Common Greek Roots 1 Flashcards
Learn some of the most common Greek words on which English is built upon
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aer
A
air
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anthropo
A
humanity
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arche
A
ancient
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auto
A
self
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bibio
A
books
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bio
A
life
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chron
A
time
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cosm
A
world
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dem
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people
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dyna
A
power
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dys
A
bad, hard
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gen
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family
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gram
A
thing written
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graph
A
writing
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heiro
A
sacred
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hemo
A
blood
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hetero
A
different
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homo
A
same
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hydr
A
water
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hypo
A
below
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ideo
A
idea
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log/logy
A
study of, speech
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meter/metr
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measure
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micro
A
small
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mis/miso
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hate
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mono
A
one
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morph
A
form, shape
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ono/nym
A
name
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phil
A
love
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phobia
A
fear
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phon
A
sound
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photo/phos
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light
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pneu
A
air, breath
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pseudo
A
false
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psycho
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soul/spirit
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pyr
A
fire
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scope
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viewing instrument
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techno
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art, science, skill
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tele
A
far off
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theo
A
god
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therm
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heat