9th Grade
Greek Root Words
BASE
MEANING
EXAMPLES
aster, astro
star
astronomy, asterisk
bio
life
biology, biodegradable
dem
people
democracy, epidemic
gam
marriage
monogamy, bigamy
hydro
water
hydrogen, hydroplane
hypo
under, below
hypodermic
micro
small
microscope
miso
hatred of
misoneism, misology
morph
form
metamorphosis
opt
eye
optic, optical
peri
around
perimeter
photo
light
photography
poly
many
polychromatic, polyester
tele
at a distance
telescope, telephone