Greek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards
anthrop
man; mankind
phil
love
miso
hate
biblio; bibl
book
phon
sound
graph; gram
write; draw; describe; record
scop; scept, skept
look at; examine
eu-
good; well
caco-
bad; ill
mega-, megalo-
large
micro-
small
macro-
large; long
tele-, tel-, telo-
far; distant
teleo-, tel-, telio-, telo-
end; result; completion
-mania
madness for; excessive fondness for
-maniac
one who has a madness for
-maniacal, -maniac, -manic
affected with madness for
-phobia
dread of; morbid fear of
-phobiac, -phobe, -phobist
one who has a morbid fear of
-phobic
fearful of; dreading
ANTRHOPoPHOBIAC
afraid of people, esp. meeting people
PHIL ANTHROPy
goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially : active effort to promote human welfare
MIS ANTHROPe
a person who does not like other people
BIBLIO MANIAC
extreme preoccupation with collecting books
EU PHONious
having a pleasant sound
CACO GRAPHy
bad handwriting/spelling
MEGA PHONe
a cone-shaped device used to make your voice louder when you speak through it
MICRO SCOPic
able to be seen only through a microscope : extremely small
MACRO SCOPic
large to be observable by the naked eye
TELE GRAPHy
he use or operation of a telegraph apparatus or system for communication
BIBLIO PHILe
a person who loves or collects books
SYM PHONy
consonance of sounds
MEGALO MANIAC
a person with a condition or mental illness that causes them to think that they have great or unlimited power or importance
SKEPtical
having or expressing doubt about something (such as a claim or statement)
A PHONic
loss of voice and of all but whispered speech
