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Greek Word Elements

BGHS AP English Prep Greek Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes

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ROOT: -anthrop- EXAMPLES: misanthrope, philanthropy, anthropomorphic MEANING: human
ROOT: -chron- EXAMPLES: anachronism, chronic, chronicle, synchronize, chronometer MEANING: time
ROOT: -dem- EXAMPLES: democracy, demography, demagogue, endemic, pandemic MEANING: people
ROOT: -morph- EXAMPLES: amorphous, metamorphic, morphology MEANING: form
ROOT: -path- EXAMPLES: empathy, sympathy, apathy, apathetic, psychopathic MEANING: feeling
ROOT: -pedo- ROOT: -ped- EXAMPLES: pediatrician, pedagogue MEANING: child, children
ROOT: _philo- ROOT: -phil- EXAMPLES: philanthropy, philharmonic, philosophy MEANING: having a strong affinity or love for
ROOT: -phon- EXAMPLES: polyphonic, cacophony, phonetics MEANING: sound
PREFIX: a- PREFIX: an- EXAMPLES: achromatic, amoral, atypical, anaerobic MEANING: without
PREFIX: anti- PREFIX: ant EXAMPLES: anticrime, antipollution, antacid MEANING: opposite, opposing
PREFIX: auto- EXAMPLES: autobiography, automatic, autopilot MEANING: self, same
PREFIX: bio- PREFIX: bi EXAMPLES: biology, biophysics, biotechnology, biopsy MEANING: life, living organism
PREFIX: geo- EXAMPLES: geography, geomagnetism, geophysics, geopolitics MEANING: Earth; geography
PREFIX: hyper-hyperactive, hypercritical, hypersensitive EXAMPLES: MEANING: excessive, excessively
PREFIX: micro- EXAMPLES: microcosm, micronucleus, microscope MEANING: small
PREFIX: neo- EXAMPLES: neonatal, neophyte, neoconservatiism, neofascism, neodymium MEANING: new, recent
PREFIX; pan- EXAMPLES: panorama, panchromatic, pandemic, pantheism MEANING: all
PREFIX: thermo- PREFIX: therm- EXAMPLES: thermal, thermometer, thermostat MEANING: heat
SUFFIX: -ism EXAMPLES: criticism, optimism, capitalism MEANING: forms nouns and means "the act, state, or theory of"
SUFFIX: -ist MEANING: conformist, copyist, cyclist MEANING: forms agent nouns from verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -sim and is used like -er
SUFFIX: -gram EXAMPLES: cardiogram, telegram MEANING: something written or drawn, a record
SUFFIX: -graph EXAMPLES: monograph, phonograph, seismograph MEANING: something written or drawn; an instrument for writing, drawing, or recording
SUFFIX: -logue SUFFIX: log EXAMPLES: monologue, dialogue, travelogue MEANING: speech, discourse, to speak
SUFFIX -logy EXAMPLES: phraseology, biology, dermatology MEANING: discourse, expression, science, theory, study
SUFFIX: -meter SUFFUX: -meter SUFFIX: -metry EXAMPLES: spectrometer, geometry, kilometer, parameter, perimeter MEANING: measuring device, measure
SUFFIX: -oid EXAMPLES: humanoid, spheroid, trapezoid MEANING: forms adjectives and nouns and means "like, resembling" or "shape, form"
SUFFIX: -phile EXAMPLES: audiophile, Francophile MEANING: one that loves or has a strong affinity for, loving
SUFFIX: -phobe SUFFIX: -phobia EXAMPLES: agoraphobe, agoraphobia xenophobe, xenophobia MEANING: one that fears a specified thing; an intense fear of a specified thing
SUFFIX: -phone EXAMPLES: homophone, geophone, telephone, Francophone MEANING: sound; device that receives or emits sound; speaker of a language
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