Greek Bases

Question 1

BIBLI-

Answer 1

book

Question 2

CANON-

Answer 2

rule

Question 3

CRYPT- CRYPH-

Answer 3

hidden, secret

Question 4

CYCL-

Answer 4

circle, wheel

Question 5

GLOSS- GLOT(T)-

Answer 5

tongue, language

Question 6

ICON-

Answer 6

image

Question 7

MIM-

Answer 7

imitate MIMic

Question 8

OD-

Answer 8

song, poem

Question 9

PYR-

Answer 9

fire

Question 10

TOM-

Answer 10

cut anaTOMy

Question 11

PSYCH-

Answer 11

mind, soul PSYCHosis

Question 12

ORGAN-

Answer 12

instrument

Question 13

ANGEL-

Answer 13

messenger

Question 14

GRAPH-

Answer 14

write

Question 15

TELE-

Answer 15

far TELEport

Question 16

PHON-

Answer 16

sound PHONics

Question 17

SOM(AT)-

Answer 17

body

Question 18

THERM-

Answer 18

heat THERMostat

Question 19

DYN(AM)-

Answer 19

power DYNAMic DYNAMite

Question 20

HYDR-

Answer 20

water HYDRo

Question 21

AUT(O)-

Answer 21

self

Question 22

PHOB-

Answer 22

be afraid

Question 23

GRAM-

Answer 23

writing

Question 24

METR-

Answer 24

measure

Question 25

THE- (long e)

Answer 25

put, place

Question 26

ALG-

Answer 26

pain

Question 27

BI-

Answer 27

life BI- ology

Question 28

CHRON-

Answer 28

time CHRONicles

Question 29

D(A)EMON-

Answer 29

evil spirit DEMON

Question 30

GE-

Answer 30

earth GEography

Question 31

LOG- [LOGUE-]

Answer 31

study of, reasoning, speech, word

Question 32

LY- LYS-

Answer 32

destroy, loosen

Question 33

MNE-

Answer 33

remember aMNEsia

Question 34

PAN(T)

Answer 34

all, every PANorama

Question 35

POD- PUS-

Answer 35

foot triPOD

Question 36

THE- (short e)

Answer 36

God THEology

Question 37

TROPH-

Answer 37

nourish, grow aTROPHy

Question 38

THE(A)-

Answer 38

see THEAtre

Question 39

TROP-

Answer 39

turn TROPic

Question 40

AGON-

Answer 40

struggle, contest AGONy

Question 41

DEM-

Answer 41

people DEMocracy

Question 42

GAM-

Answer 42

reproduction

Question 43

(H)EM(AT)- (H)AEM(AT)- (british)

Answer 43

blood HEMorrahage, anEMia

Question 44

HEMER-

Answer 44

day epHEMERal

Question 45

OD- HOD-

Answer 45

way, road ODometer

Question 46

STOL- STAL- STLE-

Answer 46

to send,draw apoSTLE epiSTLE

Question 47

TAPH-

Answer 47

tomb epiTAPH

Question 48

THANAT- THANAS

Answer 48

death THANos

Question 49

GAMET-

Answer 49

agent of reproduction

Question 50

EC-

Answer 50

house, home EConomy

Question 51

BALL- BOL- BLE-

Answer 51

throw, put BALListics symBOL proBLEm

Question 52

DERM(AT)-

Answer 52

skin epiDERMis DERMATitis

Question 53

DOX- DOG-

Answer 53

opinion, teaching, observation, learning orthoDOX DOGma

Question 54

GNO(S)-

Answer 54

know diaGNOSis

Question 55

(H)OM(E)-

Answer 55

same, similar, regular

Question 56

MORPH-

Answer 56

form, shape metaMORPHosis

Question 57

ONYM-(nom) ONOM(AT)-

Answer 57

name, word synONYM

Question 58

PHER- PHOR-

Answer 58

bear, go periPHERy phosPHORescent

Question 59

TACT- TAX-

Answer 59

arrange, put in order

TACTics TAXidermy

Question 60

ARCH-

Answer 60

head

Question 61

AESTHE- ESTHE-

Answer 61

feel, perceive anESTHEtic

Question 62

ANTHROP-

Answer 62

human being

Question 63

ARCHA(E)- ARCHE-

Answer 63

ancient, primitive, beginning

ARCHAEology ARCHEozoic

Question 64

AST(E)R-

Answer 64

star ASTRonomy

Question 65

GEN(E)-

GON-

Answer 65

produce, beget GENEsis

create, reproduction

Question 66

GER(ONT)-

Answer 66

old age GERiatric

Question 67

HOL-

Answer 67

whole HOListic

Question 68

IATR-

Answer 68

physician, care pedIATRic

Question 69

PEP(T)- PEPS-

Answer 69

digest, attitude PEPTic PEPSin

Question 70

TECHN-

Answer 70

skill, art, craft TECHNical

Question 71

CHROM(AT)-

Answer 71

color, colorful CHROMATic

Question 72

CRI-

Answer 72

judge, decide, separate CRItic endoCRIne

Question 73

ETHN-

Answer 73

race, cultural group, foreign, foreigners ETHNic

Question 74

LECT-

Answer 74

speak, choose diaLECT

Question 75

PHA(N)-

PHEN-

Answer 75

show, appear PHANtom

PHENomena

Question 76

PHIL-

Answer 76

love, need PHILharmonic

Question 77

PHON-

Answer 77

sound, voice telePHONe

Question 78

POLY- (*not a prefix!)

Answer 78

many, much POLYgamy

Question 79

TAUT-

Answer 79

the same

Question 80

POL(E)-

Answer 80

buy

Question 81

ETH-

Answer 81

custom ETHics

Question 82

PHYS(I)-

Answer 82

nature of the body PHYSics

Question 83

ADEN-

Answer 83

gland ADENoid

Question 84

SPHER-

Answer 84

ball SPHERoid

Question 85

IDE-

Answer 85

idea IDEal

Question 86

GON-

Answer 86

angle diaGONal

Question 87

BARBAR

Answer 87

foreign BARBARian

Question 88

TOP-

Answer 88

place uTOPian

Question 89

ELECTR-

Answer 89

electricity ELECTRician

Question 90

AGOG(UE)-

Answer 90

lead, leader synAGOGUE

Question 91

CH(E)IR-

Answer 91

hand CHIRopractor

Question 92

COSM-

Answer 92

universe, order COSMic

Question 93

HETER-

Answer 93

the other of 2, different HETERogeneous

Question 94

NE-

Answer 94

new, young, most recent form of NEoclassic

Question 95

ODONT-

Answer 95

tooth orthODONTia

Question 96

OP(T)-

Answer 96

eye, to see OPTic, autOPsy

Question 97

ORTH-

Answer 97

straight, correct ORTHodox

Question 98

P(A)ED-

Answer 98

child, to grow PED-IATR-ician

Question 99

PEDIA-

Answer 99

education encycloPEDIA

Question 100

POL(IS)- POLI- POLIT-

Answer 100

city, state POLITy (city state) POLICe (city police)

Question 101

ALL-

Answer 101

an other of 3 ALLegory

Question 102

CAC-

Answer 102

bad, evil CACophony

Question 103

CAU(S)-

Answer 103

burn CAUterize

Question 104

CLA-

Answer 104

break, bend iconoCLAst

Question 105

DO-

Answer 105

give DOse

Question 106

ERG- URG-

Answer 106

work enERGy metallURGy

Question 107

LAT(E)R

Answer 107

worship excessively (with prayer) idoLATER

Question 108

PATH-

Answer 108

feel, suffer, disease, disordered condition

Question 109

PHY-

PHYT-

Answer 109

grow neoPHYTe

plant grows

Question 110

STA- STE-

Answer 110

stand, stop, regulate STAtic

Question 111

ALLEL-

Answer 111

one another of 2 parALLEL

Question 112

DRA-

Answer 112

to do, to act DRAma

Question 113

BLE-

Answer 113

to put proBLEm

Question 114

DE-

Answer 114

bind diaDEm

Question 115

ANDR-

Answer 115

man, male, husband philANDer

Question 116

KIN(E)- CIN(E)-

Answer 116

move KINEtic CINEma

Question 117

GEN(E) (noun form)

Answer 117

kind, race GENEalogy

Question 118

GYN(E)- GYN(A)EC-

Answer 118

woman, female GYNEcology

Question 119

IDI-

Answer 119

one’s own, private world IDIot

Question 120

LITH- (rock)

LITE- (minerals)

Answer 120

stone

Question 121

MIS-

Answer 121

hatred

Question 122

PHE(M)- PHA-

Answer 122

speak prophet aPHAsia

Question 123

SCHIZ- SCHIS-

Answer 123

split SCHIZophrenia SCHISm

Question 124

STERE-

Answer 124

solid, 3dimensional STEREograph

Question 125

TYP-

Answer 125

stamp, model TYPographical

Question 126

AGRo-

Answer 126

field

Question 127

ARIST(o)-

Answer 127

the best ARISTOcarcy

Question 128

BUREAU-

Answer 128

office BUREAUcracy

Question 129

GASTR-

Answer 129

stomach GASTRic

Question 130

HELI-

Answer 130

sun HELIocentric

Question 131

MANC-

MANT-

Answer 131

to divine by biblioMANCy

means of MANTic

Question 132

MICR-

Answer 132

small, one millionth part of MICRophone

Question 133

NECR-

Answer 133

dead, corpse, dead tissue NECRosis

Question 134

PAL(A)E-

Answer 134

old PALEontology

Question 135

PSEUD-

Answer 135

false PSEUDoscientific

Question 136

MON-

Answer 136

one

Question 137

MATRI-

Answer 137

mother MATRIarch

Question 138

BISHOP-

Answer 138

overseer

Question 139

TECT-

Answer 139

workman archiTECT

Question 140

KLEPT(O)-

Answer 140

thief KLEPTOmania

Question 141

DIPS(O)-

Answer 141

thirst DIPSOmania

Question 142

CLAUSTR(O)-

Answer 142

lock, bar CLAUSTROphobia

Question 143

AGORA-

Answer 143

place of assembly, market place AGORAphobia

Question 144

ANGL(O)-

Answer 144

english

Question 145

FRANC(O)-

Answer 145

french

Question 146

ACR-

Answer 146

highest, the extremities ACRobat

Question 147

EGO- (Latin)

Answer 147

I EGOtism

Question 148

HIER-

Answer 148

sacred HIERoglyphic

Question 149

MEGA(L)

Answer 149

large, a million MEGALomania

Question 150

OLIG-

Answer 150

few OLIGarchy

Question 151

PATR-

Answer 151

father PATRiot

Question 152

PATRI-

Answer 152

family, clan PATRIarch

Question 153

SOPH-

Answer 153

wise philoSOPHy

Question 154

XEN-

Answer 154

stranger, foreigner XENogamy

Question 155

ZO-

Answer 155

animal ZOology

Question 156

ACO(U)-

Answer 156

to hear

Question 157

ACTIN-

Answer 157

ray, radiating structure

Question 158

ACU-

Answer 158

to hear

Question 159

ANGI-

Answer 159

vessel

Question 160

ANTH-

Answer 160

flower

Question 161

ARTHR-

Answer 161

joint, speech sound or articulation

Question 162

ASCE-

Answer 162

to exercise

Question 163

BLAST-

Answer 163

bud, formative substance, embryonic cell

Question 164

BRACHY-

Answer 164

short

Question 165

BRADY-

Answer 165

slow

Question 166

BUCOL-

Answer 166

cowherd

Question 167

CAL(L)-

Answer 167

beauty

Question 168

CARDI-

Answer 168

heart

Question 169

CARP-

Answer 169

fruit

Question 170

CENTR-

Answer 170

center

Question 171

CEPHAL-

Answer 171

head

Question 172

CHLOR-

Answer 172

green, yellowish-green, chlorine

Question 173

CHOL(E)-

Answer 173

bile, gall

Question 174

CHONDR-

Answer 174

cartilage

Question 175

CHORE-

Answer 175

dance

Question 176

CLYS-

Answer 176

to wash

Question 177

COCC(US)-

Answer 177

berry, seed, spherical bacterium

Question 178

CRA-

Answer 178

to mix

Question 179

CYAN-

Answer 179

dark blue

Question 180

CYN(OS)-

Answer 180

dog

Question 181

CYST-

Answer 181

bladder, sac, sac containing morbid matter

Question 182

CYT-

Answer 182

cell

Question 183

DACTYL-

Answer 183

digit, finger or toe

Question 184

DEC(A)-

Answer 184

ten

Question 185

DENDR-

Answer 185

tree, tree like structure

Question 186

DEUTER-

Answer 186

second

Question 187

DI-

Answer 187

twice, double

Question 188

DICH-

Answer 188

in two

Question 189

DIDAC-

Answer 189

to teach

Question 190

DIPL-

Answer 190

twice, double

Question 191

DOLICH-

Answer 191

long

Question 192

DROM-

Answer 192

a running, a course

Question 193

EM-

Answer 193

blood

Question 194

ENTER-

Answer 194

intestine

Question 195

ER(OT)-

Answer 195

love

Question 196

ERYTHR-

Answer 196

red

Question 197

EURY(S)-

Answer 197

wide, broad

Question 198

GLYPH-

Answer 198

to carve

Question 199

GNO(S)-

Answer 199

to know

Question 200

GYMN-

Answer 200

naked

Question 201

HECT-

Answer 201

a hundred

Question 202

HEDON-

Answer 202

pleasure

Question 203

HEGEMON-

Answer 203

leader

Question 204

HEMI-

Answer 204

half

Question 205

HEPAT-

Answer 205

liver

Question 206

HEPT(A)-

Answer 206

seven

Question 207

HEX(A)-

Answer 207

six

Question 208

HIPP-

Answer 208

horse

Question 209

HIST(I)-

Answer 209

tissue

Question 210

HYGR-

Answer 210

wet, moist

Question 211

HYSTER-

Answer 211

uterus, hysteria

Question 212

ICHTHY-

Answer 212

fish

Question 213

IS-

Answer 213

equal

Question 214

KAL(L)-

Answer 214

beauty

Question 215

KILO-

Answer 215

one thousand

Question 216

LAB-

Answer 216

to take, seize

Question 217

LEM-, LEP-

Answer 217

to take, seize

Question 218

LEUC-, LEUK-

Answer 218

white

Question 219

LIP-

Answer 219

fat

Question 220

MACR-

Answer 220

large, long

Question 221

MAST-, MAZ-

Answer 221

breast

Question 222

MELAN-

Answer 222

dark, black

Question 223

MENING-

Answer 223

membrane

Question 224

MER-

Answer 224

part

Question 225

MES-

Answer 225

middle

Question 226

MY(S)-

Answer 226

muscle

Question 227

MYC(ET)-

Answer 227

fungus, mold

Question 228

MYOS-

Answer 228

muscle

Question 229

NAUT-

Answer 229

sailor

Question 230

NEPHR-

Answer 230

kidney

Question 231

NES-

Answer 231

island

Question 232

NEUR-

Answer 232

nerve

Question 233

OCT(A)-

Answer 233

eight

Question 234

OO-

Answer 234

egg

Question 235

OPHTHALM-

Answer 235

eye

Question 236

ORA-

Answer 236

to see

Question 237

ORNIS- ORNITH-

Answer 237

bird

Question 238

OST(E)-

Answer 238

bone

Question 239

OT-

Answer 239

ear

Question 240

PATE-

Answer 240

to walk

Question 241

PENT(A)-

Answer 241

five

Question 242

PETR-

Answer 242

rock

Question 243

PHAG-

Answer 243

to eat

Question 244

PHLEB-

Answer 244

vein

Question 245

PHOT-

Answer 245

light

Question 246

PHRA-

Answer 246

to speak

Question 247

PHREN-

Answer 247

mind, diaphragm

Question 248

PHYLL-

Answer 248

leaf

Question 249

PLAS(T)-

Answer 249

to form

Question 250

PLATY-

Answer 250

flat, broad

Question 251

PLEG-

Answer 251

paralysis

Question 252

PLEX-

Answer 252

paralytic stroke

Question 253

POLEM-

Answer 253

war

Question 254

PROT-

Answer 254

first, original, primitive

Question 255

PY-

Answer 255

pus

Question 256

R(R)HIN-

Answer 256

nose

Question 257

SCLER-

Answer 257

hard

Question 258

SOM(AT)-

Answer 258

body

Question 259

STEN-

Answer 259

narrow

Question 260

STHEN-

Answer 260

strength

Question 261

STROPH-

Answer 261

to turn

Question 262

TACH(Y)-

Answer 262

swift, speed

Question 263

TAX-

Answer 263

to arrange, put in order

Question 264

TETR(A)-

Answer 264

four

Question 265

THEC(A)-

Answer 265

case

Question 266

THROMB-

Answer 266

clot

Question 267

THYM-

Answer 267

mind, strong feeling

Question 268

TOM-

Answer 268

to cut

Question 269

TON(US)-

Answer 269

a stretching, tension

Question 270

TOX-

Answer 270

poison

Question 271

TRI-

Answer 271

three

Question 272

TROPH-

Answer 272

to nourish, grow

Question 273

UR-

Answer 273

urine

Question 274

UR-

Answer 274

tail

Question 275

XANTH-

Answer 275

yellow

Question 276

XYL-

Answer 276

wood