greek word parts

Greek Word Parts

4th Bimonthly5th Grade

artist

• a person who is skilled at drawing, painting, etc.

tourism

• the activity of traveling to a place for pleasure

biology

• a science that deals with things that are alive (such as plants and animals)

phobia

• an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something

heroism

• great courage

geology

• a science that studies rocks, layers of soil

cartoonist

• a person who draws cartoons

technology

• the use of science in industry, engineering, etc.

journalism• the activity or job of collecting, writing, and

editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio

hydrophobia

• a morbid dread of water

violinist

• a person who plays the violin

ecology

• a science that deals with the relationships between groups of living things and their environments

patriotism

• love that people feel for their country

vocalist

• a person who sings

meteorology

• a science that deals with the atmosphere and with weather

zoology

• the branch of science that involves the study of animals and animal behavior

claustrophobia

• a fear of being in closed or small spaces

capitalism

• a system under which the ownership of land and wealth is for the most part in the hands of private individuals

novelist

• a person who writes novels

technophobia

• fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices and especially computers