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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 |