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Greek Roots

Terms

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theo
God: theology
arch
rule: monarchy
meter/metry
measure: symmetry
hexa
six: hexagon
dia
across: diameter
pater:patr
father: patriarch
pseudo
false: pseudonym
sphere
ball: spherical
morph
shape/form: morphology
thermo
heat: thermometer
scope
into: microscope
octo
eight:octogon
gram/graph
writing: seismograph
hyper
over: hyperactive
hetero
other: other
ortho
correct/straight: orthodontist
poly
many: polysyllabic
tech
skill: technique
sym/syn
same/together: sympathy
peri
around: perimeter
gam
marriage: polygamy
phobia
fear: hydrophobia
phon
sound: phonics
geo
earth: geology
gon
angle: octogon
mega
great: megaphone
an/an
without/not: apathy
bio
life: biology
tele
far: telegraph
chrono
time: chronometer
mne/mnem
memory: amnesia
logy
science/study of: mythology
nym
name: antonym
mater/matr
mother: matriarch
hypo
under: hypodermis
athlon
contest: decathlon
cycle
ring/circle: cyclone
epi
upon/among: epicenter
tri
three: triple
hemi
half: hemisphere
gen
birth/race: generation
mono
one: monotone
zo
animal: zoologist
biblio
book: bibliography
neo
new: neophyte
di
two: digraph
aer
air: aerobics
log
speak/speech: monologue
cata
down: catastrophe
auto
self: automobile
path
feeling: apathy
crypt
hide: encrypt
opt
eye/sight: optical
topo
place: toponymy
neur
nerve: neuritis
gnosis
knowledge: diagnosis
penta
five: pentagon
dys
bad/difficult: dysfunctional
homo
same: homogeneous
tox
poison: toxic
phil
love: philharmonic
eu
good/well: eulogy
psych
mind: psychology
cracy
government: democracy
kilo
thousand: kilometer
aster/astr
star: astrology
micro
small: microphone
dox
thinking/belief: othodox
hydro
water: hydrophobia
photo
light: photography
itis
inflammation/disease: tonsillities
myth
tale: mythology
ectomy
removal/cut out: appendectomy
archaeo
ancient: archaeologist
anti
against/opposite: antitoxin
ornith
bird: ornithology

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