Roots Flashcards

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Hypertension

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Greek prefix
Hyper; excessive
Abnormally high blood pressure

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Anemia

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Greek prefix
A, An; without
A condition in which the body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells

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Atheism

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Greek suffix
-ism, forms nouns and means “ the act, state, or theory of”
Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of god or gods

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Korephile

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Greek Suffix
-Phile; loving
Rare coinage for a woman who loves young woman

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Etymology

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Greek Suffix
-logy; science, theory, study
The study of the origin of the world

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Thermoplastic

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Greek Prefix
Thermo; heat, hot
Denoting substances that become plastic on heat and garden in cooling and are able to repeat these processes

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Neophyte

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Greek Prefix
Neo; new, recant
Q person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

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Philosopher

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Greek Root
Phil, philo; have a strong affection or love for
A person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline

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Morpheme

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Greek Root
Morph; form
A meaningful morphological unit of a lanuage that cannot be further divided

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Anthropology

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Greek Root
Anthrop; human
The study of humankind
“The science of anthropology isn’t a science most people don’t choice as a career because of the difficulty of studying man kid.”

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Neolithic

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Greek Suffix
The latest period of the Stone Age characteristics polished stone implements.
“Even the smaller houses, after the Neolithic period, seems to have been of stone.”

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Polymorph

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Greek Root
Morph; form

An organism or material that can take various forms

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Antipathy

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Greek Prefix
Anti, ant; opposite, against
A deep seated feeling of dislike

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Panacea

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Greek Prefix
Pan; all
A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Pasteurize

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Greek suffix

-ize

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Europhile

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Greek Suffix
-Phile
A person who loves Europe

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Ericoid

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Greek suffix
-oid
Biological term for extensions

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Lygophobia

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Greek suffix
-phobe, phobia
An abnormal fear of the night or dark

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Italophone

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Greek Suffix
-phone,” sound”
An Italian romance language spoken mainly in Europe

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Chronograph

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Greek root
Chron; time
“Write of time”