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Greek Roots List 5
Mrs. Lucidi
English 2
Root: graph/gram
Meaning: writing
Sample Words:
-Grammar
-Epigram
Grammar
The study of language and the rules that
dictate its structure and arrangement
Phrase
Noun
Verb
Clause
Grammar is not my
favorite subject!
Epigram
A short poem expressing a single thought in a
witty, accurate way
Sandra wrote an
epigram about
summer time.
Root: helio
Meaning: sun
Sample Words:
-Heliotrope
Heliotrope
Plants that face and follow the sun
We planted
heliotropes in
our backyard.
Root: hydr
Meaning: water
Sample Words:
-Hydrophobia
-Hydraulic
-Dehydrate
Hydrophobia
Fear of the water
Most cats have
hydrophobia.
Hydraulic
Moved or operated by a fluid, especially water
We used a hydraulic
pump to operate the
machinery.
Dehydrate
To remove the water from something in order
to preserve it
To lose water and become dry
If you are outside for too
long in the heat, you will
become dehydrated.
Root: log
Meaning: word; speech
Sample Words:
-Dialogue
-Logical
-Monologue
Dialogue
A conversation between two or more people
An exchange of ideas
We read the dialogue
between Romeo and
Juliet.
Logical
Showing the consistency of reasoning;
reasonable on the basis of earlier statements
The boy’s reasoning
as to why he hit his
sister was not logical.
Monologue
A long speech made by one person
When she heard
Juliet’s
monologue, she
started to cry.
Root: mania
Meaning: madness; insane impulse; craze
Sample Words:
-Pyromania
-Maniacal
-Kleptomaniac
Pyromania
The uncontrollable impulse to start fires
The man who
suffered from
pyromania lost his
job after he set
several fires in the
bathroom.
Maniacal
Insane
Showing excessive enthusiasm
The man became
maniacal after
winning 1.2
million dollars in
the lottery.
Kleptomaniac
A person with an obsessive, insane impulse to
steal in spite of an absence of economic
need or personal desire
The kleptomaniac stole
a bottle of ranch salad
dressing from the store.