Ch 2: Adjective Modifiers Flashcards
Adjective modify nouns and denote quality or extent, or make a distinction. If you add suffixes, you make nouns.
1
Q
auto-
A
self
2
Q
brachy-
A
short
3
Q
brady-
A
slow
4
Q
brevi-
A
short
5
Q
cav-
A
hallow
6
Q
cryo-
A
cold
7
Q
crypto-
A
hidden, concealed
8
Q
dextro-
A
right
9
Q
diplo-
A
double, twice
10
Q
dys
A
difficult, bad, faulty, disordered, painful
11
Q
eu
A
normal, good well
12
Q
glycolic-
A
sugar, sweet
13
Q
gravid
A
heavy, pregnant
14
Q
haplo-
A
single, simple
15
Q
hetero-, heter-
A
other, a relationship to others
16
Q
homo-, homeo-
A
same
17
Q
hydro-
A
wet, water
18
Q
iso-
A
equal
19
Q
latus-, lat-
A
broad, side
20
Q
longus-
A
long
