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Greek & latin root
Greek and Latin Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| astr. aster, astro | Star-Asteroid, astral, astronaut |
| auto | Self-Autobiography |
| bio | life-Biography |
| cron, chrono | Time-chronic, chonological |
| cosm, cosmo | Universe, order-microcosm, cosmopolitan |
| cryph, crypt | hidden, secret-apocryphal, cryptographer |
| dem, demo | people-epidemic, Democracy |
| Dia | through, across, between-diameter |
| dog, dox | opinion, teaching-dogmatic, orthodox |
| gen | race, kind, origin, birth-generation |
| gnos | known-diagnostic |
| graph, graphy, gram | write-graphite, autobiography, telegram |
| log, logue | speach, word, reasoning-logic, dialogue |
| lys | break down-analysis |
| metr, meter | measure-metric, kilometer |
| micro | small-microscope, telescope |
| tele | far off, distant-television |
| the | put or place-parentheses |
| Cap, capt, cept, cip | Take-Capitulate, captive, concept, recipient |
| cede, ceed, ceas, cess | happen, yield, go-precede, proceed, decease, cessation |
| cred | believe-incredible |
| dic, dict | speak, say, tell-indicate, diction |
| duc, duct, duit | lead, conduct, draw-educate, conduct, conduit |
| fac, fact, fect, fic, fy | make-faculty, artifact, defect, benificicial, clarify |
| ject | throw-eject |
| mis, miss, mit, mitt | send-promise, missile, transmit, intermitten |
| note, not | know, recognize-denote, notion |
| pel, puls | drive-expel, compulsive |
| pend, pens | hang, weight, set aside-pendulum, pension |
| pon, pos | put, place-component, positive |
| port | carry-portable |
| rupt | break-bankrupt |
| scrib, scribe, script | write-scribble, describe, inscription |
| spec, spic | look, see-spectator, conspicuous |
| tac, tag, tang, teg | touch-contact, contagious, tangible, integral |
| tain, ten, tin | hold, keep-contain, tenure, retinue |
| temp | time-tempo |
| ven, vent | come-intervene, convention |
| vers, vert | turn-reverse, invert |
| voc, vok | call-vocal, invoke |
| morph | form, shape-amorphous |
| naut | sailor-cesmonaut |
| phon, phone, phono | sound, voice-phonics, telephone, phonograph |
| pol, polis | city, state- police, metropolis |
| scop, scope | watch, look at-microscope, telescope |