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Word Roots 19 and 20
Word Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eu- | good, well |
| mono- | one |
| gram | write, written |
| log/o | 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 |
| logic | related to theory of reasoning |
| euology | speech in praise of someone |
| logogram | symbol used to represent an entire world |
| logomania | abnormal talkativeness |
| monolog | long speech given by one person |
| neologism | new word phrase |
| 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 |
| ideocracy | government based on all- embracing ideas |
| ideogeny | origin of ideas |
| ideogram | graphic symbol used to represent a word/concept |
| ideophobia | system of interrelated social beliefs and values |
| ideology | sound or pattern of sounds used to represent a concept |
| ideophone | fear of distrust and of ideas |