Kimberly Santiago Flashcards
Greek and Latin Roots
1
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ion, tion, ism, y
A
act of/state of
2
Q
arthr
A
joint
3
Q
bronch(o)
A
windpipe
4
Q
cardi(o), cor
A
heart
5
Q
cephal, cap
A
head, brain
6
Q
manu
A
head
7
Q
pod(o), ped
A
foot
8
Q
opt(o)
A
eye, sight
9
Q
corp
A
body
10
Q
hem
A
blood
11
Q
a, an, in
A
not, without
12
Q
ant, anti, contra, contro
A
against, opposite
13
Q
bio, vit
A
life
14
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(o)logy
A
study or science of
15
Q
psych(o)
A
mind, spirit
16
Q
phil, philo, phile
A
to love, lover of
17
Q
act
A
to do, driven to do
18
Q
hyper, super, sur
A
over, above
19
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hypo, sub
A
under, below
20
Q
mono, uni
A
one
21
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poly
A
many
22
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auto
A
self
23
Q
graph, gram, scrib
A
to write
24
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tele
A
from afar
25
vis
to see
26
andr(o), anthrop
male, mankind
27
patr, pater
father
28
matr, mater
mother
29
ped
child
30
dem(o)
people
31
Affix
One or more syllable or letter added to a root word to change its meaning
32
Prefix
A word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning
33
Suffix
A letter or group of letters that is attached at the end of a root or a base word to change its meaning
