Greek Vocabulary 10

Roots, definitions, synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and related words Greek Vocabulary 10

metamorphosis • meta– • change, between, after, beyond • metamorphosis– • n. a complete change of form, appearance, structure, or function • pl. n. metamorphoses adj. metamorphic, metamorphous v. metamorphose, -ed, -es, -ing • Synonyms: changeover, conversion, transfiguration, transformation

metamorphosis • The dramatic metamorphosis of the butterfly includes the stages of egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. • Once she left the advertising agency and began to work with infants, Lisa felt as though she had been through a metamorphosis; her headaches went away, her drive to work no longer caused tears, and her happiness increased.

metamorphosis Related words: • metabolism • metachromatism • metaphor • metaphysics • metastasis • metonymy

eulogy • The captain gave a beautiful eulogy for one of his best firefighters and kept himself from breaking down until he mentioned the young man’s wife and child. • Although there was a great deal of controversy surrounding the school bus proposal, many eulogized its passing at the school board meeting.

eulogy • eu – • good; well • eulogy – • n. a formal speech praising a recently deceased person • v. eulogize, -ed, -es, -ing • Synonyms: accolade, citation, commendation, homage, hymn, salutation, tribute • Near Antonyms: censure, condemnation, denunciation, indictment, rebuke, reprimand, reproof; admonition, correction, harangue, lecture

eulogy Related words: • eucalyptus • eugenics • euphemism • euphonium • euphoria • euthanasia

heterosexual • hetero – • different; other • heterosexual – • n. (and adj.) sexually oriented towards persons of the opposite sex • n. heterosexuality adv. heterosexually

heterosexual • Each of these couples appears to be in a heterosexual relationship since they are with a person of a different gender. • Heterosexuality is the historical norm for our society (for the most part), but the times are changing, and many people are becoming more open.

heterosexual Related words: • heterochromatic • heterogeneous • heteromorphic • heteronym • heteropterous

holocaust • holo – • whole • holocaust – • n. complete devastation causing loss of life, especially by fire • adj. holocaustic

holocaust • The picture on the left shows men in a concentration camp during the holocaust. How on earth were they able to smile? • Although the holocaust of World War II is the tragedy most commonly referred to as a holocaust, other atrocities of genocide can be called holocausts as well. You would think one would be enough…

holocaust Related words: • holistic • holistically • holograph • holomorph • holozoic • Sci-fi – holodeck 

homogeneous • homo, homoio, homeo– same; • equal; alike • homogeneous – • adj. of the same kind or nature; essentially alike “a homogeneous society” • n. homogeneity, homogeneousness adv. homogenously

homogeneous • Japan and parts of Utah and Chicago have fairly homogeneous populations where the majority of people are of the same ethnic background. • Homogeneity, where everything and everyone are the same, does not interest me because I love discovering people’s differences.

homograph • homoiotherm • homologous • homophobia • homophone homogeneous Related words: • homeostasis • homicide • homosexual • homogenize • homicide • homonym

necromancy • -mancy – • divination • necromancy – • n. divination, or telling the future, through communication with the dead • n. necromancer adj. necromantic • Synonyms: bewitchment, conjuring, devilry, enchantment, ensorcellment, mojo, magic, sorcery, thaumaturgy, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry

necromancy • Modern-day mediums could be called necromancers if they claim to communicate with the dead. • Necromancy was popular in the middle ages but came to be banned by the church; it was even mentioned in the Bible with the witch of Endor.

necromancy Related words: • chiromancy (palmistry) • geomancy • hydromancy • pyromancy

pantomime • mim – • copy; imitate • pantomime – • n. & v. to convey meaning using gestures and facial expressions • v. pantomimed, -es, -ing n. pantomimist adj. pantomimic • Synonyms: gesticulation, mime, gesture, sign, signal

pantomime • When playing charades, you have to pantomime the words, phrases, and ideas you want your team to guess. • I was terrible at reading lips, so my friends always had to pantomime what they were trying to tell me while trying very hard not to get caught by the teacher.

pantomime Related words: • meme (short for mimeme) • mimeograph • mime • mimic

astronaut • naut, naus– • sailor • astronaut – • n. a person trained as a pilot of crew member of a spacecraft • n. astronautics

astronaut • Astronauts have gone on space walks recently in order to repair the International Space Station. • In 1962, John Glenn, Jr., who orbited the earth three times, was the first American astronaut in space, but Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut and the first to orbit the earth in 1961.

astronaut Related words: • aeronautics • aquanaut • Argonauts • cosmonaut • nausea • nautical • navigate

paraplegia • para – • beside; beyond; abnormal; variation; assistant; protection from • plegia – • paralysis • paraplegia – • n. paralysis affecting the lower extremities of the body • adj. paraplegic

paraplegia • In Born on the Fourth of July, Tom Cruise plays a soldier who is injured in the Vietnam War and becomes paraplegic. • While paraplegia is the paralysis of the lower half of the body, quadriplegia usually involves the paralysis of both the arms and the legs.

paraplegia Related words: • parable • paragon • parallel • parasite • parapsychology • parenthetical • monoplegia • quadriplegia

metropolitan • polis, polit– • city; town • metropolitan – • adj. of or pertaining to a large city, its surrounding suburbs, and other neighboring communities: the New York metropolitan area • n. metropolis • Synonyms: city slicker, cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, slicker, sophisticate • Antonyms: bumpkin, hick, provincial, rustic, yokel

metropolitan • Metropolitan areas are densely populated and have public transportation to assist the people to and from work. • When Alabamians say “the Birmingham metro area,” they are shortening metropolitan to metro and indicating all of the city and suburbs surrounding Birmingham.

metropolitan Related words: • acropolis • cosmopolitan • cosmopolite • megalopolis • metropolis • necropolis • polite • politics • politician • political

psychopath • psycho – • mind • psychopath – • n. a person with a severe personality disorder marked by immoral and antisocial behavior • adj. psychopathic adv. psychopathically • Synonyms: crazy, fool, fruitcake, head case, loon, loony, maniac, nut, nutcase, psycho, lunatic, sickie, sicko, wacko (also whacko) Be careful: these are NOT okay to say to anyone.

psychopath • Many horror films have a villain who is a heartless and unstoppable psychopath. • According to Stanford Prof. Hank Greely, in the U. S. 1% of males are psychopaths, but in the prison system, that number is 30%; however, identifying and treating people with this condition is a much more difficult pursuit.

psychopath Related words: • psychedelic • psychiatry • psychic • psychological • psychology • psychosis • psychosomatic

thermostat • stas, stat, -stasis – • stand; stop; stoppage; stationary; stable state • thermostat – • n. a device that regulates temperature to keep it the same • adj. thermostatic adv. thermostatically

thermostat • Thermostats in the home regulate the temperature and can help homeowners save money. • I LOVE the new thermostat that can tell when the house is empty and can adjust the temperature before you return!

thermostat Related words: • cryostat • electrostatics • hemostat • homeostasis • metastasis • pyrostat • stasis • static

Root Review • -mancy – • divination • mim – • copy; imitate • naut, naus – • sailor • para – • beside; beyond; abnormal; variation; assistant; protection from • -plegia – • paralysis • meta – • change; between; after; beyond • eu – • good; well • hetero – • different; other • holo– • whole • homo, homoio, homeo – • same; equal; alike

Root Review • neur/o – • nerve • op, ops, opt/o, opthalm/o, -opia, -opsy – • eye; visual condition; vision; sight; inspection • oste/o – • bone • tom, -tome, -tomy, -stomy • – to cut • polis, polit – • city; town • psycho – • mind • stas, stat, -stasis – • stand; stop; stoppage; stationary

Root Review • arthr/o – • joint • cardio – • heart; orifice • cephal/o, encephal/o – • brain • crani/o – • skull, crainium • gastr/o – • stomach • hem/o, hemat/o, hema, -emia – • blood; blood condition • -itis – • inflammation • -lite, -ite – • mineral; rock; stone; fossil

pyr/o – • fire; heat; fever • crypt/o – • secret; hidden • lith/o – • stone; rock • meso – • middle • necro – • dead; death • olig/o – • few; deficiency • pale/o – • ancient

ped/o – • child • phor, phore – • to bear; to produce; to carry; state • pod, pode – • foot; feet • chrom/o, chromat/o, chros, -chrome – • color; pigment; chromium • macro – • large; long • mega, megal/o, -megaly – • large; great; million • micro – • small • pro – • before; forward; in place of; in addition to

alg/o – • pain • dyn, • dynamo – power; energy; strength • ecto – • outside • endo – • inside • iso – • equal; same • epi – • on; upon; outside; over; among; at; after; to • hyp, hypo – • under; below; less • hyper – • above; excessive; beyond; over • iatry, iatro – • healing; medical treatment

gen, -gene, -genesis – • race; kind; origin • acro – • high; extremity; tip • aero – • air • neo – • new, recent • gnos, gnom, gnomon – • knowledge • helio – • sun • phot/o – • light • pseudo – • false • cryo – • cold • therm – • heat; temperature • cosm/o – • universe; world • peri – • around

ambi, amphi – • both; on both sides; around • anti – • against; instead of, opposite • anthrop – • man; human • arch, archi, arche/o, archae/o – • rule; chief; first; ancient • cata – • down; completely; thoroughly; against; intensive; according to • chrono – • time • esthes, esthet, aesthes, aesthet – • feeling; sensation • -oid – • like; resembling • –latry – • worship

phon – • sound; voice • tele – • distant; end; complete • scope – • to view; examine; observe • a, an – • not; without • auto – • self; same • poly – • many • hex, hexa – • six • di, diplo – • two, double • penta, pent – • five

phon – • sound; voice • tele – • distant; end; complete • scope – • to view; examine; observe • a, an – • not; without • auto – • self; same • mis – Greek • to hate • path, pathy – • disease; feeling • –ics – • science; study of; skill; knowledge • morph/o – • form • dia – • through; apart; across

gam/o, -gamy, gameto – • marriage, united, sexual union • dem/o, demi – • people • soph, sophy – • wise; wisdom • geo – • earth hect, hector – hundred bi, bin – two; twice (Latin) log/o – word; discourse; doctrine tetra – four octa, oct, octo – eight

syn, sym, syl, sys – • together; same • biblio – • book • mono, mon – • one; single; alone • –cracy, crat – • government; rule; power • the, theo – • God • nom/, nomy – • law; rule; management • dys – • bad; difficult; abnormal; impaired • pan, panto – • all, every

dont, odont – • tooth; teeth • ortho – • straight; correct • dox – • belief, praise • gyn, gynec – • woman; female • andr/o – • man; male; stamen • apo – • away; from; off; separate • astro, aster – • star • derma, dermat/o – • skin • morph/o – • form

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