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Greek Word Clues
Mr. McNulty's greek word clues
25
English
11th Grade
10/10/2009

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Term
-phobia
Definition

fear, dislike, aversion

acrophobia, agoraphobic, anglophobia, monophobia, xenophobia

Term
phil (philo)-
Definition

loving, fond of

philanthropist, bibliophile, philosopher

Term
mis-
Definition

hate

misanthropy, misogamy, misology

Term
dys-
Definition

bad, ill, difficult

dysfunctional, dyslexic, dyspepsia

Term
eu-
Definition

good, will, advantageous

eulogize, euthanize, euphoric, euphemism

Term
micro-
Definition

small

microscopic, microwave

Term
macro-
Definition

large

macroscopic, macrocosm

Term
a (an)-
Definition

not without

amorphous, anomoly, atypical, anarchy

Term
mono (mon)-
Definition

one, single, alone

monarchy, monogamy, monology

Term
poly-
Definition

many

polymorphic, polyglot

Term
-logy
Definition

science, study

anthropology, ecology, theology, petrology

Term
bio-
Definition

life

biopsy, symbiosis, biogenies, biometery

Term
-tomy (tom)
Definition

cutting

dichotomy, lobotomy, phlebotomy

Term
-pod
Definition

foot

podiatrist, podium, tripod

Term
homo-
Definition

same, like

homochromatic, homogeneus, homomorphic

Term
hetero-
Definition

different

heterochromatic, heterogeneous, heterodox

Term
hyper-
Definition

over, above normal

hypertension, hypererbole, hypertroph

Term
hypo-
Definition

under, less than ordinary

hypoglycemia, hypodermic, hypothetical

Term
endo-
Definition

within

endoskeleton, endocrine, endogamy

Term
exo-
Definition

out of "outside"

exotic, exoteric

Term
-archy
Definition

rule

heirarchy, matriarchy, oligarchy

Term
geo-
Definition

earth, ground

geocentric, geometer apogee, perigee, geotropism

Term
-path (path)
Definition

feeling, suffering

apathy, pathos, sympathy, telepathy

Term
-morph
Definition

form, shape

anthropomorphic, metamorphosis, monomorphic

Term
peri-
Definition

around, near

perimeter, periphery, periphrastic (circumlocution)

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