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Greek Nouns
Pg. 54 - 55 (Lesson 12)
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Undergraduate 1
02/18/2012
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Term
acanth-
 Definition
thorn
ex: coelacanth
Term
actin-
 Definition
ray
ex: actinodielectric
Term
acr-
 Definition
summit
ex: acropolis
Term
adelph-
 Definition
brother
ex: diadelphous
Term
aer-
 Definition
air
ex: anaerobic
Term
agon-
 Definition
contest
ex: antagonize
Term
agor(a)-. egor-
 Definition
marketplace, assembly
ex: category
Term
andr-
 Definition
man, husband
ex: polyandry
Term
anem-
 Definition
wind
ex: anemometer
Term
angi-
 Definition
container
ex: angioplasty
Term
angel-
 Definition
messenger
ex: evangelism
Term
anth-
 Definition
flower
ex: perianth
Term
anthrop-
 Definition
human being
ex: lycanthropy
Term
aster-
 Definition
star
ex: asterisk
Term
athl(e)-
 Definition
prize
ex: decathlon
Term
aul-
 Definition
pipe
ex: hydraulic
Term
bacter-
 Definition
stick
ex: bacteria
Term
basil-
 Definition
king
ex: basilica
Term
bibli-
 Definition
book
ex: bibliophile
Term
blast-
 Definition
bud
ex: blastomere
Term
botan-
 Definition
plant
ex: botanist
Term
b(0)u-
 Definition
ox
ex: b(o)ulimia
Term
canon-
 Definition
rod
ex: canonical
Term
carp-
 Definition
fruit
ex: exocarp
Term
cer-, ceros-, cerot-
 Definition
wax
ex: cerotic
Term
chord-
 Definition
string
ex: notochord
Term
chron-
 Definition
time
ex: chronology
Term
cocc-
 Definition
berry
ex: diplococcus
Term
cybern(et)-
 Definition
govern(or
ex: cybernetics
Term
cycl-
 Definition
circle
ex: encyclopedia
Term
cyn-
 Definition
dog
ex: cynophile
Term
dem-
 Definition
people
ex: epidemic
Term
demon-
 Definition
spirit
ex: pandemonium
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
ex: dendrite
Term
dox-
 Definition
opinion/glory
ex: paradox
Term
drom-
 Definition
race track
ex: palindrome
Term
dyn(am)-
 Definition
power
ex: dynamite
Term
e-
 Definition
dawn
ex: eocene
Term
electr-
 Definition
amber
ex: electricity
Term
erg-, urg-, org-
 Definition
work
ex: energy
Term
eth-
 Definition
habit
ex: ethics
Term
ethm-
 Definition
sieve
ex: ethmoid
Term
ethn-
 Definition
nation, tribe
ex: ethnologist
Term
galac-
 Definition
milk
ex: galaxy
Term
ge-
 Definition
earth
ex: geology
Term
gon(i)-
 Definition
angle
ex: polygon
Term
gyr-
 Definition
ring
ex: gyroscope
Term
gyn((a)ec)-
 Definition
woman, wife
ex: gynecology
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