Greek Roots/prefixes/suffixes - Lesson 2

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Gen, gon

Back 1

Kind; race; origin

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Heterogeneous

Back 2

Varied; diverse

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Homogeneous

Back 3

Uniform; standardized; identical

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Geneology

Back 4

A pedigree or line of descent that can be traced directly from an ancestor or earlier form; the study of such pedigrees

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Genetic

Back 5

Hereditary; heritable

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Andro, ander

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Man

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Android

Back 7

In science fiction, a robot that looks and behaves like a human being

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Misandry

Back 8

Hatred of men as a gender-defined group

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Arch, archi

Back 9

Rule; govern

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Anarchy

Back 10

Lawlessness; political chaos; without rule

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Gynarchy

Back 11

An actual or theoretical political dominance by women, or a political system that gives supremacy to women

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Oligarchy

Back 12

Government by a few or a small group of people

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Monarch

Back 13

A single supreme ruler

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Matriarchal

Back 14

Used to describe a society in which the power and property are held by a women and handed down through matrilineal descent

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Patriarch

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A man who is the head of a family or group

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Gon

Back 16

Angle

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Polygon

Back 17

A geometrical plane figure with three or more straight sides

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Diagonal

Back 18

Transverse; connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line

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Log

Back 19

Idea; word; speech; discussion; reason; study

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Archaeology

Back 20

The study of ancient cultures through examination of their material remains

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Eulogy

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A speech or piece of writing that praises somebody or something very highly; especially a tribute to somebody who has recently died

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Monologue

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A long passage in a play or motion picture spoken by one actor, or an entire play for one actor only

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Dialogue

Back 23

Talk of any kind between two or more people; the words spoken by characters in a book, a film, or a play

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Dem

Back 24

People

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Demography

Back 25

Study of human populations, including their size, growth, density, and distribution, as well as statistics regarding birth, marriage, disease, and death

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Epidemic

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Plague

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Pandemic

Back 27

Prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area

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Endemic

Back 28

Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous

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Gyn, gyne, gynaec, gynec

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Woman

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Misogynist

Back 30

A person who hates women

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Archae-, archa-

Back 31

Ancient

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Archaic

Back 32

Ancient; outdated; no longer in use

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Hetero-

Back 33

Various; unlike

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Heteronym

Back 34

Each of two or more words which are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings

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Pan-, panto-

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All

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Panacea

Back 36

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Pantheon

Back 37

All the gods of a people or religion collectively; an ancient temple dedicated to all the gods; a collection of particularly famous or important people

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Homo-

Back 38

Same

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Homocentric

Back 39

Sharing the same center

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Poly-

Back 40

Many

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Polytheistic

Back 41

Worshipping of or believing in more than one deity, especially several deities

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Olig-

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Few

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Oligopoly

Back 43

A state of limited competition, one which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers