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Greek Roots: Lesson1
Greek Roots: Lesson 1
| Root/Prefix/Suffix | Meaning | Example Word |
|---|---|---|
| phil | love | philanthropy |
| miso | hate | misanthrope |
| biblio, bibl | book | bibliomaniac |
| phon | sound | symphony |
| graph, gram | write; draw; describe; record | graph |
| scop, scept, skept | look at; examine | skeptical |
| eu- | good; well | euphonious |
| caco- | bad; ill | cacography |
| mega-, megalo- | large | megaphone |
| micro- | small | microscope |
| macro- | large; long | macroscopic |
| tele-, tel-, telo- | far; distant | telegraphy |
| teleo-, tel-, telio,- telo- | end; result; completion | telos |
| -mania | madness for | meglomania |
| -maniac | one who has madness for | bibliomaniac |
| -maniacal, -maniac, -manic | affected with madness for | choreomaniac |
| -phobia | dread of; morbid fear of | acrophobia |
| -phobiac, -phobe, -phobist | one who has a morbid fear of | claustrophobiac |
| -phobic | fearful of; dreading | clinophobic |
| anthrop | man; mankind | anthropology |