Chapter 6: Greek Suffixes To English Meaning (Learned Borrowings) Flashcards

Study the Greek words and their English meanings

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-logy

A

art, science, study of

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-cracy

A

rule by

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-crat

A

ruler

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-cratic (ADJECTIVE)

A

pertaining to rule

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-archy

A

rule by

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-arch

A

ruler

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-graph

A

tool for writing

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-graphy

A

writing

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-gram

A

thing written

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-scope

A

tool for viewing

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-scopy

A

viewing

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-metry

A

science of measuring

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13
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-meter

A

tool for measuring

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-metric (ADJECTIVE)

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pertaining to measure

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-nomy

A

rules of

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-nomic

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pertaining to rules

17
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-ize

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(Verb-forming suffix)