Greek Lesson XII Word List

12 -logy science of, systematic study of biology, theology, astrology
12 -nomy science of, system of laws governing astronomy, economy, agronomy
12 -cracy rule by, type of government democracy, aristocracy, bureaucracy
12 -crat one who advocates or practices rule by democrat, aristocrat, bureaucrat
12 AUT- self automobile, automatic, automaton
12 GASTR- stomach gastric, gastronomical
12 HELI- sun helium, heliocentric
12 IDE- thought, idea ideal, ideation
12 MANC-, MANT- to divine by, means of bibliomancy, pyromancy, mantic
12 MICR- small, one millionth part of microphone, microscope, microgram
12 NECR- the dead, corpse, dead tissue necrosis, necropolis
12 PAL(A)E- old paleontology, paleography
12 PSEUD- false pseudoscientific, pseudointellectual
12 PSYCHE- mind psychology, psychosis
12 TROP- to turn tropic, phototropic

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