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Word Roots19&20
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| en- | Good, well |
| mono- | one |
| gram | write, written |
| log/logo | word,reason |
| mania | intense 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 |
| ideo* | idea |
| phob | fear of |
| phone | sound |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| logic | related to theory of reasoning (philosophy) |
| eulogy | speech in praise of someone |
| logomania | abnormal talkativeness |
| monolog | a long speech given by one person |
| neologism | new word or phrase |
| ideocracy | government based on an all-embracing idea or theory |
| ideogeny | origin of ideas (philosophy) |
| ideogram | graphic symbol used to represent a concept or word |
| ideophobia | fear or distrust of ideas |
| ideology | system of interrelated social beliefs and values |
| ideophone | sound or pattern of sounds used to represent a concept |