Tuesday 19 May 2020

Greek Suffixes 2

Level: C1

hyper- over, beyond: hyperbole, hypercritical
hypo- under: hypothesis, hypocrite
meta- (met) implying, change: metaphor, metonymy
pan- all: panacea, panorama, pantheism
para- beside, by the side of: parallel, paradox, parasite
peri- round: period, perimeter, periscope
philo- (phil) love: philosophy, philanthropy
pro- before: prophesy, programme
syn- (sym, syl, sy) with, together: synonym, sympathy, syllabus, system
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