Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Vocabulary Derivatives

Vocabulary practice flashcards generated from root, prefix, suffix worksheets and word derivatives.

anthrop-

man; mankind

phil-

love (or in science, a strong tendancy toward)

miso-

hate

biblio, bibl-

book

phon-

sound

graph, gram-

write; draw; describe recond

eu-

good; well

caco-

bad; ill

mega-, megalo-

large

micro-

small

macro-

large; long

tele-, tel-, telo-

far; distant

-mania

madness for, excessive fondness for

-phobia

dread of; morbid fear of

-phobic

one who has a morbid fear of

anthropophobiac

A person who fears interaction with mankind (breakdown: anthro + phobiac).

philanthropy

To love someone or something (breakdown: phil + anthrop + y).

misanthrope

Someone who hates mankind (breakdown: miso + anthrop).

bibliomaniac

A madness for books (breakdown: biblio + maniac).

euphonious

Something that has a good sound (breakdown: eu + phon).

cacography

Bad recording (breakdown: caco + graph + y).

megaphone

Large sound (breakdown: mega + phon).

microscopic

Small to look at (breakdown: micro + scop + ic).

macroscopic

Large to look at (breakdown: macro + scop + ic).

telegraphy

Distant record (breakdown: tele + graph + y).

bibliophile

Love for books (breakdown: biblio + phil).

symphony

Sounds together (breakdown: sym + phon + y).

skeptical

Examine something (breakdown: skept + ic).

megalomania

Madness for large things (breakdown: megalo + mania).

aphonic

Without sound (breakdown: a + phon + ic).