Greek Vocabulary Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards
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anthrop
A
man; mankind
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phil
A
love
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miso
A
hate
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biblio, bibl
A
book
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phon
A
sound
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mis, miss, mit, mitt
A
send
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scop, skept
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look at; examine
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rhea
A
flow, gush, burst
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heam, hem
A
blood
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cred
A
believe
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eu-
A
good, well
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caco-
A
bad, ill
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mega-/megalo-/macro
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large, long
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micro-
A
small
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in-, il-, im-, ir-
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not OR in, into on
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tele-, tele-, telo-
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far/distant
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a-, an-
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not; without
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dia-
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through; across
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ec-, ex-
A
out
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en-
A
in
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-ac, -ia
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makes a noun – maniac, cardiac, phobia
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-ic
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makes a noun or an adj. – critic, dynamic
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-e
A
indicates a person
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-mania
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madness for: excessive fondness for one who has a madness for affected with madness for
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-phobia, -phobiac, -phobia, -phobic
dread of; morbid fear of one who has a morbid fear of fearful of; dreading
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theo/the
god
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geo
earth
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helio
sun
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dyn, dynam
power; force
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chro
time
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chrom, chromat, chro
color
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meter, metr
measure
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center, centr
center
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cycl
circle
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stat, stas
stand; stop
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erg, urg
work
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gro, gros
know, knowledge
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mono-
one
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poly-
many
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bi-
two
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dis-, di-
two, twice
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iso-
equal
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endo, ento-
within
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hemi
half
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amphi/amph/ambi
both; around
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-latry
worship
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-later
worshipper
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-laterous
worshipping
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arch, archi
rule; govern
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dem
people
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gen
kind; race; origin
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gun, gyne, gynee
women
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log
idea; word; study
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path
disease; feeling
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-ist
makes a noun designating a person -- philanthropist
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-ism
makes a noun, indicating condition on action -- atheism
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archea-, archa-
ancient
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anti-, ant-
against
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hetero-
various; unlike
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homo-
same
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olig-
few
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pan-, panto-
all
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poly-
many
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epi-, ep-
upon at; in addition
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hyper-
overly; excessively
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hypo-, hypo
under; less than; too little
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peri-
around
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pro-/pre-
before
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syn-, sym-
with; together
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en-
in
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ec-/ex-
out
