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Greek/Latin RootsThe key to vocabulary
Process1. Greek root
2. meaning
3. words that use it
4. make vocab cards (Study strategies)
5. quiz after 40
anthrop - mananthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy
arch – chief, first, rulearchangel, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy, patriarchy
aud – hear, listen
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audiology, auditorium, audio, audition
carn - flesh
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carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
chrom - color
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chrome, chromosome, polychrome, chromatic
chron - time
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chronology, chronometer, synchronize
cide/cise – cut down, kill
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homicide, germicide, incision, scissors
Crat/cracy - rule
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autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy
dict – say, speak
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dictation, dictionary, predict, verdict, contradict
endo - within
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endorse, endocardial, endoskeleton
graph, gram - write
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graphic, autograph, photography, telegram
hetero - different
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heterogeneous, heterodox, heterosexual
ject - throw
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inject, deject, project, eject, interject
log, logo, ology – word, study, speech
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prologue, dialogue, zoology, catalog
magn - great
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magnify, magnificent, magnitude
man - hand
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manual, manage, manipulate, emancipate
migra - wander
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migrate, emigrate, immigrate
morph - form
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amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology
omni – all, every
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omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, omnivorous
ortho – straight, correct
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orthodox, orthodontist, unorthodox
20 – stop here
path – feeling, suffering
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sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy
ped, pod - foot
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pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry, pedal
phil - love
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philosophy, philharmonic, bibliophile
poli - city
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metropolis, police, megalopolis
poly - many
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polytheistic, polyandrous, polygon
trans- across, beyond, in a different statetranslate, transatlantic, transport
syn- in union, acting togethersynonym, synchronize, symmetry
sub- below, lower rank, nearlysubmarine, subsoil, sub-tropical
semi- half, partlysemicircle, semiconscious, semi-annual
pro- before, in favor ofprologue, proponent, propulsion
ob, of - blocking, concealing, againstobstruct, offend, oppose
intra- inside, withinintramural, intravenous, intracellular
inter- between, amonginteract, interchange, interdependent
infra- belowinfrastructure, infrared, infraclass
hypo- underhypodermic, hypothermia, hypoallergenic
hyper- beyond, more than normalhyperactive, hypersonic, hypercritical
hemi- half hemisphere
contra- againstcontraceptive, contraband, contradict
anti- opposing
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antiwar, antibiotic, anticlimax
ante- before
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antecedent, antebellum, antechamber
40 stop here
ag, agi, act- do, move, goaction, agitate, agent
alt – high, deepaltitude, altimeter
aster, astr- starasterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
cap, cip, cept - takecapable, intercept, capture, forceps
caus, caut – burn, heatcaustic, cauldron, cauterize
clam, claim – cry outexclamation, acclaim, clamor
cred - believecreed, credit, incredible, credence
dorm - sleepdormant, dormitory
duc, duct - leadinduce, produce, reduce
dura – hard, lastingdurable, duration, endure
equi - equalequinox, equilibrium, equality
fac, fact, fic, fect – do, makemanufacture, factory, amplification
fer – bear, carryferry, fertile, refer
fin - endfinal, finish, confine, define
flex - bendflexible, inflexible
fort - strongfortress, fortify, fortitude
fract, frag - breakfracture, fragile, fraction
gam - marriagebigamy, polygamy, monogamy
grad – step, gograde, graduate, gradient
here, hes - stickadhere, cohesion, inherent
Stop here 60
ultra – beyond, extremeultrasonic, ultraviolet
under – beneath, below, lower in rank underdeveloped, undercarriage
un – not, reversalunplug, unreal, unmanned
sent, sens - feelsentiment, sensory, sensation
peri - aroundperimeter, periodontal, pericardial
post - after postpone, postmortem, posthumous
vor – eat greedilyvoraciously, carnivore, omnivore
prim - first primary, primitive, primal
rupt - break rupture, erupt, disrupt
sol, salv – safe, healthysolution, salvage, salutation
sed, sess, sid - sitsediment, session, reside, president
sequ, secu, sue - followsequence, second, pursue
sist, sta, stit - standassist, persist, substitute
sol - alonesoliloquy, solitaire, solitude
solv, solu - loosen solvent, absolve, soluble
string, strict – draw tightrestrict, constrict, stringent
ten, tain - holdtenacious, contain, detention
theo, the – God, godtheology, monotheism, atheist
therm - heatthermometer, thermos, hypothermia
tom- cutappendectomy, anatomy, dichotomy
Stop here - 80
