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Flashcards for the Roots of Words from Vocabulary for Dummies
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General Vocab
Post-Graduate
07/17/2016

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Term
acr/acro
Definition
Greek: topmost

Ex: acrophobia: fear of heights
Term
arch
Definition
Greek: first

Ex: archbishop: Most important bishop
Term
chromo/chroma
Definition
Greek: color

Ex- chromosphere: glowing, pinkish region around a star
Term
chron
Definition
Greek: time

Ex- chronicle: A historicle record
Term
ger
Definition
Greek: old

Ex- Geriatric: relating to old age
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horo
Definition
Greek: hour

Ex- horoscope: diagram drawn from planet placements used to foretell the events of a person's life
Term
meter
Definition
Greek: measure

ex- altimeter: device to measure altitude
Term
neo
Definition
Greek: new

ex- neophyte: Beginner
Term
paleo
Definition
Greek: old

ex- paleogeology: The science of earth's history
Term
prot
Definition
Greek: first

ex- prototype: First of its kind
Term
anthro
Definition
Greek: human

ex- anthropolgy: The study of humans
Term
aster/astro
Definition
Greek: star

ex- asterisk: star-shaped mark
Term
biblio
Definition
Greek: book

ex- bibiophile: Book lover (as in book collector)
Term
dem
Definition
Greek: people

ex- democracy: government by the people
Term
geo
Definition
Greek: earth

ex- geography - science of the earth's formations and life
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morph
Definition
Greek: form

ex- metamorphosis - change of form
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psycho
Definition
Greek: mind

ex- psychology: the study of the mind
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