Greek Root: Phobia-end Flashcards

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Phobia, Phobos

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Fear, dread

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Photophobia

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An abnormal fear of light

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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

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Doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit

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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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Polynomial

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An expression of 2 or more terms

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Protos

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First

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Prototype

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An original model on which something is patterned

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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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Pyr
Fire
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Pyromaniac
A compulsion to set things on fire
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Schizo
Cleave, cut
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Schizophrenia
A severer mental disorder
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Scopos, skopein
Spy, watcher, to see
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Telescope
An instrument for making distant objects appear larger
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Seismo
Earthquakes
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Seismology
The study of earthquakes
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Sophia
Wisdom
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Sophomoric
Exhibiting great immaturity; lack of judgement
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Sphero
Ball, sphere
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Atmospheric
Intended to evoke an emotional tone or mood
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Static(Greek root)
Causing to stand
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Static(word)
Showing little or no change
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Tact, tax
Arrangement, order
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Tactical
Characterized by skill or ingenuity
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Techno
Art
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Technology
Use of science knowledge to solve practical problems
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Temno, tomo
Cut, that which is cut off
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Appendectomy
Surgical removal of appendix
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Thanato
Death
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Euthanasia
The act of ending the life of a person or animal with an incurable illness
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Theos
God
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Theology
The study of the nature of God
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Therapy(Greek root)
To cure, nurse
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Therapeutic
Having or exhibiting healing powers
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Thermo
Heat
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Thermodynamic
Using or producing heat
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Thesis, tithenai (Greek root)
Position
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Thesis(word)
The central idea in a piece of writing
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Topo
Place, local
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Topographic
Detailed, precise description of a retain place
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Typos
Type, figure, model
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Typical
Characteristic or distinctive
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Zoo
Animal
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Zoology
The branch of biology dealing with animals