Greek Roots List 1

Aug/Auc

to increase

Augment

to make bigger

Auction

process of selling goods or services to the highest bidder (price increases)

Bi/Di

Two

Dilemma

a situation in which a choice must be made between two options

Bigamy

married to two people at the same time

Gam

marriage

Cent

Hundred

Centimeter

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

Meter

measurement

Percentage

a rate, number, or amount in each hundred

Deca

ten

Decade

ten years

Decimate

kill or destroy a large percentage of something (historically meant to kill one in every ten in a group as a punishment)

Mono

one

Monocle

a single eyelgass

Monogamous

married to one person

Omni

all

Omnipotent

all-powerful

Omniscient

all-knowing

Pent

Five

Pentarchy

a government ruled by five leaders

Arch

to rule

Pentagon

a shape with five sides and five angles

Gon

sides of a shape

Poly

many

Polychromatic

multicolored

Polytheistic

adhering to polytheism (the belief that there are many gods)

Theo

god

Tri

three

Triad

a group or set of three connected people or things; a musical chord consisting of three notes

Tripod

a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus

Chrom

color