Greek Roots + Flashcards
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academ (academic)
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Akademos (hero), (Plato’s) Academy
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acr (acrobat)
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height, summit, tip
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amphi (amphibian)
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both, on both sides
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anthrop (anthropology)
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human
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arkt (arctic)
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bear
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aster, astro (astronaut)
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star
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byss (abyss)
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bottom
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centr (eccentric)
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center
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chron (chronicle)
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time
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crit, cris (crisis)
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judge, separate
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cycl (bicycle)
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circle
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dactyl (pterodactyl)
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finger
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dyna (dynamite)
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power
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eco (economy)
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house
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ego (egocentric)
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self
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ep, epi (episode)
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upon, in addition to
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erg, org, urg (urgent)
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work
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gen, gon (gender)
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birth, kind
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gramm (grammar)
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letter, writing
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graph (biography)
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write, draw
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hier (hierarchy)
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holy, sacred
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hypn (hypnotize)
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sleep
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ide (idea)
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thought
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kine, cine (cinema)
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to move
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log (dialogue)
word, reason, speech, thought
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Mani, manu (manufacture)
hand
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mne (amnesia)
memory
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mon (monastery)
alone, only
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nav, naus (navigate)
ship
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neur (neurologist)
nerve, sinew
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odont (orthodontist)
tooth
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onym (anonymous)
name
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path (empathy)
feeling, disease
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phile, phil (philosophy)
loving
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phon (telephone)
sound
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phot (photograph)
light
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physi (physics)
nature
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plat (plateau)
flat
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poli (politics)
city
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prot (prototype)
first
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pseud (pseudonym)
false
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psych (psychologist)
mind
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rhe (rhythm)
flow
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scept, scop (microscope)
look at, examine, view, observe
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spher (sphere)
ball
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stroph (catastrophe)
turn
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techn (technology)
art, skill
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tele (telekinesis)
far, end
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the (thesaurus)
put
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therm (thermostat)
heat, warm
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ton (monotony)
tone, sound, stretch
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top (utopia)
place, location
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tox (toxic)
arrow, bow, poison
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typ (prototype)
stamp, model
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tyrann (tyranny)
terrible, tyrant
