Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes

Question 1

a- (an- before vowels or h)

Answer 1

not, without (e.g. athiest, anarchy)

Question 2

amphi-, ampho-

Answer 2

both, on both sides, around (e.g. amphibious)

Question 3

ana- (an- before vowels or h)

Answer 3

up, back, again (e.g. anatomy, aneurism)

Question 4

anti- (ant- before vowels or h)

Answer 4

against, opposite (e.g. antidote, antagonist)

Question 5

apo- (ap- before vowels or h)

Answer 5

from, off, away (e.g. apology, aphorism)

Question 6

cata- (cat- before vowels or h)

Answer 6

down, against, according to, very (e.g. catalyst, catholic)

Question 7

dia- (di- before vowels or h)

Answer 7

through, across, between (e.g. diameter, diopter)

Question 8

ALG-

Answer 8

pain (e.g. neuralgia)

Question 9

ARTHR-

Answer 9

joint, speech sound, articulation (e.g. arthritis)

Question 10

BI-

Answer 10

life (e.g. biomorphic)

Question 11

BALL-, BOL-, -BLE

Answer 11

to throw, to put (e.g. metabolism)

Question 12

BRADY-

Answer 12

slow (e.g. bradycardia)

Question 13

CRYPT-

Answer 13

hidden (e.g. cryptogam)

Question 14

DROM-

Answer 14

running, course (e.g. syndrome)

Question 15

GE-

Answer 15

earth (e.g. geophagy)

Question 16

HOD-, OD-

Answer 16

road, way (e.g. hodophobia)

Question 17

MNE-

Answer 17

to remember (e.g. amnesia)

Question 18

MORPH-

Answer 18

form (e.g. morphology)

Question 19

ODONT-

Answer 19

tooth (e.g. homodont)

Question 20

PHOR-, PHER-

Answer 20

to bear, to go (e.g. euphoria, metaphery)

Question 21

PLEX-

Answer 21

stroke (e.g. apoplexy)

Question 22

PLEG-

Answer 22

paralysis (e.g. paraplegia)

Question 23

POD-, -PUS

Answer 23

foot (e.g. podiatrist)

Question 24

PROCT-

Answer 24

anus, rectum (e.g. preiproct)

Question 25

STOL-, STAL-, -STLE

Answer 25

to send, to contract (e.g. peristalsis)

Question 26

STOM-, STOMAT-

Answer 26

mouth, opening (e.g. microstome)

Question 27

TROP-, TREP-

Answer 27

to turn, response to stimulus (e.g. phototropic)

Question 28

UR-

Answer 28

urine, urinary system (e.g. urocyanosis)

Question 29

URE-

Answer 29

to urinate (e.g. uremic)