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Greek Vocabulary 2

Greek Vocabulary 2. Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words. biblio phile . biblio – book biblio phile – n. a lover of books also n. bibliophilist n. bibliophilism adj. bibliophilistic Synonyms: bibliomaniac; bookworm

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Greek Vocabulary 2

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  1. Greek Vocabulary 2 Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words

  2. bibliophile • biblio – • book • bibliophile – • n. a lover of books • also n. bibliophilist n. bibliophilism adj. bibliophilistic • Synonyms: bibliomaniac; bookworm • Antonym: bibliophobe

  3. bibliophile Sentences: • The bibliophile spent all her free time reading, and she spent a fortune at the book store. • While seventh-grader Jennifer wasn’t yet a true bibliophile, she was beginning to love books, but she still spent more of her time listening to music.

  4. bibliophile Related words: • Bible • bibliography • bibliolatry • bibliomania • bibliophobia • bibliotherapy

  5. plutocracy • –cracy, crat – • government; rule; power • plutocracy – • 1. n. government ruled by the wealthy 2. n. controlling class of the wealthy n. plutocrat adj. plutocratic

  6. plutocracy Sentences: People have begun to argue that our nation is a plutocracy because many of the wealthiest people seem to have excessive political power. Some of the ancient city-states of Greece were classified as plutocracies because the wealthy had more votes than the rest of society. ~www.princeton.edu

  7. plutocracy Related words: • aristocracy • autocratic • bureaucracy • bureaucratic • democracy • meritocracy • theocracy

  8. demagogue • dem/o, demi – • people • demagogue – • 1. n. a leader who gains power by impassioned appeals to the popular prejudices and emotions of the people • (originally, a leader of the people) • 2. verb (used with object) to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc. • n. demagoguery, demagoguism, adj.demagogic • Synonyms: incendiary, firebrand, agitator • Antonyms: uniter, reconciler, peacemaker

  9. demagogue Sentence: By appealing to the German populace’s prejudice against Jewish people, Hitler gained power as a demagogue. When Justin was running for class president, he was accused of demagoguery because a major portion of his campaign was spent emphatically arguing that Alyssa was not capable of acting as president because she was a girl and was from a disliked family.

  10. demagogue Related words: • democracy • democrat • demography • endemic • epidemic • epidemiology • pandemic

  11. dyslexia • dys – • bad; difficult; abnormal; impaired • dyslexia – • n. impairment of the ability to read adj. dyslexic

  12. dyslexia Sentences: • Dyslexia makes it harder for some people to read because of how they see the words on the page. • (Usage) Rather than talking about a person being dyslexic or about dyslexics, it is better to talk about a person with dyslexia. ~www.dictionary. reference.com

  13. dyslexia Related words: • dysentery • dysfunction • dyspepsia • dystopia • dystrophy

  14. monogamy • gam/o, -gamy, gameto – • marriage, united, sexual union • monogamy – • n. the practice of being married to (or having a sexual relationship with) only one person at a time • n. monogamist adj. monogamous adv. monogamously

  15. monogamy Sentences: Although our country believes in monogamy, the unfortunate trend has been serial monogamy. the true test of monogamy comes with time. According to couples who have long-lasting marriages, living monogamously can be difficult but rewarding.

  16. monogamy Related words: • bigamy • endogamy • exogamy • gamete • misogamist • polygamy

  17. geography • geo – • earth • geography – • n. the descriptive study of the earth’s surface and the distribution of life on the earth pl. n. geographies n. geographer pl. n. geographers adj. geographic adv. geographically • Synonym: chorography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain, topography

  18. geography Sentences: The geography lesson included descriptions of the land, the kinds of people who live there, and the animals that were native to the area. The U. S. Census Bureau uses geographic information to frame and give meaning to a vast amount of statistical geospatial data.

  19. geography • geometry • geopolitics • geosynchronous • geothermal • perigee Related words: • apogee • geocentric • geode • geology • geometry

  20. monologue • mono, mon – • one; single; alone • monologue – (also monolog)– • n. a long speech by a single speaker • pl. n. monologues v. monologue, monologues, monologued n. monologist • Synonym: soliloquy Antonym: dialogue

  21. monologue Sentences: • When performing on stage in last year’s play, I most enjoyed my monologue in the third act because I got to give a long speech to my daughter. • Comedians prepare and practice monologues before presenting them onstage even though many of their routines appear to be off the cuff or extemporaneous.

  22. monologue Related words: • monarch • monastery • monocle • monogram • monolingual • monolith • monopoly • monomial • mononucleosis • monopoly • monotonous • monoxide an abnormal increase in the mononuclear leukocytes in the blood

  23. metronome • nom/o, nomy – • law; rule; management • metronome – • n. an instrument for marking musical time • pl. n. metronomes adj. metronomic adv. metronomically

  24. metronome Sentences: At my piano lesson, Mrs. Buckley used a metronome to help me learn to keep time. Metronomes are handy when playing music, but extended reliance upon one may lead to a mechanical slavishness to the tempo and a lack of spontaneity in the music.

  25. metronome Related words: • agronomy • astronomical • autonomic • autonomous • Deuteronomy • economics • ergonomics • socioeconomic

  26. pandemic • pan, panto – • all, every • pandemic – • n. a disease that is prevalent over a very large area, continent, or the entire world

  27. pandemic Sentences: The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than World War I. Our most recent worry about pandemics came from the H1N1 swine flu virus.

  28. pandemic • panorama • pantheism • pantheon • pantomime Related words: • panacea • pancreas • pandemonium • Pandora’s box

  29. philosophy • soph, sophy – • wise; wisdom • philosophy – • n. love of wisdom as obtained through intellectual knowledge and reasoning; • the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group • pl. n. philosophies n. philosopher adj. philosophical adv. philosophically • Synonym: credo, doctrine, dogma, gospel, ideology

  30. philosophy Sentences: My philosophy on childrearing includes praising good work and teaching whenever the opportunity presents itself. Three of the world’s most famous philosophers are Aristotle, his teacher Plato, and Plato’s teacher Socrates, creator of the Socratic method.

  31. philosophy Related words: • sophism • sophisticated • sophomore • sophomoric

  32. symbiosis • syn, sym, syl, sys – • together; same • symbiosis – • n. two dissimilar species living together in close association which is mutually beneficial to both • pl. n. symbioses • n. symbiote • adj. symbiotic • adv. symbiotically

  33. symbiosis Sentences: • The sea anemone and the clown fish live in almost perfect symbiosis because the poisonous anemones deter predators and the clown fish fertilizes the anemone. • In parasitism, one of the three types of symbiotic relationships, one of the organisms gains and one loses from the relationship.

  34. symbiosis Related words: • asymmetry • biosynthesis • idiosyncrasy • photosynthesis • polysyllabic • syllable • sympathetic • symphony • synonym • system

  35. theocracy • the, theo – • God • theocracy – • n. a government ruled by God or by people claiming to be representatives of God pl. n. theocracies n. theocrat adj. theocratic, theocratical adv. theocratically

  36. theocracy Sentences: • Most observers would consider Iran a theocracy since the elected president and legislature are constitutionally supervised by religious Shia clerics. • Vatican City is a theocratic government because it is a nation ruled by the Pope, and the other leadership positions are headed by other members of the clergy. ~http://www.politicalsystems.com

  37. theocracy Related words: • atheist • monotheism • pantheism • pantheon • theology

  38. Root Review 1 • gam/o, -gamy, gameto – • marriage, united, sexual union • dem/o, demi – • people • soph, sophy – • wise; wisdom • geo – • earth

  39. Root Review 2 • the, theo – • God • nom/, nomy – • law; rule; management • dys – • bad; difficult; abnormal; impaired • pan, panto – • all, every

  40. Root Review 3 • syn, sym, syl, sys – • together; same • biblio – • book • mono, mon – • one; single; alone • –cracy, crat – • government; rule; power

  41. Root Review 4 • cycl/o – • circle; wheel • –ology, -logy – • study of • –phobia – • fear of • bio – • life; living things

  42. Root Review 5 • meter, metr, -metry – • measure • graph, -graphy – • writing • hydro – • water • phil/o – • love of

  43. Root Review 6 • a, an – • not; without • auto – • self; same • –ics – • science; study of; skill; knowledge • dia – • through; apart; across

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