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

Domin

Term: Latin

Definition: Master

Examples: Dominate, domineering, predominate

Don/at

Term: Latin

Definition: Give

Examples: Donation, donor, pardon

Duc/t

Term: Latin

Definition: Lead

Examples: Conduct, educate, dedication

Dyn/a/am

Term: Greek

Definition: Power,enemy,strength

Examples: Dynamo, dynamite, dynamic

Dys

Term: Greek

Definition:Abnormal, bad

Examples: Dyslexia, dystopia, dyspepsia

Ego

Term: Latin

Definition: Self

Examples: Egoistic, alter ego, egomania

Em, En

Term: Greek

Definition: Into, cover, with, cause

Examples: Empathy, Empower, enlarge

Endo

Term: Greek

Definition: With, inside

Examples: Endothem, endocrine, endogamy

Enn/i, Anni

Term: Latin

Definition: Years

Examples: Anniversary, annual, perennial

Ep/i

Term:Greek

Definition: Epidemic, epilogue, epicenter

Equ/i

Term: Latin

Definition: Equal,equality

Examples: Equation, equidistant, equanimity

Erg/o

Term: Greek

Definition: Work

Examples: Engery, energetic, ergonomics

Esth,aesth

Term: Latin

Definition: Feeling,sensation, beauty

Examples: Aesthetic, esthetician, kinesthesia

Ethno

Term: Greek

Definition: Race, people

Examples: Ethnic, ethnocentric, ethnology

EU

Term:Greek

Definition:Good,well

Examples: Euphoria,euphnonious, euphemisms

Fac/t

Term: Latin

Definition: Make,Do

Examples: Artifact,factory,malefact

Fug

Term:Latin

Definition: Flee,run away, escape

Examples: Fugitive,refugee,centrifugal

Fus

Term: Latin

Definition: Pour

Examples: Confusion, fuse, infuse

Gastr/o

Term: Greek

Definition: Stomach

Examples: Gastric,gastris,gastronomy

Gen/o/e

Term: Greek

Definition: Birth, Production, formation

Examples: Generation,genetic,geanology

Geo

Term: Greek

Definition: Earth,Soil,Global

Examples: Geocentric, geography, geology

Giga

Term: Greek

Definition: A billion( giant)

Examples: Gigabytes, gigantic, gigahertz

Gon

Term: Latin

Definition: Angle

Examples: Polygon, diagonal, octagon

Gram

Term: Greek

Definition: Letter, written

Examples: Grammar, diagram, telegram

Grat

Term: Latin

Definition: Pleasing

Examples: Grateful, gratify, ingrate

Gyn/o/e

Term: Greek

Definition: Female,woman

Examples: Gyneciod,gynophobia