Greek Word Elements 1-10 Flashcards

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1
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Antipathy

A

Distaste; dislike

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2
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Onym, onomato

A

Name; word

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3
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Derm(ato)

A

Skin

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4
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Nom, nem

A

Management; distribution; law

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5
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Agronomy

A

Agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management

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6
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Economic

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Relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of society

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7
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Gastronome

A

One who is skilled in the art of good eating

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8
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Phan, phen

A

Show; appear

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9
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Fancy

A

Imagination; illusion

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10
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Fantastic

A

Unreal; imaginary

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11
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Phenomenon

A
  1. Any observable fact/event; 2. Wonder or prodigy
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12
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Therm(o)

A

Heat

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13
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Diathermy

A

Treating disease by using high-frequency electric currents to generate heat in body tissues

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14
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Thermonuclear

A

Relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei (at extremely high temperatures)

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15
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Prot(o)

A

First

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16
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Protoplasm

A

Fundamental substance that all organisms are composed of

17
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Protozoan

A

Single-celled animal

18
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Thesis, thet

A

Set; place; put

19
Q

Antithesis

A

Direct opposite

20
Q

Epithet

A

Associative term

21
Q

Astr, astro, aster

A

Star

22
Q

Aster

A

Plant with small star-like flowers

23
Q

Asteroid

A

Very small, rocky celestial body; starfish

24
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Gram, graph

A

Letter; writing

25
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Electrocardiogram

A

Tracing made by an instrument that records the electricity produced by the heart muscles during a heartbeat

26
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Epigram

A

Short, clever thought

27
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Monogram

A

One’s initials interwoven/combined into one design

28
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Monograph

A

Written account of a single thing/class of things

29
Q

Stenographer

A

One skilled at writing shorthand

30
Q

Typographical

A

Relating to typing/printing

31
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Ant(i)

A

Against; opposite