AP Lang Greek and Latin Roots

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anthropology

anthropology

base: anthropo

meaning: human being

definition: the science of human beings

anthropoid

base: anthropo

meaning: human being

definition: resembling a human being

philanthropic

base: anthropo

meaning: human being

definition: receiving aid for humanitarian purposes

astronomy

base: astro

meaning: star

definition: the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere

astronomical

base: astro

meaning: star

definition: enormously or inconceivably large or great

asterik

base: aster

meaning: star

definition: the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark

barometer

base: baro

meaning: pressure

definition: an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere

barometric

base: baro

meaning: pressure

definition: atmospheric pressure determined from a barometer

bibliographer

base: biblio

meaning: book

definition: an expert in historic writing

bibliomania

base: biblio

meaning: book

definition: extreme preoccupation with collecting books

biblical

base: bibl

meaning: book

definition: being in accord with the Bible

biology

base: bio

meaning: life

definition: : study of living organisms

biochemist

base: bio

meaning: life

definition: chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds occurring in organisms

biodegradable

base: bio

meaning: life

definition: capable of being broken down by living organisms

Chromatic

base: chrom

meaning: color

definition: giving all the tones of a color scale

Chromacity

base: chrom

meaning: color

definition: quality of color

Chronology

base: chrono

meaning: time

definition: deals with measuring time by regular divisions and that assigns to events their proper dates

Chronometer

base: chrono

meaning: time

definition: designed to keep time with great accuracy despite external forces

Chronoscope

base: chrono

meaning: time

definition: an instrument for the precise measurement of small time intervals

Cosmotology

base: cosmo

meaning: world

definition: the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails

Cosmonaut

base: cosmo

meaning: world

definition: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

Cosmopolitan

base: cosmo

meaning: world

definition: having wide international sophistication

Aristocracy

base: crac

meaning: rule

definition:the highest class in certain societies

Aristocratic

base: crat

meaning: govern

definition: socially exclusive

democrat

base: crat

meaning: govern

definition: a member of the Democratic party of the U.S

Democracy

base: dem

meaning: people

definition: government by the people : rule of the majority

Demagogue

base: dem

meaning: people

definition: a leader who makes use of false claims in order to gain power

Epidemic

base: dem

meaning: people

definition: characterized by very widespread growth or extent of something amongst people

Dermatology

base: derm

meaning: skin

definition: a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases

Ethnic

base: ethno

meaning: nation

definition: group of people who share a cultural background

Euphoria

base: Eu

meaning: good/well

definition: a feeling of well-being or elation

Euphony

base: eu

meaning: good/well

definition: pleasing or sweet sound

Monogamy

base: gam

meaning: marriage

definition: the state or practice of having only one sexual partner at a time

Geology

base: geo

meaning: earth

definition: a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks

Geocentric

base: geo

meaning: earth

definition: relating to the earth as center

Geodymanics

base: geo

meaning: earth

definition:a study of dynamic forces or processes within the earth.

Bigamy

base: gam

meaning: marriage

definition: the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another

Polygamy

base: gam

meaning: marriage

definition: marriage in which a spouse may have more than one mate

Euphemism

base: Eu

meaning: good/well

definition: the substitution of an agreeable expression for one that may offend