Sophmore Honors Eng

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Acro

Term: Greek

Definition: Top, height, beginning, trip

Examples: Acrophobia, acrobatic, acropolis

Act

Term: Latin

Definition: Do

Examples: An activity, reaction, interaction

Aer/o

Term: Greek

Definition: Air

Examples: Aerial, aerospace, aerate

Agr/i/o

Term: Greek

Definition: Farming

Examples: Agriculture, agribusiness, agrarian

Alg/o

Term: Latin

Definition: Pain

Examples: Neuralgia, analgesic,nostalgia

Ambi,Amphi

Term: Latin

Definition: Both or on both sides

Examples: Ambidextrous, ambiguous , ambivalence

Ana

Term: Greek

Definition: up, back, against, again, throughout

Examples: analysis, anatomy, anachronism

Andr/o

Term: Greek

Definition: Man / male

Examples: androgynous, android, misandry

Anth/o

Term: Greek

Definition: flower

Examples: Chyrysanthemum, anthology, anthozoan

Anthrop/o

Term:Greek

Definition: Human

Examples: Anthropology, anthropomorphism, philanthropy

Apo/apho

Term: Greek

Definition: Away , off , separate

Examples: aphorism, apology, apostrophe

Arch/i

Term:Greek

Definition: Chief, most important, rule

Example: Monarch

Art

Term:Latin

Definition:Skill

Examples: Artifact, artisan, artist

Astro

Term:Latin

Definition:star

Examples:astronaut, astronomer, asterisk

Auto

Term:Greek

Definition:self,same,one

Examples: autocrat, autograph, automatic

Bio

Term:Greek

Definition: life, living, matter

Examples: biography, biology, biosphere

Cata

Term:Greek

Definition: Down,against,completely, intensive

Examples:cataclysm,catalogue,catastrophe

Centr/oi

Term:Greek

Definition: Center

Examples: Egocentric,eccentric,centrifugal,Eurocentric

Cert

Term:Latin

Definition: Sure

Examples: Ascertain, certain, certify

Cline

Term:Latin

Definition: Lean

Examples: Recline,inclination, incline

Clud,clus

Term:Latin

Definition: close

Examples:conclusion, exclusion,seclude

Col

Term:Latin

Definition:Together,jointly

Examples: collaborate, collision, colliequal

Com

Term:Latin

Definition: Together,common

Examples:commemorate,composition,commune

Cogn/i

Term: Latin

Definition:know

Examples:cognition, incognito, recognize

Corp/o

Term: Latin

Definition: Body

Examples: corporation, corpse, corporal

Cosm/o

Term:Greek

Definition: Universe

Examples: cosmonaut, cosmos, microcosm

Cruc

Term:Latin

Definition: Cross

Examples:Crucial,crucifix,excruciating

Crypto

Term:Greek

Definition: Hidden secret

Examples: cryptic, cryptography, encrypt

Cummul

Term:Latin

Definition: Mass heap

Examples: Accumulate, cumulative, cumulus

Curr, Curs

Term:Latin

Definition:Run

Examples: Concurrent, current, cursive

De

Term: Latin

Definition: Reduce, away, down

Examples: Decelerate, dethrone, debug

Dem/o

Term: Greek

Definition:People

Examples: Democracy, demographic, epidemic

Demi

Term:Latin

Definition: Half, Less than

Examples: Demitasse,demimonde,demigod

Dent,Don’t

Term: Latin

Definition: Tooth

Examples: Dental, dentist, dentures, ortho

Derm/a

Term:Greek

Definition:Skin

Examples: Dermotologist

Di/Plo

Term:Greek

Definition: Two, twice

Examples: Dichromatic, diploma,dilemma, diverge