Morpheme set 1 Flashcards
Anthrop
- human
ex: anthropology, anthropomorphic, philanthropy
bi
- life
ex: biology, biography, macrobiotic, bioluminescent, microbial
cac
- bad
ex: cacophony, caconym, cacodemonic
chrom
- color
ex: monochrome, chromosome, chromatic, chrome
chron
- time
ex: chronic, diachronic, chronometer, anachronistic
cosm
- universe, adorn, order
ex: cosmic, cosmopolitan, cosmetic, macrocosm, microcosm, cosmogony, cosmonaut, cosmecology
gam
- marry, unite
ex: monogamy, gamete, bigamy, epigamic, gamosepalous, exogamous, gamophyllous, gamogensis
iatr
- heal
ex: psychiatry, iatrogenic, geriatric, pediatrician
idi
- personal
ex: idiosyncrasy, idiom, idiopathy, idiomorphic, idiolect, idiochromatic, idiot
log
- speak, study
ex: logic, eulogy, logorrhea, anthropology, analogy, prologue, logo
macr
- large
ex: macroeconomics, macrocephalic, macrocyte, macradenous, macro, macron
micr
- small
ex: microscope, microcosm, microbe, microphotography, micron, microanatomy
mis
- hate
ex: misanthrope, misogamy, misogyny, misology
morph
- form
ex: polymorphous, morpheme, ectomorph, endomorph, morphology
nom
- law, system
ex: astronomy, autonomy, nomothetic, nomogram, metronome
path
- feel, illness
ex: pathology, sympathy, empathy, pathos, pathetic
petr
- rock
ex: petrify, petroglyph, petroleum, petrous
phil
- liking
ex: anglophile, hemophilia, philosophy, philanthropy, philately
phon
- sound
ex: telephone, phonetic, euphony, cacophony, phonetics, phonology, symphonic, aphonia
pol
- community
ex: politics, police, political, metropolis, megalopolis
pseud
- false
ex: pseudonym, pseudopod, pseudoscience, pseudepigrapha
psych
- mind
ex: psychiatry, psychic, psychotic
pyr
- fire
ex: pyromaniac, pyrotechnics, pyrometers, pyrite, antipyretic
the
- god
ex: theology, polytheism, theocracy, theogony, atheist
top
- place
ex: topography, topical, topology, toponym
xen
- foreign
ex: xenophobia, xenon, xenogamy, xenoplastic, axenic, pyroxene
