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Greek Adjectives
Pg. 34 - 36 (Lesson 8)
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Undergraduate 1
02/11/2012
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Term
all-
 Definition
other
ex: allopathic
Term
allel-
 Definition
each other
ex: parallel
Term
archae-
 Definition
ancient
ex: archaic
Term
arist-
 Definition
best
ex: aristotype
Term
aut-
 Definition
self
ex: autograph
Term
cac-, kak-
 Definition
bad
ex: cacophony
Term
cen- (c/k ain- in Greek)
 Definition
recent, new (mostly used in geological terms: ne- is used instead elsewhere
ex: cenozoic
Term
cen- (c/k en- in Greek)
 Definition
empty (near-synonymous Gk c(o)el- or L vac- is much more frequently used)
ex: cenotaph
Term
cen-, koin- (c/k oin- in Greek)
 Definition
common
ex: epicene, koine, koinonia
Term
c(o)el-
 Definition
hollow
ex: coelacanth
Term
cry-
 Definition
cold
ex: cryolite
Term
din-, dein-
 Definition
terrible
ex: dinornitha
Term
dolich-
 Definition
long and narrow
ex: dolichocephalic
Term
gymn-
 Definition
naked
ex: gymnasium
Term
hagi-
 Definition
sanctified
ex: hagiography
Term
heter-
 Definition
the other (of two)
ex:heterosexual
Term
hier-
 Definition
holy
ex: hierarchy
Term
hol-
 Definition
whole
ex: holocaust
Term
hom-
 Definition
same
ex: homologous
Term
hom(o)e-
 Definition
similar
ex: homeopathy
Term
hygr-
 Definition
wet
ex: hygrophyte
Term
is-
 Definition
equal
ex: isosceles
Term
lept-
 Definition
thin
ex: lepton
Term
macr-
 Definition
long
ex: macron
Term
malac-
 Definition
soft
ex: osteomalacia
Term
mes-
 Definition
middle
ex: mesolithic
Term
micr-
 Definition
small
ex: microscopic
Term
mor-
 Definition
foolish
ex: sophomore
Term
ne-
 Definition
young, new
ex: misoneism
Term
nect-
 Definition
swimming
ex: nectocyst
Term
orth-
 Definition
straight
ex: orthography
Term
pale-
 Definition
old
ex: paleolithic
Term
picr-
 Definition
bitter
ex: picrotoxin
Term
plagi-
 Definition
oblique
ex: plagiotropic
Term
pseud-
 Definition
false
ex: pseudonym
Term
psychr-
 Definition
cold
ex: psychroaesthesia
Term
sapr-
 Definition
rotten
ex: saprophagous
Term
scler-
 Definition
hard
ex: scleroderma
Term
soph-
 Definition
wise
ex: philosopher
Term
sten-
 Definition
narrow
ex: stenocoriasis
Term
stere-
 Definition
solid
ex: stereo
Term
therm-
 Definition
hot
ex: thermometer
Term
typhl-
 Definition
blind
ex: typhlops
Term
xer-
 Definition
dry
ex: xerophyte
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