List of words with Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Word	Root	Origin	Root Meaning	Word Meaning
Biology	bio	Greek	life	The study of life
Autograph	auto	Greek	self	A signature written by a person
Telephone	tele	Greek	distant	A device for talking over long distances
Microscope	micro	Greek	small	A tool to view small objects
Telescope	tele	Greek	distant	A device to see far objects
Geography	geo	Greek	earth	The study of Earth’s surface
Thermometer	therm	Greek	heat	A tool to measure temperature
Chronology	chron	Greek	time	Arrangement of events in time
Psychology	psych	Greek	mind	The study of the mind
Democracy	demo	Greek	people	Government by the people
Spectator	spec	Latin	look/watch	A person who watches
Visible	vis	Latin	see	Able to be seen
Audible	aud	Latin	hear	Able to be heard
Dictation	dict	Latin	speak/say	The act of saying words aloud to write
Construct	struct	Latin	build	To build or put together
Transport	port	Latin	carry	To carry from one place to another
Project	ject	Latin	throw	To throw forward
Reject	ject	Latin	throw	To refuse or throw out
Intercept	cept	Latin	take/seize	To take or stop before arrival
Conduct	duct	Latin	lead	To lead or guide
Aquatic	aqua	Latin	water	Related to water
Aquarium	aqua	Latin	water	A tank for water animals
Manual	manu	Latin	hand	Done by hand
Manuscript	manu/script	Latin	hand/write	A handwritten or typed document
Inject	ject	Latin	throw	To force into something
Mission	miss	Latin	send	A special duty or task
Admit	mit	Latin	send/let in	To allow entry
Pedal	ped	Latin	foot	A foot-operated lever
Pedestrian	ped	Latin	foot	A person walking
Vocal	voc	Latin	voice	Related to the voice
Advocate	voc	Latin	call/voice	To support or argue for something
Revive	viv	Latin	live	To bring back to life
Animal	anim	Latin	life/spirit	A living organism
Factory	fac	Latin	make/do	A place where things are made
Affect	fect	Latin	make/do	To influence something
Portable	port	Latin	carry	Able to be carried easily
Inspect	spect	Latin	look	To examine closely
Respect	spect	Latin	look	To look up to someone
Telescope	scope	Greek	look/view	Tool to see far away
Horoscope	scope	Greek	look/view	A forecast based on stars
Benefit	bene	Latin	good/well	An advantage or profit
Malfunction	mal	Latin	bad	Failure to work properly
Interrupt	rupt	Latin	break	To break into something
Bankrupt	rupt	Latin	break	Out of money; financially broken
Submit	mit	Latin	send	To send for review or judgment
Permit	mit	Latin	send	To allow
Injection	ject	Latin	throw	A shot of medicine into the body
Emit	mit	Latin	send	To send out
Invisible	vis	Latin	see	Cannot be seen
Revisit	vis	Latin	see	To visit again
Unpredictable	dict	Latin	say	Cannot be predicted
Geology	geo	Greek	earth	Study of Earth’s structure
Zoology	zoo	Greek	animal	Study of animals
Horoscope	horo/scope	Greek	hour/look	Future prediction by star charts
Diameter	meter	Greek	measure	A line across a circle
Perimeter	meter	Greek	measure	The boundary of a shape
Thermostat	therm	Greek	heat	A device to control heat
Hyperactive	hyper	Greek	over	Extremely active
Hypothermia	hypo	Greek	under	Low body temperature
Submarine	sub	Latin	under	A vessel under water
Superhuman	super	Latin	above	Beyond human ability
Import	port	Latin	carry	To bring goods in
Export	port	Latin	carry	To send goods out
Subscription	script	Latin	write	A written agreement to receive something
Describe	scribe	Latin	write	To write or tell about
Biology	bio/logy	Greek	life/study of	Study of living things
Mythology	myth/logy	Greek	story/study of	Study of myths
Astronomy	astro	Greek	star	Study of stars
Asteroid	astro	Greek	star	A small rocky body orbiting the sun
Audience	aud	Latin	hear	A group that listens
Auditorium	aud	Latin	hear	A place where people listen
Predict	dict	Latin	say	To say what will happen
Verdict	dict	Latin	say/speak	A decision in court
Uniform	form	Latin	shape	Same shape or style
Transform	form	Latin	shape	To change in shape or form
Fracture	fract	Latin	break	A break, especially in bone
Infraction	fract	Latin	break	A violation of a rule
Tractor	tract	Latin	pull	A machine that pulls heavy loads
Attract	tract	Latin	pull	To pull toward
Visionary	vis	Latin	see	A person with original ideas
Revision	vis	Latin	see	The act of seeing again or reviewing
Triangle	tri	Latin	three	A shape with three angles
Bicycle	bi	Latin	two	A vehicle with two wheels
Hemisphere	hemi/sphere	Greek	half/ball	Half of a sphere
Monologue	mono/logue	Greek	one/speech	A long speech by one person
Dialogue	dia/logue	Greek	through/speech	Conversation between two people
Antisocial	anti	Greek	against	Against social interaction
Proactive	pro	Latin	forward	Taking action ahead of time
Contract	tract	Latin	pull	A legal agreement
Extract	tract	Latin	pull	To pull out
Decade	dec	Greek	ten	A period of ten years
Century	cent	Latin	hundred	A period of one hundred years
Millimeter	milli	Latin	thousandth	One thousandth of a meter
Polygon	poly	Greek	many	A shape with many sides
Unilateral	uni	Latin	one	Involving one side only
Multicolor	multi	Latin	many	Having many colors

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