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Greek Roots
Stack #56591
| Word | definition |
|---|---|
| phobia | fear/dislike/aversion |
| acrophobia | fear of being at a great height |
| agoraphobia | fear of open spaces |
| Anglophobia | dislike of England or the English |
| claustrophobia | fear of confined spaces |
| Germanophobia | dislike of Germany or the Germans |
| hydrophobia | rabies/literally, fear of water |
| monophobia | fear of being alone |
| photophobia | morbid aversion to light |
| xenophobia | aversion to foreigners |
| Russophobe | one who dislikes Russia or the Russians |
| phil (philo) | loving, fond of |
| philanthropist | lover of mankind |
| philanthrophy | love of mankind |
| philately | collection and study of stamps |
| philharmonic | pertaining to a musical organization, such as a symphony orchestra (originally, "loving music" |
| philhellenism | support of Greece or the Greeks |
| philogyny | love of women |
| philology | study (love) of language |
| philosopher | lover of wisdom |
| phile | one who loves or supports |
| Anglophile | supporter of England or the English |
| bibliophile | lover of books |
| Francophile | supporter of France or the French |
| mis | hate/opposite of phil |
| misanthrope | hater of mankind |
| misanthropy | hatred of mankind |
| misogamy | hatred of marriage |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| misology | hatred of argument or discussion |
| misoneism | hatred of anything new |
| dys | bad, ill, difficult |
| dysentery | inflammation of the large intestine |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestin; indigestion |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| dysphgia | difficulty in swallowin |
| dysphasia | speech difficulty resulting from brain disease |
| dystrophy | faulty nutrition |
| eu | good, well, advantageous/ opposit of dis |
| eugenics | science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities of the human race |
| eulogize | write or speak in praise of someone |
| eupepsia | good digestion |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion; indigestion |
| euphemism | substitution of a good expression for an unpleasant one |
| euphonious | pleasing in sound |
| cacophonous | harsh sounding |
| euphoria | sense of well being |
| euthanasia | illegal practice of painlessly putting to death a person suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease (literally, advantageous death) |
| euthenics | science dealing with improving living conditions |
| macro | large/long |
| micro | small |
| macrocosm | great world; universe |
| microcosm | little world |
| macron | horizontal mark indicating that the vowel over which it is placed is long |
| macroscopic | large enough to be visibl to the naked eye |
| microscopic | invisible to the naked eye |
| microbe | very minute organism; a microorganism |
| microbicide | agent that destroys microbes |
| microdont | having small teeth |
| microfilm | film of very small size |
| micrometer | instrument for measuring very short distances |
| microwave | very short electromagnetic wave |
| amoral | without sense of moral responsibility |
| a/an | not, without |
| amorphous | without (having no) definite form or shape |
| anemia | lack of normal number of red blood cells |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novocaine, etc |
| anhydrous | destitute of water (without) |
| anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| anoxia | deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen |
| aseptic | free from disease-causing microorganisms |
| atheism | godlessness |
| atrophy | lact of growth from disuse or want of nourishment |
| hypertrophy | enlargement of part or organ, as from excessive use |
| atypical | unlike the typical |
| mono | one, single, alone |
| monarchy | rule by a single person |
| polyarchy | rule by many |
| monochromatic | of one color |
| polychromatic | showing a variety of colors |
| monogamy | marriage with but one mate at a time |
| polygamy | marriage to several mates at the same time |
| monomorphic | having but a single form |
| polymorphic | having various forms |
| monosyllabic | having but one syllable |
| polysyllabic | having more than three syllables |
| monotheism | belief that there is but one God |
| polytheism | belief that there is a plurality of gods |
| monocle | eyeglass for one eye |
| monogram | two or more letters interwoven to represent a name |
| monograph | written account of a single thing or class of things |
| monolith | single stone of large size |
| monolog(ue) | long speech by one person in a group |
| monomania | derangement of mind on one subject only |
| monotonous | continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying |
| polyglot | speaking several languages |
| polygon | closed plane figure having, literally, many angles (and therefore many sides) |
| polyphonic | having many sounds or voices |
| homophonic | having the same sound |
| polytechnic | dealing with many arts or sciences |
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