Greek and Latin Roots List 4

euphoric - good feeling/intense happiness

euphony - pleasing to the ear

eureka - joyful exclamation

conform - to be similar in form (shape or behavior)

deformed - not having the normal or usual shape

malformed - abnormally formed; mis-shaped

fracture - the cracking or breaking of a hard object

infraction - a violation or breaking of the law

fraction - a portion of something

fragile - easily broken or damaged

fragment - a small part broken or separated off something

generation - a group of people born around the same time

genesis - the birth or origin of something

generic - typical of an original, but not coming from the true source

geology - study of the earth

Georgia - land of farmers

geocyclic - relating to the rotation of the Earth

graduate - to pass by degree or diploma

grade - a degree or "step" in a scale

gradual - taking place little by little

diagram - a drawing to explain how something works

grammar - the rules for how to "write" sentences.

monogram - a written symbol containing two or more letters combined

graphology - the study of handwriting

autobiography - a written story of a person's life by that person

graphic - written or drawn or engraved

homeotherm - same temperature

homograph - same spelling

homophone - same sound