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Greek and Latin Roots
Greek and Latin 1/1
act: do
action,actor,react,transact
aero: air
aerobics, aerodynamics, aerate
alt: high
altimeter, altitude, alto
ambul: walk, go
ambulance, ambulatory, preamble

Greek and Latin Roots 1/2
andr/anthr: man
anthropology, philander, polyandry
anim: life/spirit
animate, animal, inanimate
aqua: water
aquarium, aquatic, aquamarine
art: skill
artisan, artist, artifact, artificial

Greek and Latin 1/3
ast: star
asterisk, astronaut, astrology
aud: hear
audience, auditorium, audio, audible
belli: war
belligerent, bellicose, rebellion
biblio: book
bibliography, Bible, bibliophile

Greek and Latin Roots 1/4
bio: life
biology, autobiography, biochemistry
cap: head
captain, capital, decapitate
cardi: heart
cardiac, cardiology, cardiogram
chron: time
chronological, chronograph, synchronize

Greek and Latin Roots 1/5
crat: rule
democrat, aristocrat, autocratic
cred: believe
credit, incredible, credence
cycle: circle/ring/wheel
bicycle, cyclone, encyclopedia
dem: people
democracy, epidemic, demographics

Greek and Latin Roots 2/1
dic: speak
dictionary, dictate, predict
doc:teach
doctrine, document, doctor
duc:lead
conduct, educate, aquaduct
fac/fic:make/do
factory, manufacture, sufficient

Greek and Latin Roots 2/2
flect/flex:bend
reflex, reflection, flexible, deflect
form:shape
uniform, transform, reform
frag/fract:break
fracture, fragment, fraction
gen:birth, race, family generation, genealogy, genocide

Greek and Latin Roots 2/3
geo:earth
geography, geology, geometry
gram/graph:write
telegram, photograph, grammar, biography
hydra:water
hydraulics, dehydrate, hydrant
jud/jus:law
judge, justice, justify, judicial


Greek and Latin Root 2/4
lab:work
labor, collaborate, laboratory
loc:place
locate, location, allocate
log:word
dialogue, prologue, apology
luc/lum:light
illuminate, lucid, translucent


Greek and Latin Roots 2/5

man:hand
manual, manuscript, manufacture
mand:order
command, demand, mandate
mania:madness
maniac, pyromania, maniacal
meter:measure
thermometer, centimeter, metrics

Greek and Latin Roots #3/1

miss/mitt:send
mission, transmit, missile, admit
mort:death
mortuary, mortal, mortician
nat:born
native, nation, innate
onym:name
synonym, anonymous, pseudonym

Greek and Latin Roots #3/2

ortho:straight
orthodontist, orthodox, orthopedist
path:feeling,suffersympathy, pathethic, empathetic
ped/pod:foot
pedal, pedestrian, tripod, podium
phon:sound
telephone, symphony, microphone

Greek and Latin Roots #3/3

photo:light
photograph, telephoto, photosynthesis
pop:people
population, populate, popular
port:carry
transport, portable, import
psych:mind
psychology, psycho, psychopath

Greek and Latin Roots #3/4

pul/pel:force
compel, compulsion, pellet, impel
ques:ask/seek question, request, quest, inquest
rupt:break
erupt, interrupt, rupture
scop:see
microscope, telescope, scope

Greek and Latin Roots #3/5

scrib/script:write
scribe, inscription, prescribe
sect:cut
dissect, section, intersection
sim:like simulation, simultaneous, simile
sol:alone
solo, solitary, soliloquy

Greek and Latin Roots 4/1

spec:see
spectator, spectacle, inspection
struct:build
construct, structure,instruction, destruct
term:end
terminate, terminal, term
terr:land
terrain, terrestrial, territory

Greek and Latin Roots 4/2
therm:heat
thermos, thermometer, thermal
tract:pull
extract, traction, attractive
urb:city
urban, suburbs, urbane
vac:empty
vacation, vacate, evacuate, vacuum

Greek/Latin Roots 4/3
vict-conquer
victory, conviction, victim
vid/vis-see
video, visual, evidence, vista
voc-voice, call
vocal, vocation, invoction
uni-one
uniform, unicycle, universe

Greek and Latin Roots 4/4
bi/tri-two
bisect, bicycle. bilateral, diverse, dihydrogen
tri-three
tripod, triangle, triathlon
quad-four
quadruple, quadruped, quadrilateral
poly-many
polynomial, polygamy, polygon

Greek and Latin Roots 4/5
multi:many
multitude, multitalented,multiply
auto:self
autograph, automobile, autocratic
ology:study of biology, geology, graphology
ist:one who practices biologist, geologist, dramatist

Greek and Latin Roots 5/1
trans:across
transmit, transfer, transport
pre:before
pretest, prediction, premonition
post:after
posttest, postoperative,preposterous
tele:far away
telephone, telescope, teleport

Greek and Latin Roots 5/2
re:again/back
revise, restore, remit, remind
ex:out
exit, expel, extract
co:with
collaborate, coauthor, coeducational
sub:under
supervise, superintendent, superb

Greek and Latin Roots 5/3
de:down/away
destroy, destructive, descend, detract
ify, ize:to make
magnify, magnetize, justify, traumatize
super:above
supervise, superintendent, superb
micro:small
microscope, microorganism, micrometer

Greek and Latin Roots 5/4
cide:kill
suicide, homicide, genocide
cis:cut
incision, excise, scissors
mal:bad
malicious, malignant, maladapted
bene:good
benefit, benediction, benevolent

Greek and Latin Roots 5/5
non/nym:name
binomial, anonymous, nomenclature
un/im/in:not
unmoved, insensitive, immobile
mis:wrong
mispronoune, mistake, misfortune
viv/vit:life
vivid, vivacious, vitamin, vitality

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Greek and Latin Roots #6/1
pan:all panoramic, pantomime, pandemonium
semi/hemi:half semiconductor, semicircle,hemisphere
anti:against antisocial, antiseptic, anticrime
macro:large macrobiology, macroclimate

Greek and Latin Roots #6/2
zoo:animal zoology, zootoxin, zoologist
vert:toturn revert, divert, convert
grad/gress:tostep grade, graduate, regress
cogn:born with, knowing cognitive, recognize

Greek and Latin Roots #6/3
chart:paper chart, charter
junct:join junction, conjunction, adjunct
amor:love enamor, amore
spir:breathe, life
spirit, respirator

Greek and Latin Roots #6/4
tract: to draw, or pull forth
contract, subtract, detract
cent:onehundred century, centennial, centimeter
ann/enn:year annuity, annual, biennial
agon:cpmtest/struggle agony, agonist, antagonist, protagonist










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