Chapters 8-14 Greek Vocab and Combining Forms Flashcards by A H

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arist-

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best

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bi-, -b-

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life; living organism

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chron-

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time

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cosm-

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order; the universe

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crat-

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power, rule

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dem-

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the people

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ge-

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the earth

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log-

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word

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metr-

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measure

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micr-

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small

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phil-

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loving

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phob-

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fear

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psych-

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the mind

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scop-

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observer

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soph-

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wise

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techn-

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art, skill

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tele-

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far away

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-cracy

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rule by

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-crat

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believer in the rule by

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-logist

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one who studies

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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the process of measuring

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-phile

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one who loves or admires

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-phobe

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one who fears or dislikes

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-phobia

the fear or dislike of

-scope

instrument for observing

-scopy

the process of observing

andr-

man, a male

anthrop-

man, human being

aut-

self

cryph-

hide (something)

crypt-

hidden, secret

gam-

marriage

gram-, grammat-

something written; small weight (only with numbers)

graph-

write, record

gyn-, gynec-

woman

helic-

spiral

mon-

single, one

onym-, onymat-, onom-, onomat-

name

pan-, pant-

all, every

path-

feeling, suffering; disease

pher-, phor-

carry, bear

phon-

sound, voice

phos-, phot-

light

poly-

many

pseud-

false

skept-

look carefully at

the-

a god

tox-

bow (in archery); poison

archa(e)-

old, ancient

aster-

star

astr-

star

dox-

opinion

end-

within

lith-

stone

morph-

form, shape

ne-

new, recent

nom-

law, rule

odont-

tooth

orth-

straight, correct

pale-

of long ago

phyt-

plant

therm-

hot

top-

place

-nomy

a system of laws governing (something)

esthe-, esthet-

feel, perceive

ball-

throw

bol-

a throwing

drom-

a running, race

gno-, gnost-

know

ly-

loosen, break down

mes-

middle

palin-, palim-

back, backwards, again

plas-, plast-

form, shape

prot-

first

rhin-

nose

sta-, stat-

stand, set

the-, thet-

place, put

typ-

impression, image, model

zo-

animal

agog-

lead

agon-

struggle, contest

arch(e)-

begin, rule

athl-

athletic contest

glyph-

carve

gon-

angle

hedr-

seat, chair; surface

hier-

holy, sacred

hol-

whole, entire

lex-, lec-

choose; speak

ped-

child

-pus, pod-

foot

gen-, gene-

birth, origin

hod-, od-

road, way, journey

icon-

image, likeness

idi-

one's own, private

man-

be mad

mne-

memory

mnemon-

remembering

mor-, moron-

dull, foolish; stupid

oxy-, ox-

sharp, acid; oxygen

pha-, phan-

show, cause to appear

phantas-

make an appearance

tac-, tax-

put in order, arrange

thanat-, thana-

death

alg-, alge-

pain

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

encephal-

brain

enter-

intestine

gastr-

stomach

hem-, -em-, hemat-

blood

hepat-

liver

iatr-

physician; medical treatment

lip-

fat

mega-, megal-

large

my-

muscle

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve

odyn-

pain

tom-

cut

troph-

nourish

-ectomy

surgical excision

-tome

surgical knife

-tomy

surgical incision