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Greek Roots Unit 3
1. anthropo = man, mankind
anthropology = study of man
anthropoid = shaped like a man
anthropophagy = cannibalism
anthropomorphic = form of a man
7. helio = sun
heliotherapy = using sunshine to improve a
health issue
heliotrope = flowers that turn toward the sun
heliocentric = sun-centered
2. astro = star
astrology = fake science of stars
astronomy = real science of stars
asterisk = mark shaped like a star
asteroid = star that is dying
disaster = total wreck
8. logy = study, science of
biology = study of life
psychology = study of the mind
3. centri = center
centrifugal = fleeing from the center
centrifuge = instrument which spins blood cells out
in order to determine cell count
4. chrono = time
chronology = study of time
chronological = in order of time
chronometer = watch, literally measurement of
time
chronic = all the time
anachronism = an element of a literary piece
that is out of time and place
5. eu = good, well
eulogy = good speech about a dead person
euphonic = nice sounding
eugenics = improving a society by attempts at
altering genes
euphemism = polite term for an action such as
“passed away” for died
6. geo = earth
geology = study of rocks and soil
geography = study of earth’s surface and
mountains
geometry = literally, measurement of the
earth’s surface, but now a branch of math
geode = rock with crystals inside
9. peri = around
periscope = instrument to see around as on a
submarine
perigee = the point nearest the earth's center in the
orbit of the moon or a satellite
perimeter = measurement around a figure
10. scope = see
telescope = instrument to see far away
microscope = instrument to see tiny things
scope = to check out
11. tele = far
telephone = to hear from far away
telescope = to see far away
teleprompter = instrument to prompt words
from far away
telephoto = to bring light from far away
12. theo = god
theology = study of gods and religion
theosophy = wise in the ways of gods
theocracy = rule by priests and religion