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Greek Roots: Lesson8
Greek Roots: Lesson 8
Root/Prefix/Suffix | Meaning | Example Word |
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cosm | order; world | cosmos |
polit, polis | city | cosmopolitan |
crit, cris | separate; discern; judge | hypercritical |
top | place | topography |
thalass, thalatt | sea | thalassic |
naus, nau | ship | astronaut |
plut | wealth | plutocrat |
idio- | one's own; individual | idiosyncrasy |
ideo-, idea- | idea | ideogram |
auto- | self | automatic |
-cracy | rule; government | democracy |
-crat | one who rules | democrat |
-cratic | pertaining to rule | democratic |
-poly | sale; selling | monopoly |
-pole, -polist | one who sells | monopolist |
-polistic | pertaining to selling | monopolistic |
crat, cras | mix | crater |