Greek and Latin Roots 2
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50 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| aer, aero | air |
| aerobics | example of aero |
| ambi, amphi | both kinds |
| ambidextrous | example of ambi |
| andro | man |
| androgynous | example of andro |
| bene | good |
| benefactor | example of bene |
| chron | time |
| chronological | example of chron |
| corp | body |
| corpse | example of corp |
| flu, flux | flow |
| fluctuate | example of flu |
| gen | race |
| genocide | example of gen |
| gyn | women |
| gynecology | example of gyn |
| luc, lum | light |
| lumen | example of lum |
| mater, matr | mother |
| matriarchy | example of matr |
| mor, mori | death |
| morgue | example of mor |
| nom, nym | name |
| patronymic | example of nym |
| pater, patr | father |
| patriarchy | example of patr |
| ped | children |
| pedophile | example of ped |
| per | through |
| permeate | example of per |
| port | carry |
| transport | example of port |
| sanct | holy |
| sanctuary | example of sanct |
| sci | to know |
| science | example of sci |
| circum | around |
| circumnavigate | example of circum |
| amphibious | living or able to live on land and in water |
| androgynous | adj. having both male and female characteristics |
| fluctuate | to change continually; to move up and down |
| elucidate | to make lucid/clear through light upon |
| matriarchy | female dominated society |
| patriarchy | male dominated society |
| permeate | to pass into or through every part |
| sacrosanct | extremely sacred |
| circumlocution | indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly) |
| patronymic | formed after one's father's name |
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