Greek Vocabulary Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards

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anthrop

A

man; mankind

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phil

A

love

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miso

A

hate

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biblio, bibl

A

book

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phon

A

sound

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mis, miss, mit, mitt

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send

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scop, skept

A

look at; examine

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rhea

A

flow, gush, burst

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heam, hem

A

blood

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cred

A

believe

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eu-

A

good, well

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caco-

A

bad, ill

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mega-/megalo-/macro

A

large, long

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micro-

A

small

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

A

not OR in, into on

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tele-, tele-, telo-

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far/distant

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a-, an-

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not; without

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dia-

A

through; across

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ec-, ex-

A

out

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en-

A

in

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-ac, -ia

A

makes a noun – maniac, cardiac, phobia

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-ic

A

makes a noun or an adj. – critic, dynamic

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-e

A

indicates a person

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-mania

A

madness for: excessive fondness for one who has a madness for affected with madness for

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-phobia, -phobiac, -phobia, -phobic

A

dread of; morbid fear of one who has a morbid fear of fearful of; dreading

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theo/the

A

god

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geo

A

earth

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helio

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sun

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dyn, dynam

A

power; force

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chro

A

time

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chrom, chromat, chro

A

color

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meter, metr

A

measure

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center, centr

A

center

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cycl

A

circle

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stat, stas

A

stand; stop

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erg, urg

A

work

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gro, gros

A

know, knowledge

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mono-

A

one

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poly-

A

many

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bi-

A

two

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dis-, di-

A

two, twice

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iso-

A

equal

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endo, ento-

A

within

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hemi

A

half

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amphi/amph/ambi

A

both; around

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-latry

A

worship

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-later

A

worshipper

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-laterous

A

worshipping

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arch, archi

A

rule; govern

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dem

A

people

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gen

A

kind; race; origin

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gun, gyne, gynee

A

women

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log

A

idea; word; study

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path

A

disease; feeling

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-ist

A

makes a noun designating a person – philanthropist

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-ism

A

makes a noun, indicating condition on action – atheism

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archea-, archa-

A

ancient

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anti-, ant-

A

against

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hetero-

A

various; unlike

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homo-

A

same

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olig-

A

few

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pan-, panto-

A

all

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poly-

A

many

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epi-, ep-

A

upon at; in addition

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hyper-

A

overly; excessively

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hypo-, hypo

A

under; less than; too little

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peri-

A

around

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pro-/pre-

A

before

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syn-, sym-

A

with; together

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en-

A

in

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ec-/ex-

A

out