Greek Vocab & Root Words

A smaller number or part, less than half the whole number

• minority

• democracy

• ability

• peninsula

Being able to do something or having a talent

• tyrant

• minority

• ability

• democracy

A short piece of text

• minority

• excerpt

• oligarchy

• tyrant

A system of government with elected leaders

• excerpt

• ability

• oligarchy

• democracy

A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water

• brochure

• peninsula

• ability

• tyrant

a settlement in new territory

• democracy

• oligarchy

• colonies

• peninsula

Ruler with total power and authority

• tyrants

• excerpt

• oligarchy

• minority

root word for forms of government

• ity

• cracy

• un

• able

Root word for not doing something

• bene

• un

• able

• act