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Greek & Latin List 6
Greek & Latin roots & review words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hypo: hypocrisy, hypoallergenic, hypothermia | under, beneath |
| manus: manufacture, manipulate, manicure, maneuver | hand |
| specto: spectator, prospect, speculation | to look at |
| syn: synthesize, syncopate, syndrome | together |
| teneo: tenacious, tenacity, intentional, containment, tenable | hold, keep |
| zoon, zoe: protozoa, zoologist | animal, life |
| vid/vis: improvise, visage, vista, revision, vivid | see, seen |
| valeo: prevalent, evaluation, valiant, validity, valedictorian | strength, worth |
| venio: revenue, intervention, advantageous, convention | come |
| fer: inferiority, defer, inference, transfer | bring, bear |
| homos: homonym, homosapien, homicide, homogeneous | same |
| ject: interject, objection, projectile, dejected | throw |
| tele: telekinesis, teleport, teleprompt, telepathy | at a distance |
| minus: miniature, diminutive, minuscule | smaller |
| strictus: restrict, constrictor, stricture | draw tight |
| voco: vocation, invoke, vocalize, provocative | call |
| phone: telephone, phonology, disphonetic, symphony | sound, voice |
| demos: epidemic, democracy, demographics | people |
| derm: dermatology, epidermis, hypodermic, taxidermy | skin |
| chronos: chronological, chronic,synchronize | time |
| sequor: sequential, consequence, sequel | follow |
| polis: metrpolitan, police, politics | city |
| opt: optician, optimism, optokinetic | eye |
| sta: stationary, constant, stagnant, abstain | stand |
| struct: obstruct, misconstrue, construction | build |
| temp: extemporaneous, contemplate, contemporary | time |
| terr: territory, extraterrestrial, interment, mediteranean | land |