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Greek Roots 8-15 Sample Words
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8th Grade
01/18/2012

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demography
Definition
study of characteristics of human populations
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democrat
Definition
person who believes or supports democracy
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pandemic
Definition
widespread illness to many people
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epidemic
Definition
disease to affect many people
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miscegenation
Definition
mixing of races
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genearch
Definition
chief of a family or tribe
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gene
Definition
heredity unit that determines characteristics
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genre
Definition
class, grouping, or race of literature
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geology
Definition
study of earth
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geologist
Definition
scientist who studies the earth
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geotectonic
Definition
the form/arrangement of rocks on the Earth's crust
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geometry
Definition
study of land on earth
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octagon
Definition
polygon having 8 angles and 8 sides
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isogonic
Definition
having equal angles
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trigonometry
Definition
branch of math that deals with the angles of triangles
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decagon
Definition
having 10 sides and angles
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grammarian
Definition
a specialist in grammar
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telegram
Definition
a message transmitted in code by telegraph
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autobiography
Definition
story of a person's life written by that person
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graphology
Definition
study of handwriting
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hydrogen
Definition
gas, along with oxygen, makes up water
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dehydrate
Definition
to remove water from
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hydrophyte
Definition
plant adapted to grow in water
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hydrophobia
Definition
fear of water
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catalogue
Definition
list of titles or articles for sale
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monologue
Definition
a one-person speech
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blog
Definition
a website that contains a personal journal
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logorrhea
Definition
excessive wordiness
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