Greek and Latin Roots
(thanks to Betty Anselowitz a volunteer in
the Evening GED class!)
Across
2 The first really, really fast way to send a message very, very fast (gram = write)
4 Full of power and energy (dyno = power)
5 Star traveler (astro = star)
9 Outer layer of skill (dermis = skin)
10 The least possible (mini = small)
13 To know again (cogn = know)
15 Works by itself (auto = self)
16 Able to work effectively with either hand (ambi = both)
18 iron-containing, oxygen-carrying pigment in red blood cells (hemo = blood)
19 What makes plants green (chloro = green)
21 Relating to the heart (cardi = heart)
22 Related to the eye (ocu = eye)
25 The distance around a circle (circum = around)
26 Those who listen (or watch) (audi = hear)
27 The opposite of matter (anti = opposite)
Down
1 A place for fish (arium = place of, aqua = water)
3 Able to be heard (audi = hear)
6 To say against (contra = against)
7 One hundred footed insect (cent = 100)
8 the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
11 One half of the globe (hemi = half)
12 Skin doctor (derm = skin)
14 A very small "body" (corpus = body)
16 The study of humanity. (anthro = man)
17 A list of books (biblio = books)
20 Ab (away from) makes the heart grow fonder
23 an organism that will eat anything (omni - all
24 Ab (away from) makes the heart grow fonder
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ab |
away from |
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chloro |
green |
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ambi |
both |
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circu |
around |
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anthro |
man |
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cogn |
know |
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anti |
against |
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contra |
against |
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aqua |
water |
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corp |
body |
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arch |
ancient |
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derm |
skin |
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arium |
place of |
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dyn |
power |
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astro |
star |
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graph, gram |
write |
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audi |
hear |
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hemi |
half |
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auto |
self |
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hemo |
blood |
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biblio |
book |
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mini |
small |
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card |
heart |
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ocu |
eye |
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cent |
hundred |
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omni |
all |
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absence ambidextrous anthropology antimatter aquarium archeology |
astronaut audience automatic bibliography cardiac centipede chlorophyll |
circumference recognize contradict corpuscle epidermis, |
dynamic Telegram hemisphere hemoglobin minimum ocular |
Omnivore audible dermatologist absence |
