Greek Bases/Prefixes/Suffixes

AP Lit Vocab

book

BIBLI-

rule

CANON-

hidden, secret

CRYPT-, CRYPH-

circle, wheel

CYCL-

tongue, language

GLOSS-, GLOT-

image

ICON-

to imitate

MIM-

song, poem

OD-

fire

PYR-

to cut

TOM-

not, without

a-

both, around

amphi--

up, back, again

ana-

against, opposite

anti-

from, off

apo-

down, against, very

cata-

through, across, between

dia-

pain

ALG-

life

BI-

time

CHRON-

spirit

D(A)EMON-

earth

GE-

speech, proportion, reasoning

LOG-

to loosen

LY-

to remember

MNE-

all, every

PAN(T)-

foot

POD-

god

THE-

to nourish, grow

TROPH-

bad, distorted, difficult

dys-

out, out of

ec-

in, into

en-

within

endo-, ento-

upon, to, in addition to

epi-

good, well

eu-

outside, external

exo-

struggle, contest

AGON-

messenger, message

ANGEL-

center

CENTR-

people

DEM-

marriage

GAM-

blood

HEM(AT)-, HAEM(AT)-

day

HEMER-

way, road

OD-, HOD-

to send, draw

STOL-, STAL-, STLE-

tomb

TAPH--

death

THANAT-, THANAS-

over

hyper-

below

hypo-, Hyp-

after, changed

meta-, met-

beside, disordered

para-, par-

around, near

peri-

before, in front of

pro-

toward, in addition to

pros-

with, together

syn-

to throw, put

BALL-, BOL-, BLE-

skin

DERM(AT)-

opinion, teachingg

DOX-, DOG-

to know

GNO(S)

form, shape

MORPH-

to arrange, put in order

TACT-, TAX-

pertaining to, like

-ic, -ac, -tic

art, science, study of

-ics, -tics

like, having the shape of

-oid

to feel, percieve

AESTHE-, ESTHE-

human being

ANTHROP-

star

AST(E)R-

to produce, originate

GEN(E)-, GON-

old age

GER(ONT)-

whole

HOL-

physician, medicine

IATR-

to digest

PEP(T)-

like, belonging too

-al

pertaining to, like, one concerned with

-an, -ian

full of, pertaining to, like

-ous, -ious

color

CHROM(AT)-

to judge, decide, separate

CRI-

race, cultural group

ETHN-

to speak, choose

LECT-

to show, appear

PHA(N)-

to love

PHIL-

sound, voice

PHON-

many

POLY-

the same

TAUT-

heat

THERM-

specialist in, practitioner of

-ician

belief in, practice of, condition of

-ism

one who believes, is engaged in

-ist

one connected with, inhabitant of

-ite

to lead

AGOG((UE)-

hand

CH(E)IR-

universe, order

COSM-

other, different

HETER-

new, different form of

NE-

tooth

ODONT-

eye, to see

OP(T)-

straight, correct

ORTH-

child

P(A)ED-

education

PEDIA-

city, state

POL(IS)-