AP Lit Vocab

BIBLI-

book

CANON-

rule

CRYPT-, CRYPH-

hidden, secret

CYCL-

circle, wheel

GLOSS-, GLOT(T)-

tongue, language

ICON-

image

MIM-

to imitate

OD-

song, poem

PYR-

fire

TOM-

to cut

A-, AN-

not, without

AMPHI-

both, around

ANA-, AN-

up, back, again

ANTI-, ANT-

against, opposite

APO-, AP-

from, off

CATA-, CAT-

down, against, very

DIA-, DI-

through, across, between

ALG-

pain

BI-

life

CHRON-

time

D(A)EMON-

spirit, evil

GE-

earth

LOG-

speech, word, reasoning

LY-

to loosen

MNE-

to remember

PAN(T)-

all, every

POD-

foot

THE-

god

TROPH-

nourish, grow

DYS-

bad, disordered, difficult

EC-, EX-

out, out of

EN-, EM-, EL-

in, into

ENDO-, ENTO-, END-, ENT-

within

EPI-, EP-

upon, to, in addition to

EU-, EV-

good, well

EXO-, ECTO-

outside, external

AGON-

struggle, contest

ANGEL-

messenger, message

CENTR-

center

DEM-

people

GAM-

marriage

HEM(AT)-, HAEM(AT)-, EM-

blood

HEMER-

day

OD-, HOD-

way, road

STOL-, STAL-, STLE-

to send, draw

TAPH-

tomb

THANAT-, THANAS-

death

HYPER-

over, excessive

HYPO-, HYP-

below, less than normal

META-, MET-

after, changed

PARA-, PAR-

beside, disordered

PERI-

around, near

PRO-

before, in front of

PROS-

toward, in addition to

SYN-, SYM-, SYL-, SY-, SYS-

with, together

BALL-, BOL-, BLE-

to throw, put

DERM(AT)-

skin

DOX-, DOG-

opinion, teaching

GNO(S)-

to know

HOM(E)-

same, similar, regular

MORPH-

form, shape

ONYM-

name, word

PHER-, PHOR-

to bear, go

TACT-, TAX-

to arrange, put in order

DESPOT-

absolute ruler

CARDI-

heart

STA-

to stand

ETH-

custom

PHYS-

nature

GENE-

to be produced

ADEN-

gland

SPHER-

ball

AESTHE-, ESTHE-

to feel, perceive

ANTHROP-

human being

ARCHA(E)-, ARCHE-

ancient, primitive, beginning

AST(E)R-

star

GEN(E)-, GON-

to produce, originate

GER(ONT)-

old age, old people

HOL-

whole

IATR-

physician, medicine

PEP(T)-

to digest

TECHN-

art, skill, craft

-IC, -AC

pertaining to

-ICS, -TICS

art, science, study of

-OID

like, having the shape of

-AL

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

IDE-

idea

GON-

angle

ETH-

custom

-AN, -IAN

pertaining to, like, one concerned with

BARBAR-

foreign

TOP-

place

-OUS, -IOUS

full of, pertaining to, like

CHROM(AT)-

color

CRI-

to judge, decide, separate

ETHN-

race, cultural group

LECT-

to speak, choose

PHA(N)-

to show, appear

PHIL-

to love

PHON-

sound, voice