred

HEDON-

pleasure

HEGEMON-

leader

HEMI-

half

HEPAT-

liver

HEPT(A)-

seven

HEX(A)-

six

HIPP-

horse

HIST(I)-

tissue

HYGR-

wet, moist

HYSTER-

uterus, hysteria

ICHTHY-

fish

IS-

equal

KAL(L)-

beauty

KILO-

one thousand

LAB-

to take, seize

LEM-, LEP-

to take, seize

LEUC-, LEUK-

white

LIP-

fat

MACR-

large, long

MAST-, MAZ-

breast

MELAN-

dark, black

MENING-

membrane

MER-

part

MES-

middle

MY(S)-

muscle

MYC(ET)-

fungus, mold

MYOS-

muscle

NAUT-

sailor

NEPHR-

kidney

NES-

island

NEUR-

nerve

OCT(A)-

eight

OO-

egg

OPHTHALM-

eye

ORA-

to see

ORNIS- ORNITH-

bird

OST(E)-

bone

OT-

ear

PATE-

to walk

PENT(A)-

five

PETR-

rock

PHAG-

to eat

PHLEB-

vein

PHOT-

light

PHRA-

to speak

PHREN-

mind, diaphragm

PHYLL-

leaf

PLAS(T)-

to form

PLATY-

flat, broad

PLEG-

paralysis

PLEX-

paralytic stroke

POLEM-

war

PROT-

first, original, primitive

PY-

pus

R(R)HIN-

nose

SCLER-

hard

SOM(AT)-

body

STEN-

narrow

STHEN-

strength

STROPH-

to turn

TACH(Y)-

swift, speed

TAX-

to arrange, put in order

TETR(A)-

four

THEC(A)-

case

THROMB-

clot

THYM-

mind, strong feeling

TOM-

to cut

TON(US)-

a stretching, tension

TOX-

poison

TRI-

three

TROPH-

to nourish, grow

UR-

urine

UR-

tail

XANTH-

yellow

XYL-

wood

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