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Word roots pg. 19-20
stpehens 6th perioid class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| eu | good, well |
| mono | one |
| gram | write, written |
| log | word, reason |
| logo | often uniquely designed for ready recognition |
| mania | intensive craving, loss of reason |
| neo | new, recent |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -ism | act, state, condition |
| -y | state of, quality; act, body, group |
| crac | government, rule |
| gen | cause, birth, race, produce |
| gram | write, written |
| ideo* | idea |
| phob | fear of |
| phone | sound |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of , quality, act, body, group |
| logic | the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference |
| eulogy | a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person. |
| logogram | a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. |
| logomania | pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking |
| monolog | a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker |
| neologism | a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase. |
| ideocracy | rule or government based on ideology or theory |
| ideogeny | The science which treats of the origin of ideas. |
| ideogram | a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character. |
| ideophobia | a fear of new ideas |
| ideology | the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. |
| ideophone | a sound or sounds symbolizing a complete idea or spoken word, esp. sound-symbolic words found in African languages, a single phone or phoneme that represents a concept |