Greek Root: Phobia-end Flashcards

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Phobia, Phobos

A

Fear, dread

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Photophobia

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An abnormal fear of light

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3
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Phone

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Sound, speak

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Phonetic

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Pertaining to speech sound and its production

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Phos, photo

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Light

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Photogenic

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Having features that look well in photographs

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Physis, physio

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Nature

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Physiology

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All of the functions of a living organism

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Plas, plast, plasm

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Form, shape

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Plastic

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Pliable, able to be molded

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Pneuma

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Air, breath, spirit

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Pneumatology

A

Doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit

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13
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Podos, pous

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Foot

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Podiatry

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The care of the human foot

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Polis, poli

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City

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Metropolitan

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Of or pertaining to a large city

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Polys

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Many

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18
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Polynomial

A

An expression of 2 or more terms

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Protos

A

First

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20
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Prototype

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An original model on which something is patterned

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21
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Pseudes, pseudo

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False, fake

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Pseudonym

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A fictitious name; pen name

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Psycho

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Soul, mind, breath

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Psychologist

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Science of the mind or mental state

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25
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Pyr

A

Fire

26
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Pyromaniac

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A compulsion to set things on fire

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Schizo

A

Cleave, cut

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Schizophrenia

A

A severer mental disorder

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Scopos, skopein

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Spy, watcher, to see

30
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Telescope

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An instrument for making distant objects appear larger

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Seismo

A

Earthquakes

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Seismology

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The study of earthquakes

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Sophia

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Wisdom

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Sophomoric

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Exhibiting great immaturity; lack of judgement

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Sphero

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Ball, sphere

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Atmospheric

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Intended to evoke an emotional tone or mood

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Static(Greek root)

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Causing to stand

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Static(word)

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Showing little or no change

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Tact, tax

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Arrangement, order

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Tactical

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Characterized by skill or ingenuity

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Techno

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Art

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Technology

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Use of science knowledge to solve practical problems

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Temno, tomo

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Cut, that which is cut off

44
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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of appendix

45
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Thanato

A

Death

46
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Euthanasia

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The act of ending the life of a person or animal with an incurable illness

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Theos

A

God

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Theology

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The study of the nature of God

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Therapy(Greek root)

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To cure, nurse

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Therapeutic

A

Having or exhibiting healing powers

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Thermo

A

Heat

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Thermodynamic

A

Using or producing heat

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Thesis, tithenai (Greek root)

A

Position

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Thesis(word)

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The central idea in a piece of writing

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Topo

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Place, local

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Topographic

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Detailed, precise description of a retain place

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Typos

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Type, figure, model

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Typical

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Characteristic or distinctive

59
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Zoo

A

Animal

60
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Zoology

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The branch of biology dealing with animals