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Greek & Latin 2
tropos, philia, phobos, syn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tropos (Greek) | turning |
| tropics | the area of the earth from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricorn |
| tropical | the climate of the earth in the tropics |
| phototropic | turning toward light as leaves and flowers do |
| heliotrope | a flower named for its tendency to turn toward the sun |
| philia (Greek) | love, friendship |
| philosopher | one who loves wisdom |
| Philadelphia | city of brotherly love |
| philanthropist | one who cares about his fellow man |
| philtre | love potion |
| phobos (Greek) | fear |
| phobia | irrational fear |
| claustrophobia | fear of closed (locked or bolted) places |
| phobophobia | fear of fear itself |
| Phobos | a moon of the planet Mars |
| syn (Greek) | with, together |
| symphony | sounds that go together |
| synthesis | putting together |
| synthetic | material made by putting chemicals together |
| synonym | two words with the same meaning |