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Greek origin words Vocabulary Word List (172)
A)Academy, Acme, Aesthetic, Agape, Agoraphobia, Alchemy, Alphabet, Amalgam, Anarchy, Anatomy, Anthology, Anticlimax, Aphorism, Apocrypha, Architect, Aristocracy, Arithmetic, Arthritis, Ascetic, Astronomy, Ataxia, Athlete, Atom
B)Barbarian, Bromide
C)Cardiac, Cataclysm, Categorical, Catharsis, Center, Ceramic, Chameleon, Chaos, Chaotic, Charisma, Chimera, Choreography, Chorus, Claustrophobia, Clinic, Comedy, Cone, Cosmos, Cycle, Cylinder, Cynic, Cynosure
D)Democracy, Diagnosis, Diarrhea, Diatribe, Didactic, Diet, Dilemma, Discus, Dogmatic, Drama, Dynamic
E)Echo, Eclectic, Eclectic, Eclipse, Ecstasy, Elixir, Ellipse, Empirical, Enigma, Eon, Ephemeral, Epic, Epicure, Epithet, Esoteric, Ethos, Euphemism, Eureka, Evangelist, Exodus, Exotic
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G)Geography, Geometry, Gymnasium
H)Halcyon, Hegemony, Hemorrhage, Hero, Hilarious, Hippocratic oath, Hoi polloi, Hoi polloi, Homily, Homonym, Hubris, Hypochondriac
I)Idiom, Idiot, Iota
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K)Kudos
L)Laconic, Laity, Lethargy, Logic, Logos, Lyric
M)Machine, Magnet, Marathon, Mathematics, Mechanical, Metamorphosis, Metaphysics, Miasma, Monarchy, Myopic, Myth
N)Nostalgia, Nymph
O)Ode, Oligarchy, Orchestra, Orgy, Ostracism
P)Paean, Panacea, Pancreas, Panhellenic, Parabola, Paragon, Parasite, Pentathlon, Peripatetic, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Phlegmatic, Phrase, Physics, Pi, Planet, Plethora, Poem, Poet, Politics, Pompous, Pragmatic, Proscenium, Proselyte, Prostate, Protagonist, Psyche, Ptomaine
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R)Rhapsody, Rhetoric, Rhythm
S)Sabbatical, Sardonic, School, Semantic, Skeptic, Sophist, Sphere, Stadium, Stasis, Strategy, Sympathy, Symposium, Syntax
T)Technical, Thespian, Tragedy, Tropic
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Z)Zodiac
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