Roots Flashcards
Hyper
Above, over, exceeding, hyperactive, hyperbole
Hypo
Under, below / Hypothermic, Hypodermic
Mono
One, single /monotheism, monochrome-one color
Chrome
color, monochrome, polychrome
Gen
Birth, race, produce - generation, gender, genocide-killing
poly
Many, much/polygon, polytheism, polychrome
scope
look, view, see/ telescope, microscope
Derm
Skin/ dermatologist, dermatology, pachyderm
Meso
Middle/ Mesopotamia, mesodermic
Pachy
Thick/ pachyderm, pachypod
Path
Sickness, disease/ pathology, pathos, sypathy
ONYM
Word/ synonym, anonymous,
Therm
Heat, temperature/ thermometer, hypothermia
Meter
Measure/ thermometer, speedometer
Geo
Earth/ Geography
Hydro
water/ dehydrated
Graph
write/ geography
Chron
Time/ chronometer
Auto
Self/ automobile,
Crac
Government/ Democracy, autocratic-self owned government
Gyno:
Female/ androgynous
Andro
Mae/ Android- robot that looks like a man
IC
Like or related to/ Realistic
Naut
Sailor, Ship/ Astronaut
Cosm
Universe, Word/ cosmos- The universe is seen as a well- ordered whole.
Macro
Large/ Macroscopic-