Greek Roots (A-G) Flashcards
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a, ar, an, am
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not, without
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abys
A
no bottom
3
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academ
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college, place of learning
4
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acme, acmic
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highest point
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acr, acro
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height, tip
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aer, aero, aeri
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air
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agog
A
lead, guide
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agon
A
struggle, contest
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agr, agri
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farming
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alg
A
pain
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amph, amphi
A
on both sides
12
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angel, angelo
A
divine messenger
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ant, anti
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against
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anth
A
flower
15
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anthropo, anthro
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human
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arch, archi
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chief, leader
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archae
A
origin, ancient
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arist, aristo
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best
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arith, arithmo
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number
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arom, aromo
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fragrance, odor
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arter, arteri
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bood vessel
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arth
A
joint
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astr, aster
A
star
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athl
A
contest
25
atm, atmo
vapor, steam
26
auster
harsh, rough, bitter
27
aut
self
28
bar, baro
pressure, weight
29
bas, basi
at the bottom
30
bathy, batho
deep, depth
31
bibl
book
32
bio
life
33
blast, blasto
germ, embryo
34
boreal
north
35
botan
plant
36
brachi
arm
37
brachy
short
38
brady
slow
39
buco
rural, rustic
40
caco
bad, wrong
41
calc
stone
42
calli
beautiful
43
carci
cancer
44
card cardi
heart
45
carp
wrist
46
carpo
fruit
47
cart, carto
card, paper, map
48
cata
down
49
centr
center
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cephalo
head
51
ceram
clay, pottery
52
charis
beauty, kindness
53
charm
joy, delight
54
chili
thousand
55
chim, chimer
unreal, imaginary
56
chiro
hand
57
chlor, chloro
the color green
58
choreo
dance
59
chrom
color
60
chron, chrono
time
61
cine
motion
62
clast
broken
63
coloss
enormous, huge
64
coma
deep sleep
65
cosm
world, universe
66
crani
head, skull
67
cris, crit
judge, decide
68
crypt
hidden
69
cyt
cell
70
dem
people
71
derm
skin
72
di, dich
two, twice
73
dia
through, across
74
dino
terrible, fearful
75
dog, dox
opinion
76
dom, domat
house, home, master, lord
77
don, dow
give
78
drama
to do, accomplish
79
dys
bad, wrong, difficult at
80
eco
house, environment
81
ecto
outside
82
ego
self
83
electr
electric
84
emia, aemia
related to blood
85
endo
inside
86
ent, ento
within, inside
87
ep, epi
upon, in addition to
88
erythr
red
89
esth, aesth
feeling, sensation
90
eth, ethi, etho
custom, habit, manner
91
ethn
people, race
92
etym
truth, true meaning
93
eu
well
94
eury
wide
95
ex, ec
out of, outside
96
galact
milk
97
gam, gamo, gamy
marriage, wedding
98
gastr
stomach
99
ge, geo
earth
100
gen
race, origin, creation
101
ger, geri, gero
old age, old man
102
giga
giant
103
gloss
language, speech
104
glot
tongue
105
gluc, gluco
sweet
106
gon, gony
corner, bend, angle
107
gram
write, letter
108
graph
to draw, write
109
gymn
naked, bare, exposed
110
gyr, gyro
turning, spinning
