Word Knowledge

Word Knowledge

As an ASVAB tutor, I teach my students to see the value in learning Latin and Greek word roots to boost their scores on the Word Knowledge section of the ASVAB.  Yesterday I presented the root word chrom-.  Chrome- is a Greek root words that means color.

Chromascope is an instrument showing the effects of color.

Chromatic means relating to color.

Monochromatic means having one color.

Polychromatic means having many colors.

Chromogenic means producing color.

Hyperchromia means having excessive pigmentation, as of the skin.

Hypochromia means lack of color.

Did you know what chrom- means?