The Word Within the Word - List #15

Vocabulary flashcards based on the Greek and Latin roots from List #15, designed for review and study.

tropo

Greek root meaning 'turn', found in words like heliotrope and phototropism.

gastro

Greek root meaning 'stomach', found in words like gastronomy and gastroenteritis.

arthro

Greek root meaning 'joint', found in words like arthritis and arthropod.

ventri

Latin root meaning 'belly', found in words like ventriloquist and ventral.

dors

Latin root meaning 'back', found in words like dorsal and dorsum.

macro

Greek root meaning 'large', found in words like macrobiotic and macrocosm.

dextro

Latin root meaning 'right or clockwise', found in words like dextrose and dexterity.

brachy

Greek root meaning 'short', found in words like brachycephalic and brachylogy.

brachio

Greek root meaning 'arm', found in words like brachiopod and brachiate.

branchio

Greek root meaning 'gills', found in words like branchiopod and branchiate.

kin

Greek root meaning 'motion', found in words like kinetic and telekinesis.

phylo

Greek root meaning 'kind', found in words like phylum and phylogeny.

blasto

Greek root meaning 'embryo', found in words like blastocyst and blastogenesis.

dactylo

Greek root meaning 'finger', found in words like pterodactyl and dactylography.

phos

Greek root meaning 'light', found in words like phosphorus and phosphoresce.

gon

Greek root meaning 'angle', found in words like pentagon and hexagonal.

lite

Greek root meaning 'mineral or fossil', found in words like anthracite and stalactite.

vore

Latin root meaning 'eating', found in words like omnivore and herbivore.

holo

Greek root meaning 'whole', found in words like holocaust and hologram.

haplo

Greek root meaning 'single or simple', found in words like haploid and haplology.

opia

Greek root meaning 'sight', found in words like myopia and hyperopia.

lent

Latin root meaning 'full of', found in words like corpulent and virulent.

ef

Latin root meaning 'out', found in words like effusive and effulgent.

ium

Latin suffix indicating 'an element', found in words like sodium and uranium.

dicho

Greek root meaning 'in two parts', found in words like dichotomy and dichotomous.