NCEE Greek Derivatives Flashcards
1
Q
melody
A
aeido (to sing)
2
Q
cosmetic
A
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
3
Q
demagogue
A
ago (to lead, bring)
4
Q
parish
A
oikos (house, household)
5
Q
intonation
A
teino (stretch out, strain)
6
Q
panegyric
A
pas (every, entire, all)
7
Q
cosmos
A
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
8
Q
archipelago
A
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
9
Q
apology
A
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
10
Q
acrobat
A
baino (to walk, step)
11
Q
orthography
A
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
12
Q
peroxide
A
oxys (sharp, keen)
13
Q
epitome
A
temno (cut, divide)
14
Q
autocrat
A
krateo (to rule, control)
15
Q
monarch
A
monos (alone)
16
Q
astrology
A
aster (star)
17
Q
crypt
A
krypto (to hide)
18
Q
pancreas
A
pas (every, entire, all)
19
Q
autobiography
A
bios (life)
20
Q
pantomime
A
pas (every, entire, all)
21
Q
evangelical
A
angelos (messenger)
22
Q
antipathy
A
pathos (feeling)
23
Q
chronicle
A
chronos (time)
24
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parsley
A
petra (rock, stone)
25
archbishop
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
26
engraft
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
27
panorama
pas (every, entire, all)
28
misogamy
misos (hatred)
29
diagram
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
30
analogy
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
31
catalogue
lego (to pick, gather, speak)
32
parlance
ballo (throw)
33
sophisticated
sophos (wise)
34
biography
bios (life)
35
pedantic
ago (to lead, bring)
36
binominal
nomos (custom, law, principle)
37
parallel
allos (another)
38
atheist
theos (god)
39
philosophy
sophos (wise)
40
enthusiasm
theos (god)
41
esophagus
phagein (to eat)
42
metabolism
ballo (throw)
43
prosody
aeido (to sing)
44
theorem
theomai (to behold)
45
logic
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
46
hydrangea
hydor (water)
47
graph
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
48
idea
idein (to see)
49
microbe
micros (little, small)
50
asteroid
aster (star)
51
formaldehyde
hydor (water)
52
apotheosis
theos (god)
53
monk
monos (alone)
54
chronology
chronos (time)
55
apostrophe
strepho (turn about, twist)
56
strap
strepho (turn about, twist)
57
neuralgia
algos (pain)
58
dioxide
oxys (sharp, keen)
59
anatomy
temno (cut, divide)
60
economy
oikos (house, household)
61
theme
tithemi (to put, place)
62
bureaucracy
krateo (to rule, control)
63
ecstasy
histemi (to stand, to make to stand)
64
baseball
baino (to walk, step)
65
zodiac
zao (live)
66
emblem
ballo (throw)
67
oxygen
oxys (sharp, keen)
68
apocryphal
krypto (to hide)
69
thesis
tithemi (to put, place)
70
pantheon
theos (god)
71
dilemma
lambano (to take, seize, assume)
72
caustic
kaio (to kindle, burn)
73
eunuch
echo (to have, hold)
74
epithet
tithemi (to put, place)
75
surgeon
ergon (work, action)
76
chronic
chronos (time)
77
psalmody
aeido (to sing)
78
cauterize
kaio (to kindle, burn)
79
cyanogen
genos (race, offspring, kind)
80
epigram
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
81
archangel
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
82
exodus
hodos (road, way)
83
graft
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
84
automobile
autos (self)
85
theorem
theomai (to behold)
86
geography
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
87
pedant
ago (to lead, bring)
88
hypothesis
tithemi (to put, place)
89
parley
ballo (throw)
90
problem
ballo (throw)
91
ode
aeido (to sing)
92
ideal
idein (to see)
93
narcolepsy
lambano (to take, seize, assume)
94
encyclopedia
pais (child)
95
auto
autos (self)
96
hydrogen
genos (race, offspring, kind)
97
minister
monos (alone)
98
period
hodos (road, way)
99
hydra
hydor (water)
100
dogma
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
101
ideology
idein (to see)
102
doxology
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
103
grammar
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
104
angel
angelos (messenger)
105
heterogeneous
genos (race, offspring, kind)
106
pathos
pathos (feeling)
107
heterodox
heteros (the other, different)
108
apodosis
didomi (to give)
109
genetic
genos (race, offspring, kind)
110
hippodrome
hippos (horse)
111
aristocracy
krateo (to rule, control)
112
democracy
krateo (to rule, control)
113
authentic
autos (self)
114
paragraph
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
115
biology
bios (life)
116
misanthrope
anthropos (man)
117
anthropology
anthropos (man)
118
rhapsody
aeido (to sing)
119
tendon
teino (stretch out, strain)
120
energy
ergon (work, action)
121
anecdote
didomi (to give)
122
parole
ballo (throw)
123
apothecary
tithemi (to put, place)
124
bibliophile
biblos (book)
125
monogram
monos (alone)
126
diocese
oikos (house, household)
127
apostasy
histemi (to stand, to make to stand)
128
hectic
echo (to have, hold)
129
atom
temno (cut, divide)
130
anthropology
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
131
kilogram
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
132
cosmic
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
133
parable
ballo (throw)
134
agony
agon (contest, struggle)
135
homogeneous
genos (race, offspring, kind)
136
amphitheater
theomai (to behold)
137
petrify
petra (rock, stone)
138
archaeology
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
139
antidote
didomi (to give)
140
monotony
teino (stretch out, strain)
141
cosmogony
kosmos (order, universe, ornament)
142
hyrdraulic
hydor (water)
143
misanthrope
misos (hatred)
144
Episcopal
skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
145
liturgy
ergon (work, action)
146
catastrophe
strepho (turn about, twist)
147
pediatrician
pais (child)
148
parody
aeido (to sing)
149
geography
ge (earth)
150
gramophone
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
151
strategic
ago (to lead, bring)
152
surgeon
cheir (hand)
153
nitrogen
genos (race, offspring, kind)
154
astronomy
aster (star)
155
photograph
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
156
holocaust
kaio (to kindle, burn)
157
hydrant
hydor (water)
158
bibliography
biblos (book)
159
bibliography
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
160
argon
ergon (work, action)
161
autonomy
nomos (custom, law, principle)
162
anarchy
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
163
physiognomy
gignosko (to come to know, recognize)
164
apathy
pathos (feeling)
165
electrode
hodos (road, way)
166
orthodox
orthos (straight, right, correct)
167
genealogy
genos (race, offspring, kind)
168
astronomy
nomos (custom, law, principle)
169
dropsy
hydor (water)
170
grotesque
krypto (to hide)
171
idealism
idein (to see)
172
monopoly
monos (alone)
173
orthodox
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
174
synthetic
tithemi (to put, place)
175
pantheon
pas (every, entire, all)
176
hyperbole
ballo (throw)
177
diabolic
ballo (throw)
178
dialect
lego (to pick, gather, speak)
179
epoch
echo (to have, hold)
180
democracy
demos (the people)
181
carbohydrate
hydor (water)
182
comedy
aeido (to sing)
183
pathetic
pathos (feeling)
184
anthology
lego (to pick, gather, speak)
185
pedagogue
ago (to lead, bring)
186
oxidize
oxys (sharp, keen)
187
anomalous
homos (one and the same, like)
188
sophist
sophos (wise)
189
parabola
ballo (throw)
190
archaic
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
191
astrolabe
aster (star)
192
amphitheater
theomai (to behold)
193
horoscope
skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
194
parliament
ballo (throw)
195
monotone
monos (alone)
196
dose
didomi (to give)
197
antagonist
agon (contest, struggle)
198
analgesic
algos (pain)
199
epilepsy
lambano (to take, seize, assume)
200
anonymous
?noma (name)
201
monologue
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
202
stadium
histemi (to stand, to make to stand)
203
parlor
ballo (throw)
204
geocentric
ge (earth)
205
genesis
genos (race, offspring, kind)
206
monolith
monos (alone)
207
sarcasm
sarx (flesh)
208
overdose
didomi (to give)
209
autograph
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
210
basement
baino (to walk, step)
211
tetanus
teino (stretch out, strain)
212
Bible
biblos (book)
213
appendectomy
temno (cut, divide)
214
cosmogony
genos (race, offspring, kind)
215
monocle
monos (alone)
216
episode
hodos (road, way)
217
archaeology
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
218
allegory
allos (another)
219
biography
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
220
panoply
pas (every, entire, all)
221
pedantry
pais (child)
222
bishop
skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
223
scheme
echo (to have, hold)
224
base
baino (to walk, step)
225
polygamy
gamos (wedding, marriage)
226
monoxide
monos (alone)
227
antonym
?noma (name)
228
calm
kaio (to kindle, burn)
229
hypotenuse
teino (stretch out, strain)
230
dialogue
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
231
anthropologist
anthropos (man)
232
crony
chronos (time)
233
misology
misos (hatred)
234
demagogue
demos (the people)
235
autobiography
autos (self)
236
attune
teino (stretch out, strain)
237
pedant
pais (child)
238
autocracy
autos (self)
239
geometry
ge (earth)
240
microcosm
micros (little, small)
241
apogee
ge (earth)
242
amphibian
bios (life)
243
microscope
skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)
244
bigamy
gamos (wedding, marriage)
245
hydrochloric
hydor (water)
246
method
hodos (road, way)
247
heterodox
dokeo (to think, have an opinion)
248
rheostat
histemi (to stand, to make to stand)
249
anathema
tithemi (to put, place)
250
geology
ge (earth)
251
basal
baino (to walk, step)
252
eclogue
lego (to pick, gather, speak)
253
anthropoid
anthropos (man)
254
architecture
archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)
255
stratagem
ago (to lead, bring)
256
glamorous
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
257
antithesis
tithemi (to put, place)
258
baseboard
baino (to walk, step)
259
panacea
pas (every, entire, all)
260
automatic
autos (self)
261
diagnose
gignosko (to come to know, recognize)
262
biomass
bios (life)
263
synergy
ergon (work, action)
264
devil
ballo (throw)
265
autograph
autos (self)
266
homily
homos (one and the same, like)
267
monastery
monos (alone)
268
pedagogue
pais (child)
269
genealogy
logos (word, speech, reasoning)
