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Greek Roots
Pg. 60 - 61 (Lesson 14)
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Undergraduate 1
02/18/2012
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Term
(h)al-
 Definition
salt
ex: halogen
Term
hendr-
 Definition
seat
ex: hexahedron
Term
helminth-
 Definition
worm
ex: platyhelminth
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
ex: hydrangea
Term
hyl-
 Definition
wood, matter
ex: hylozoism
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hypn-
 Definition
sleep
ex: hypnotize
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ichthy-
 Definition
fish
ex: ichthyologist
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id-, eid-
 Definition
shape
ex: kaleidoscope
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idol-
 Definition
image
ex: idolatry
Term
lepid-
 Definition
scale
ex: lepidoptera
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lit(h)-
 Definition
stone
ex: lithography
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log-
 Definition
word, thought
ex: logarithm
Term
lyc-
 Definition
wolf
ex: lycanthropy
Term
mani-
 Definition
madness
ex: maniac
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mechan-
 Definition
machine
ex: mechanics
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mel-
 Definition
song
ex: melody
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men-
 Definition
month, moon
ex: menopause
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mer-
 Definition
part
ex: isomer
Term
methy-
 Definition
wine
ex: methyl
Term
metr-
 Definition
mother
ex: metropolis
Term
mit-
 Definition
thread
ex: mitosis
Term
myc(et)-
 Definition
fungus
ex: mycology
Term
myth-
 Definition
legend
ex: mythology
Term
nau(s)-
 Definition
ship
ex: nausea
Term
necr-
 Definition
corpse
ex: necropolis
Term
nemat-
 Definition
thread
ex: nematode
Term
ner-
 Definition
water
ex: aneroid
Term
nes-
 Definition
island
ex: Chersonese
Term
nic-
 Definition
victory
ex: Nicene
Term
nos-
 Definition
disease
ex: nosophobia
Term
nyct-
 Definition
night
ex: nyctalopia
Term
od-
 Definition
song
ex: parody
Term
odyn-
 Definition
pain
ex: anodyne
Term
ophi-
 Definition
snake
ex: ophiothrix
Term
onoma(t)-, onym-
 Definition
name
ex: antonym
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ornith-
 Definition
bird
ex: ornithology
Term
ostrac-
 Definition
shell
ex: ostracize
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