Greek Quiz 1

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BIBLI-

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book

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CANON-

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rule

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CRYPT-, CRYPH-

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hidden, secret (cryptograph)

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CYCL-

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circle, wheel

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GLOSS-, GLOT(T)-

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tongue, language

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ICON-

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image

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MIM-

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to imitate

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OD-

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song, poem

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PYR-

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fire

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TOM-

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to cut (anatomy)

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a- (an- before vowels or h)

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not, without (abyss, anodyne, anarchy, anemic)

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amphi-

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both, on both sides of, around (amphitheater, amphibious)

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ana- (an- before vowels or h)

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up, back, again (analysis, anatomy(to cut up), anode) (anabolic - substances that throw upward or increase mass)

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anti- (ant- before vowels or h)

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against, opposite (antiseptic, antiaircraft, antarctic, antagonist)

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apo- (ap- before vowels or h)

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from, off (apology, apostle, aphelion)

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cata- (cat- before vowels or h)

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down, against, very (cataract, catastrophe(turning down), cathode, catholic) (catabolic - substances that throw downward or decrease mass)

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dia- (di- before vowels or h)

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though, across, between (diameter, diagnosis, diocese)

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ALG-

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pain (neuralgia, nostalgia)

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BI-

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life (biology, biography)

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CHRON-

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time (chronic, chronicles)

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D(A)EMON-

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spirit, evil spirit (demon)

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GE-

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earth (geography, geology)

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LOG-

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speech, word, proportion, reasoning (apology, epilogue, prologue)

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LY-

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to loosen (analysis, paralysis)

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MNE-

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to remember (amnesia)

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PAN(T)-

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all, every (Pan-American, panorama, pantomime)

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POD-

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foot (podium, tripod)

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THE-

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god (theology, monotheism)

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TROPH-

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to nourish, grow (atrophy)

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Dys-

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bad, disordered, difficult (dysentery, dysfunction)

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Ec-, (ex- before vowels or h)

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out, out of (eccentric, ecstasy, exodus)

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En- (em-, el-)

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in, into (energy, enthusiasm, emblem, emphasize, elliptical)

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Endo-, ento-, (end-, ent- before vowels or h)

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within (endocrine, endogamy, entophyte, endamoeba)

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Epi- (ep- before vowels or h)

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upon, to, in addition to (epidemic, epidermis, epode)

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Eu- (ev- before vowels)

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good, well (eugenics, euphony, evangelist)

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Exo-, ecto-

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outside, external (exogamy, exotic, ectoparasite)

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AGON-

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struggle, contest (agony, protagonist)

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ANGEL-

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messenger, message (angelic)

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CENTR-

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center (concentric)

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DEM-

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people (democracy, demagogue)

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GAM-

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marriage (bigamy, polygamy)

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HEM(AT)-, HAEM(AT)-

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blood (hemorrhage, hemoglobin, hematology, leukemia)

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HEMER-

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day (ephemeral, Decameron)

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OD-, HOD-

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way, road (odometer, electrode, cathode)

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STOL-, STAL-, STLE-

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to send, draw (epistolary, peristalsis, epistle)

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TAPH-

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tomb (cenotaph, epitaph)

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THANAT-, THANAS-

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death (thanatopsis)

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Hyper-

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over, excessive (hypercritical, hypersonic, hypertension)

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Hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)

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below, less than normal (hypodermic, hypothesis, hyphen) (hypoglycemia)

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Meta- (met- before vowels or h)

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after, changed (metabolism, metamorphosis, method)

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Para- (par- before vowels or h)

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beside, disordered (paralysis, parasite, parenthesis, parody) (parallel - lie side by side)

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Peri-

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around, near (perimeter, periscope)

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Pro-

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before, in front of (program, prologue)

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Pros-

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toward, in addition to (proselyte, prosthetic)

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Syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

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with, together (syndicate, synonym, synthetic, sympathy, symphony (musical), syllable, systole, system)

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BALL-, BOL-, BLE-

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to throw, put (ballistics, symbol, emblem, problem)

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DERM(AT)-

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skin (epidermis, pachyderm, dermatologist, dermatitis)

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DOX-, DOG-

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opinion, teaching (heterodox, orthodox, dogma)

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GNO(S)-

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to know (gnomic, diagnosis)

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HOM(E)-

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same, similar, regular (homogenized, homosexual, homeopathy)

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MORPH-

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form, shape (morphology, metamorphosis)

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ONYM-

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name, word (anonymous, synonym)

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PHER-, PHOR-

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to bear, go (periphery, semaphore, phosphorescent)

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TACT-, TAX-

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to arrange, put in order (tactics, taxonomy, taxidermy)

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-ic (-ac after the letter i), -tic

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pertaining to, like (despotic, epidemic, cardiac, static)

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-ics, -tics

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art, science, or study of (ethics, physics, genetics)

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-oid

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like, having the shape of (adenoid, spheroid)

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AESTHE-, ESTHE-

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to feel, perceive (aesthete, anesthetic)

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ANTHROP-

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human being (anthropology, philanthropy)

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ARCHA(E)-, ARCHE-

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ancient, primitive, beginning (archaeology, Archeozoic)

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AST(E)R-

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star (astronomy, asterisk, disaster)

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GEN(E)-, GON-

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to produce, originate (hydrogen, genesis, gene, theogeny)

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GER(ONT)-

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old age, old people (geriatric, gerontocracy)

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HOL-

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whole (holocaust)

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IATR-

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physician, medicine (psychiatric, pediatric)

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PEP(T)-

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to digest (peptic, pepsin)

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TECHN-

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art, skill, craft (technical, polytechnic)

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-al

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(adjective-forming) pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of (ideal, diagonal, ethical)

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-an, (-ian)

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(adjective-forming) pertaining to, like, one connected with (barbarian, utopian, theologian)

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-ous (-ious)

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(adjective-forming) full of, pertaining, like (barbarous, amphibious, anonymous)

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CHROM(AT)-

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color (chromosome, chromatic)

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CRI-

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to judge, decide, separate (critic, crisis, endocrine)

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ETHN-

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race, cultural group (ethnology, ethnography)

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LECT-

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to speak, choose (dialect, analects)

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PHA(N)-

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to show, appear (phantom, epiphany, phase, emphasis, fantasy)

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PHIL-

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to love (philharmonic, philosophy)

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PHON-

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sound, voice (phonetic, telephone)

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POLY-

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many, much (polyglot, polygamy)

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TAUT-

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the same (tautology, tautomerous)

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THERM-

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heat (thermometer, thermodynamics)