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8th Gr&Ltn Roots
!!DCIS Greek & Latin Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bio, vit | life |
| psych(o) | mind, spirit |
| geo, terr | earth |
| astr(o), stell | star |
| (o)logy | study of science of |
| act | to do, driven to do |
| cosm(o) | universe |
| graph, gram, scrib, script | to write |
| -ic | like, related to |
| ion, tion, ism, y | act of state of |
| poly | many |
| auto | self |
| vis, vid | to see |
| tele | from afar |
| petr | rock |
| andr(o), anthrop | male, mankind |
| patr, pater | father |
| matr, mater | mother |
| ped | child |
| dem(o) | people |
| a, an, in im, non, un | not, without |
| ant, anti, contra, contro | against, opposite |
| -crat, crac | government rule |
| hyper, super, sur | over, above |
| hypo, sub | under, below |
| aqua, hydro | water |
| naut, nav | to sail |
| met, meter | to measure |
| chrono, temp | time |
| ible, able | able to be |
| cephal, cap | brain |
| derm(a) | skin |
| bronch | windpipe |
| athr | joint |
| cardio | heart |
| manu, mani | hand |
| pod, ped | foot |
| opt(o) | eye, sight |
| corp | body |
| hem | blood |
| prim(o), proto | first |
| mono, uni | one |
| bi, di, tu, du | two |
| tri | three |
| tetra, quadr | four |
| penta, quint | five |
| oct | eight |
| dec | ten |
| hecto, cent | hundred |
| kilo, mill | thousand |
| bene, bon | good |
| macro | big |
| micro, mini | small |
| mal | bad |
| mega, magn | great, large |
| fore, pre, pro | before |
| post | after |
| co, com, con, sym, syn | with, together |
| port | to carry |
| trans | across |
| sect | to cut, separate |
| jet, ject | to throw |
| dict | to speak |
| mob, mot, mov | to move |
| re | back again |
| miss, mitt | to send |
| dis, diff | not, reverse of, apart, away |
| flect,flex | to bend |
| circum,peri | around |
| struct | to build |
| frac, frag, rupt | to break |
| tract | to pull |
| junct, join, jug | to join, meet or link |
| meso, medi | middle |
| de | down |
| viv | to live |
| cede, ceed, cess | go, yield |
| cred | believe |
| soci | companion, friend |
| strain, strict, string | bind, tie or draw tight |
| aer(o) | air, atmosphere |
| cit, civ | citizen |
| alter | change |
| inter | between, among |
| intra | inward, within |
| endo | within, inside, inner |
| ex | out, away |
| retro | back, behind |
| therm(o) | heat |
| itis | inflammation of |
| lev | to lift, raise |
| mech | machine |
| jur, jus, jud | law, justice |
| vers, vert, rota, volv | to turn |
| use, uti | to use |
| pan | all |
| ideo | idea |
| homo | same, identical |
| sol(i) | alone |
| techn | art, skill |
| flu | to flow |
| tox | poison |
| urb | city |
| vac, void | to be empty |
| gen | birth, origin |
| form | to shape |
| erra | to wander |
| simil | to resemble |
| mort | to die |
| -arium | place where |
| surg, surrect | rise |
| grad, gress | to step |
| plor | to cry out |
| mania | intense craving |
| dorm | sleep |
| fort | strong |
| hol(o) | entire, whole |
| ortho | straight, right |
| physi | nature, growth |
| sequ, secu | follow |
| zoo | animal |
| equ | horse |
| foli | leaf |
| heli(o), sol | sun |
| thesis | set, place, put |
| turb | commotion, agitation |
| pend | hang, weigh |
| nom, nym | name |
| plac | please soothe, gentle |
| ten | hold |