Greek Word Elements 1-10 Flashcards
Antipathy
Distaste; dislike
Onym, onomato
Name; word
Derm(ato)
Skin
Nom, nem
Management; distribution; law
Agronomy
Agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management
Economic
Relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of society
Gastronome
One who is skilled in the art of good eating
Phan, phen
Show; appear
Fancy
Imagination; illusion
Fantastic
Unreal; imaginary
Phenomenon
- Any observable fact/event; 2. Wonder or prodigy
Therm(o)
Heat
Diathermy
Treating disease by using high-frequency electric currents to generate heat in body tissues
Thermonuclear
Relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei (at extremely high temperatures)
Prot(o)
First
Protoplasm
Fundamental substance that all organisms are composed of
Protozoan
Single-celled animal
Thesis, thet
Set; place; put
Antithesis
Direct opposite
Epithet
Associative term
Astr, astro, aster
Star
Aster
Plant with small star-like flowers
Asteroid
Very small, rocky celestial body; starfish
Gram, graph
Letter; writing
Electrocardiogram
Tracing made by an instrument that records the electricity produced by the heart muscles during a heartbeat
Epigram
Short, clever thought
Monogram
One’s initials interwoven/combined into one design
Monograph
Written account of a single thing/class of things
Stenographer
One skilled at writing shorthand
Typographical
Relating to typing/printing
Ant(i)
Against; opposite