Roots Flashcards
Hyper
Above, over, exceeding- hyperactive, - words with Root (Hyperbole)
Hypo
Under, below- hypothetical, hypodermic.
Mono
One, single- monotheism, monochrome.
Chrome
color, monochrome, polychrome.
Gen
birth, race, produce- generations, genocide
Poly
Many,much/ polygon, polytheism
Scope
look, views, see/ telescope, microscope.
Derm
Skin / dermatologist, dermatology, pachyderm.
Meso
Middle/ Mesopotamia, mesodermic
Pachy
thick/pachyderm, pachypod
Path
sickness, disease
Onym
Word, synonym, antynom
Meter
Measure
Pamper
spoil
Erode
Gradually wear away
Epidemic
Widespread disease
Geo
Earth, geography
Hydro
water
Graph
write, geography
chron
Time, chronological
auto
self, autocratic
crac
government/ autocratic
Gyno
Female/gynecologist
Andro
male/android/ androgynous
-ic
like or related to/graphic, telepathic, organic
Naut
Salor, ship/ astronaut
Cosm
universe, world/ microcosm
Macro
large/ macroscopic
pod
foot/ tripod
nom
name, law, order/ economy, nominate
psycho
mind,psychology
Theo
God, monotheism
Astro
stars, heavens, astrology
Biblio
Book/ bibliography
Klepto
steal/kleptomaniac
Mania
Inyense cravin, loss of reason/ kleptomania
Phil
Love, philanthropy
Phob
Fear: hydrophobia
-ia
State or condition of being
Peri
Around, surroundig: perimeter, periscope
Cardi
heart/cardiologist
Heli
Sun/helicopter
Opt
Eye, vision/Optimistic
Tele
From afar/ telephone
-al
pertaining to/ technical, critical
sym/syn
with, together/ symbolism, symbiosis
-osis
action, symbiosis
bio
life/ symbiosis
Somat
body/ somatic
Dem
People/democracy
Dia
throught, across/diameter
Anti
against / anticipate
-ism
sate or condition/ symbolism, plagiarism
-oid
resembling/ android
-Er
someone who/ photographer, writer
Thanas
Death/ euthanasia, hydrothanasia
Taph
Grave, tomb, burial/ epitaph . taphonomy
Amphi
Both, two sides/ amphibian, amphitheater
Caco
bad, poor, harsh/ cacophony, cacothanasia
Iso
Equal/isolated, isosceles, isometric, isomagnetic
Exo
outside,foreign/exoskeliton
Cycl
circle/trycicyl
zeno
foreign,strange/ zenophobia, zenolith