Greek roots with definition and examples

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3. anthrop - man
anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy

4. arch – chief, first,
rule
archangel, archaic, monarchy, matriarchy,
patriarchy

5. aud – hear, listen
audiology, auditorium, audio, audition

6. carn - flesh
carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation,
carnal

7. chrom - color
chrome, chromosome, polychrome,
chromatic

8. chron - time
chronology, chronometer, synchronize

9. cide/cise – cut down,
kill
homicide, germicide, incision, scissors

10. Crat/cracy - rule
autocrat, aristocrat, theocracy, technocracy

11. dict – say, speak
dictation, dictionary, predict, verdict,
contradict

12. endo - within
endorse, endocardial, endoskeleton

13. graph, gram - write
graphic, autograph, photography, telegram

14. hetero - different
heterogeneous, heterodox, heterosexual

15. ject - throw
inject, deject, project, eject, interject

16. log, logo, ology –
word, study,
speech
prologue, dialogue, zoology, catalog

17. magn - great
magnify, magnificent, magnitude

18. man - hand
manual, manage, manipulate, emancipate

19. migra - wander
migrate, emigrate, immigrate

20. morph - form
amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology

21. omni – all, every
omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent,
omnivorous

22. ortho – straight,
correct
orthodox, orthodontist, unorthodox
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23. path – feeling,
suffering
sympathy, antipathy, apathy, telepathy

24. ped, pod - foot
pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry,
pedal

25. phil - love
philosophy, philharmonic, bibliophile

26. poli - city
metropolis, police, megalopolis

27. poly - many
polytheistic, polyandrous, polygon

28. trans- across,
beyond, in a
different state
translate, transatlantic, transport

29. syn- in union,
acting together
synonym, synchronize, symmetry

30. sub- below, lower
rank, nearly
submarine, subsoil, sub-tropical

31. semi- half, partly
semicircle, semiconscious, semi-annual

32. pro- before, in
favor of
prologue, proponent, propulsion

33. ob, of - blocking,
concealing,
against
obstruct, offend, oppose

34. intra- inside, within
intramural, intravenous, intracellular

35. inter- between,
among
interact, interchange, interdependent

36. infra- below
infrastructure, infrared, infraclass

37. hypo- under
hypodermic, hypothermia, hypoallergenic

38. hyper- beyond,
more than normal
hyperactive, hypersonic, hypercritical

39. hemi- half
hemisphere

40. contra- against
contraceptive, contraband, contradict

41. anti- opposing
antiwar, antibiotic, anticlimax

42. ante- before
antecedent, antebellum, antechamber
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43. ag, agi, act- do,
move, go
action, agitate, agent

44. alt – high, deep
altitude, altimeter

45. aster, astr- star
asterisk, asteroid, astronomy, astronaut

46. cap, cip, cept -
take
capable, intercept, capture, forceps

47. caus, caut – burn,
heat
caustic, cauldron, cauterize

48. clam, claim – cry
out
exclamation, acclaim, clamor

49. cred - believe
creed, credit, incredible, credence

50. dorm - sleep
dormant, dormitory

51. duc, duct - lead
induce, produce, reduce

52. dura – hard,
lasting
durable, duration, endure

53. equi - equal
equinox, equilibrium, equality

54. fac, fact, fic, fect –
do, make
manufacture, factory, amplification

55. fer – bear, carry
ferry, fertile, refer

56. fin - end
final, finish, confine, define

57. flex - bend
flexible, inflexible

58. fort - strong
fortress, fortify, fortitude

59. fract, frag - break
fracture, fragile, fraction

60. gam - marriage
bigamy, polygamy, monogamy

61. grad – step, go
grade, graduate, gradient

62. here, hes - stick
adhere, cohesion, inherent
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63. ultra – beyond,
extreme
ultrasonic, ultraviolet

64. under – beneath,
below, lower in
rank
underdeveloped, undercarriage

65. un – not, reversal
unplug, unreal, unmanned

66. sent, sens - feel
sentiment, sensory, sensation

67. peri - around
perimeter, periodontal, pericardial

68. post - after
postpone, postmortem, posthumous

69. vor – eat greedily
voraciously, carnivore, omnivore

70. prim - first
primary, primitive, primal

71. rupt - break
rupture, erupt, disrupt

72. sol, salv – safe,
healthy
solution, salvage, salutation

73. sed, sess, sid - sit
sediment, session, reside, president

74. sequ, secu, sue -
follow
sequence, second, pursue

75. sist, sta, stit -
stand
assist, persist, substitute

76. sol - alone
soliloquy, solitaire, solitude

77. solv, solu - loosen
solvent, absolve, soluble

78. string, strict –
draw tight
restrict, constrict, stringent

79. ten, tain - hold
tenacious, contain, detention

80. theo, the – God,
god
theology, monotheism, atheist

81. therm - heat
thermometer, thermos, hypothermia

82. tom- cut
appendectomy, anatomy, dichotomy
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