Greek Roots Unit 3: a(n), mono, poly

a

not; without

arch

rule; government

nom

arrangement; law

theo

god

chrom

color

lit; lite

stone

ton; ten

stretch, tone

poly

many

meta

beyond, completely different

morph

form

em; haem

blood

nym

name

troph

feed, nourish

gram; graph

write; draw

mania

excessive fondness

glot; gloss

tongue, language

tech

art, skill

amoral

not moral; without a sense of moral responsibility

amorphous

without (having no) definite form; shapeless; unorganized

anarchy

total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder

anemia

lack of a normal number of red blood cells

anesthesia

loss of feeling or sensation resulting from ether, chloroform, novocaine, etc.

anesthetic

drug that produces anesthesia

anhydrous

destitute of (without) water

anomaly

deviation from the common rule

anomalous

not normal; abnormal

anonymous

nameless; of unknown or unnamed origin

anoxia

deprivation of (state of being without) oxygen

apnea

temporary cessation of breathing

aseptic

free from disease-causing microorganisms

asymptomatic

showing no symptoms of disease

atheism

godlessness; denial of the existence of a Supreme Being

atrophy

lack of growth, as from disuse, disease, or malnourishment (ant. hypertrophy - enlargement of a body part, as from overuse)

atypical

unlike the typical

monarchy

rule by a single person (ant. polyarchy)

monochromatic

of one color (ant. polychromatic)

monocle

eyeglass for one eye

monogamy

marriage with one mate at a time (ant. polygamy)

monogram

two or more letters interwoven to represent a name

monograph

written account of a single thing or class of things

monolith

single stone of large size; obelisk

monolithic

massive and rigidly uniform

monolog(ue)

long speech by one person

monomania

excessive concentration on one idea or subject

monomorphic

having single form (ant. polymorphic)

monosyllabic

having one syllable (ant. polysyllabic)

monotheism

belief that there is one God (ant. polytheism)

monotonous

continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying

polyarchy

rule by many; government having three or more rulers (ant. monarchy)

polychromatic

having a variety of colors; multicolored; variegated (ant. monochromatic)

polygamy

marriage to several people at the same time (ant. monogamy)

polyglot

1. [adj] speaking several languages

2. [n] person who speaks several languages

polygon

closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides

polymorphic

having various forms (ant. monomorphic)

polyphonic

having many sounds or voices (ant. homophonic - having the same sound)

polysyllabic

having more than three syllables (ant. monosyllabic)

polytechnic

dealing with many applied sciences and technical arts

polytheism

belief that there is a plurality of gods (ant. monotheism)