Greek Bases Flashcards

1
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-archy, -arch

A

rule by, ruler

gynarchy, monarch

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-cracy, -crat

A

cracy: rule by, ruling body of
crat: supporter of rule by, member of ruling body

democracy, aristocracy
democrat, aristocrat

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3
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-graphy, -graph

A

graphy: art or method of writing; descriptive science
graph: something written; instrument that write

calligraphy; geography, bibliography

photograph; seismograph, polygraph

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4
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-logy

A

subject of study
discourse

theology
euology

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5
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-mania

A

madness
excessive enthusiasm

kleptomania, megalomania
bibliomania

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6
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-metry

A

art or process of the science of measuring

geometry

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7
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-nomy

A

law of, arrangement of, science of

antinomy

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8
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-pathy

noun

A

feeling

telepathy

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9
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philia, phile

A

love of
lover of

pedophilia
bibliophile

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10
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-phobe

A

one who fears

xenophobe

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11
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-skopy, -skope

A

observation or examination of or by;

instrument for observing or examining

colonoscopy

telescope

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12
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acr-

A

high, topmost

acroplois, acroynm

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13
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all-

A

other

allergy

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14
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arist-

A

best

aristocracy

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15
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aut-

A

self, one’s own;
of or by onself or itself

autonomy

automobile

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16
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cac-

A

bad

cacophony

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17
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heter-

A

other

heterosexual

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18
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hier-

A

holy

hieroglyphics

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19
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hol-

A

whole

holocaust

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20
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hom-

A

same

homosexual

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21
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home-

A

similar, same

homeopath

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22
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idi-

A

own, personal

idion, idiosyncrasy

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23
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macr-

A

long, large;
largescale

macrocosm

macroeconomics

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24
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mega-, megal-

A

great, large, powerful;
one million (in the metric system)

megaphone, megalomania

megabyte

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25
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mes-

A

middle

mesopotamia

26
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micr-

A

small;
(denoting a factor of) one millionth

microscope

microgram

27
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mon-

A

single, one, alone

monotonous

28
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neo

A

new

neolithic

29
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olig-

A

few

oligarchy

30
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orth-

A

straight, correct

orthodontist

31
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pale-

A

old

palegraphy

32
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pan-, pant

A

all

pantheist; pantomine

33
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poly-

A

many

34
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pseud-

A

false

35
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scler

A

hard

sclerosis

36
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therm-

A

hot

37
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eu

A

well, favorable

eulogy, euphemism, euphoney, eugenic

38
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agog-

A

lead

synagogue, pedagogue, demagogue

39
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acou-

A

hear

acoustic

40
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ball-, bol-

A

throw

ballistic; metabolism, symbol

41
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cri-

A

judge

crisis, critic

42
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do-

A

give

dose

43
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gen

A

become, be born

genesis

44
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gno-

A

know

agnostic, diagnosis

45
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graph-, gram-

verb

A

write

graphology; telegram, program, diagram

46
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id-

A

see

idea

47
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log-, lect-

A

say

epilogue; dialect

48
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ora-

A

see

panorama

49
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opt-

A

see

optic, synoptic

50
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path-

verb

A

suffer

apathy

51
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phen-, phan-, pha-

A

show

phenomenon, phantom, phase

52
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pher-, phor-

A

carry

pheromone, phosphorescent

53
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prag-, prac-

A

do

pragmatic; practical

54
Q

rheu-, rh-

A

flow

rheumatism, diarrhea

55
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skept-

A

look at

skeptical

56
Q

skop

A

look at

periscope

57
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sta-

A

set up, cause to stand;
stand

static

58
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tom-

A

cut

atom

59
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the-

A

place

thesis, synthetic

60
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trop

A

turn

trope, topics

61
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troph-

A

nourish

atrophy