Greek Nouns/Adj. 1 Flashcards

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-archia or -archos

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-archy or -arch N
rule by (monarchy) or ruler (monarch)
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-kratia or -kratēs

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-cracy or -crat N

rule by/ruling body (democracy) or member of ruling body (democrat)

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-graphia or -graphos

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-graphy or -graph N

act/method of writing/descriptive science (geography) or something written/instrument that writes (polygraph)

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-logia

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-logy N

subject of study (theology)

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-mania

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-mania N

madness/enthusiasm (bibliomania)

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-metria

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-metry N

art/process of science or measuring (geometry)

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-nomia

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-nomy N

law of, arrangement of, science of (antinomy)

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8
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-patheia

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-pathy N

feeling (telepathy)

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-philia or -philos

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-philia or -phile N

love of or lover of (pedophile)

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-phobos

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-phobe N

one who fears (xenophobe)

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-skopia or -skopos

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-scopy or -scope N

observation/examination of or instrument for observing/examining (telescope)

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12
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akros

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acr-

high/topmost (acropolis)

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allos

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all-

other (allergy)

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aristos

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arist-

best (aristocracy)

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autos

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aut-

self/one’s own/by oneself (autonomy)

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16
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kakos

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cac-

bad (cacophony)

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heteros

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heter-

other (heterosexual)

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hieros

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hier-

holy (hieroglyphics)

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holos

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hol-

whole (holocaust)

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homos

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hom-

same (homosexual)

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homoios

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home-

similar/same (homeopath)

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idios

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idi-

own/personal (idiom)

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makros

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macr-

long, large, large-scale (macroeconomics)

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megas or megale

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mega-, megal-, or mega-

great, large, powerful, one million (megaphone/megabyte)

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mesos

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mes-

middle (Mesopotamia)

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mikros

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micr-

small/one millionth (microscope/microgram)

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monos

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mon-

single/one (monotonous)

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neos

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neo-

new (neolithic)

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oligos

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olig-

few (oligarchy)

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orthos

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orth-

straight/correct (orthodontist)

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palaios

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pale-

pad (paleography)

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pas/pan

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pan- or pant-

all (pantheist)

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polys or poly

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poly

many (polychrome)

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pseudes

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pseud-

false (pseudonym)

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skleros

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scler-

hard (sclerosis)

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thermos

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therm-

hot (thermostat)

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eu

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eu-

well/favorable (eulogy)