Greek Vocabulary - Unit 6/Week 6 Flashcards
an account of someone’s life written by someone else
biography
the way in which as organism functions
physiology
the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior
psychiatry
relating to interaction of the mind and body
psychosomatic
relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age
paleolithic
the branch of science concerned with rocks
petrology
writing consisting of symbols
hieroglyphics
a destroyer of images used in religious worship
iconoclast
a hatred for innovation of change
misoneism
the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole
astronomy
not identified by name
anonymous
the branch of knowledge concerned with wealth
economics
an oddity
anomaly
detailed examination
analysis
a person who analyzes cultures
ethnologist
paleo-
ancient
neo-
new
hier-
sacred
-iatric
promoting healing
-iatrist
one who heals
-iatrics
healing
-iatry
a healing; science of
-lytic, -lytical
loosening; dissolving
-lyst
one who solves
-lysis
a loosening; solution
-clastic
breaking; destructive
-clast
one who shatters or destroys
-clasm
breakage; destruction
ethn
nation
ec, oec
house; environment
onoma, onym
name
nom
arrangement; law
astr
star
icon
image; idol
glyph, glypt
carving
petr, peter
rock
lith, -lite
stone
soma, somat
body
psych
mind; soul; spirit
phys
nature; growth
bio
life
