Greek Lesson 1--Prefixes

Question 1

a-, an-

Answer 1

not; without

Question 2

acro-

Answer 2

point; end; tip; extremity

Question 3

allo-

Answer 3

other

Question 4

amph-, amphi-

Answer 4

both; around

Question 5

ana-

Answer 5

up; on; again; apiece

Question 6

anti-

Answer 6

against

Question 7

apo-

Answer 7

off; from; away from

Question 8

archae-

Answer 8

ancient; original

Question 9

auto-

Answer 9

self

Question 10

caco-

Answer 10

bad; poor; harsh

Question 11

cata-, cath-

Answer 11

down; away; complete; against

Question 12

dia-

Answer 12

through; across

Question 13

dys-

Answer 13

bad; difficult; impaired

Question 14

ec-, ex-, ecto-

Answer 14

out; outside of; from

Question 15

en-, em-, endo-

Answer 15

in; within

Question 16

epi-

Answer 16

on; upon; over; besides

Question 17

eu-

Answer 17

good; well

Question 18

heter-

Answer 18

other; different; unlike

Question 19

hier-

Answer 19

sacred; holy

Question 20

holo-

Answer 20

whole

Question 21

homo-

Answer 21

same; equal; like

Question 22

hyp-, hypo-

Answer 22

under; less than

Question 23

hyper-

Answer 23

over; above; more than

Question 24

idea-

Answer 24

idea

Question 25

idio-

Answer 25

one’s own; individual

Question 26

iso-

Answer 26

equal; identical

Question 27

macro-

Answer 27

long; large

Question 28

amnesia

Answer 28

without memory

Question 29

acrophobia

Answer 29

fear/dread of tip (fear of heights)

Question 30

allonym

Answer 30

other name

Question 31

amphibious

Answer 31

can live in/on both water and land

Question 32

analysis

Answer 32

loosening; dissolving up, on

Question 33

antibiotic

Answer 33

against life

Question 34

apology

Answer 34

(to move) away from speech

Question 35

archaeology

Answer 35

study of original

Question 36

autograph

Answer 36

self writing

Question 37

cacophony

Answer 37

harsh sounds

Question 38

catastrophic

Answer 38

down turning

Question 39

diameter

Answer 39

across measure

Question 40

dystrophy

Answer 40

bad or difficult nourishment

Question 41

ecstasy

Answer 41

out of standing

Question 42

encircle

Answer 42

within a circle

Question 43

epidermis

Answer 43

over skin

Question 44

eulogy

Answer 44

good speaking

Question 45

heterogenous

Answer 45

different kind

Question 46

hierocracy

Answer 46

government by holy

Question 47

holocaust

Answer 47

complete burning

Question 48

homogenous

Answer 48

same kind

Question 49

hypodermic

Answer 49

under the skin

Question 50

hypercritical

Answer 50

over; above discern; judge

Question 51

ideology

Answer 51

nature and source of ideas

Question 52

idiosyncrasy

Answer 52

one’s own temperament

Question 53

isometrics

Answer 53

same measure

Question 54

macroscopic

Answer 54

large view