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Greek/Latin Roots #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| astro | star ex; astronomy|noun: NASA studies astronomy. |
| auto | self ex; autobiography|noun: An autobiography is used as a primary resourse. |
| bio | life ex; biologist|noun: You study in college to become a biologist. |
| chron | time ex; chronological|adj: A time line is in chronological order. |
| cosmo | universe ex; cosmology|noun: No rational cosmology is possible. |
| crypt | hidden/secret ex; cryptic|adj: The cryptic response made her hesitate. |
| dem | people ex; deman|verb: "Where is he?" she demanded. |
| dia | through, across, between ex; diagnose|verb: She was diagnosed with epilepsy. |
| cept | take ex; accept|verb: Luke accpected the money. |
| cede | happen, yield, go ex; concede|verb: The coach concedes a free-kick for a push on a defender. |
| cred | believe ex; credentials|noun: Sara earned her credentials from hard work. |
| dict | speak, say, tell ex; addiction|noun: Joey had an addiction to eating. |
| duct | lead, conduct, draw ex; deduct|verb: Harry deducted money from his bank account. |
| fac | make ex; facial|adj: Lilly had a black facial expression. |
| ject | throw ex; eject|verb: The pilot ejected from the plane. |
| mis | send ex; mislead|verb: Haley's actions were misleading to her friend. |