Greek Roots Lesson II

Flashcards based on vocabulary words, Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes from Lesson II.

Anarchy

without rule; absence of government

Archaeology

study of ancient things

Demography

study or description of people/populations

Heterogeneous

made of various or unlike kinds

Homogeneous

made of the same kind

Polygon

a figure with many angles

Gynarchy

rule by women

Oligarchy

rule by a few

Epidemic

a disease spreading among a population

Pandemic

a disease affecting people over a very wide area

Endemic

regularly found within a certain population or area

Misogynist

a person who hates women

Genealogy

study or record of family origins

Diagonal

a line going across between angles or corners

Eulogy

a speech or words of praise

arch, archi

rule; govern

dem

people

gen, gon

kind; race; origin

gon

angle

gyn, gyne, gynaec, gynec

woman

log

idea; word; speech; discussion; reason; study

archae-, archa-

ancient

hetero-

various; unlike

homo-

same

olig-

few

pan-, panto-

all

poly-

many

a-, an-

Prefix meaning without; not

dia-

Prefix meaning through; across

en- [em-]

Prefix meaning in

epi-, ep-

Prefix meaning upon; at; in addition

-ic

Suffix that makes a noun or adjective relating to

-ist

Suffix that makes a noun designating a person

-y

Suffix that makes an abstract noun

miso

hate

eu-

good; well

graph, gram

write; draw; describe; record