Greek Roots List 3 English 9

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What does the Greek root 'pyr' mean?

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fire

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What is a 'pyromaniac'?

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Someone with a compulsion to set things on fire.

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What does the Greek root 'chrom' refer to?

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color

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What does the Greek root 'bio' signify?

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life

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What is an 'autobiography'?

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A history of a person's life.

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Provide an example of a word that uses the root 'pyr'.

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Pyrotechnics.

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What does the term 'biography' mean?

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A written account of another person's life.

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What is the meaning of the prefix 'auto-' in 'autobiography'?

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Self.

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What is the significance of the root 'chrom' in the word 'monochrome'?

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It refers to a single color.

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What does 'pyrogenic' mean?

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Related to or causing the production of heat or fever.