Greek Roots List I

Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek roots and affixes with their meanings.

miso

hate; dislike

biblio

book

phon

sound

scop, scept, skept

look at; examine

anthrop

man; mankind

phil

love

graph, gram

write; draw; describe; record

macro-

large; long

eu-

good; well

tele-, tel-, telo-

far; distant

caco-

bad; ill

micro-

small

mega-, megalo-

large

teleo, tel-, telio, telo

end; result; completion

–mania

madness; excessive fondness for

–maniac

one who has a madness for

–maniacal, -maniac, -manic

affected with madness for

–phobia

dread of; morbid fear of

–phobiac, -phobe, -phobist

one who has a morbid fear of

–phobic

fearful of; dreading