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Achates

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Agate

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Aden

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Gland

Adenoid

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Aeido

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To sing

Comedian, comedy, melodious, melody, ode, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, tragedy

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Aeiro

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To lift, raise up

Aorta, meteor

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Aēr

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Lower air

Aerial, Aeronaut, aeroplane, air, airplane, malaria, midair

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Agarikon

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A kind of tree

Agaric

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Ago, eg-

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To lead, bring

Demagogue, pedant, strategy, synagogue

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Agon

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Contest, struggle

Allegorical, allegory, category, panegyric

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Agora

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Assembly, public speaking

Aegis

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Aigis

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Shield, aegis

Gypsy

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Aigyptos

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Egypt

Enigma

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Ainos

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Fable, riddle

Enigma

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Alon

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Age, eternity

Aeon (eon)

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Aisthanomai

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To feel perceive

Aesthetic

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Aither

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Ether, clear sky

Ether, ethereal, ethylene

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Akademia

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Academy
(After Akademos, a Demi-God)

Academic

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Akakia

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Acacia (Arabica)

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Akme

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The highest point

Acme

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Akoniton

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Monkshood (a plant)

Aconite

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Akos

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Remedy

Panacea

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Akros

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Topmost

Acrobat, acropolis

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Alabastros

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Alabaster

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Algos

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Pain

Neuralgia

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Alkyon

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Kingfisher

Halcyon

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Allos

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Another

Allegorical, allegory, parallax, parallel, parallelogram

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Alpha

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Alpha, the first Greek letter of the alphabet

Alpha, alphabet

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Alyo

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To be beside oneself

Hallucination

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Amoibo

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To change

Amoeba

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Ammon

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Ammon, the Libyan Zeus

Ammonia, vitamin

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Amygdale

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Almond

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Anemos

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Wind

Anemone

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Angelos

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Messenger

Angel, archangel, evangelical

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Angos

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A vessel of any kind

Hydrangea

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Anison

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Anise

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Ankos

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A bend, a hollow

Anchor, anchorage

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Anthos

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Blossom, flower

Anther, anthology, chrysanthemum

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Anthrax

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Charcoal

Anthracite, anthrax

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Anthropos

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Man

Anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropic

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Aratto, arak-

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To smite, dash

Cataract

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Archo

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To lead, rule, be the first, begin

Anarchy, archaeology, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archdeacon, archduke, archipelago, architect, archon, hierarchy, monarchy, oligarchy, patriarch

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Aristos

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Best

Aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic

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Arithmos

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Number

Arithmetic, logarithm

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Arktos

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A bear, the north

Antarctic, arctic

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Aroma

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Aromatic spice

Aroma, aromatic

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Arteria

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Windpipe, artery

Artery

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Askeo

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To exercise, train

Ascetic

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Asparagos

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Asparagus

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Asphaltos

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Asphalt

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Asphodelos

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Asphodel, daffodil

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Aspis

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Shield, asp, Egyptian cobra

Asp, aspic

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Aspros

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Rough, white diaper

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Aster

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Star, blue daisy

Asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, disaster

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Asthma

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Short-drawn breath

Asthma

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Athlos

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Contest (in war or sport)

Athlete

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Atlas, -antos

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Atlas, a giant, pillar of heaven

Atlas, transatlantic

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Atmos

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Steam

Atmosphere

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Aulos

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Pipe, tube

Hydraulic

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Auos

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Dry, exhausted

Austere

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Aura

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Breeze

Aura, soar

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Autos

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Self

Authentic, auto, autobiography, autocratic, autograph, automatic, automaton, automobile, autonomous, autonomy

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Axios

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Worthy, proper

Axiom

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Azo

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To dry up

Azalea

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Baino, ba-, be-

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To walk, step

Acrobat, basal, base, basement, basic, basis, diabetes

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Bakterion

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Staff, cane

Bacteria

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Balaustion

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Flower of wild, pomegranate

Balustrade, banister

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Ballo, ble-, bol-

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To throw

Devil, diabolical, emblem, hyperbole, metabolis, palaver, parable, parabola, parlance, parley, parliament, parlor, parole, problem, symbol

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Balsamon

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Balsam tree

Balm, embalm, balsam

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Bapto

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To dip

Baptism

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Barbaros

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Foreign, barbarous

Barbarian, rhubarb

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Barys

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Heavy

Barium, barometer

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Basileus

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King

Basil, basilica, basilisk

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Beryllos

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Sea green gem, beryl

Beryl

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Beta

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The second letter of the Greek alphabet

Alphabet, alphabetical, beta

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Biblos

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Bark of the papyrus, book

Bible, bibliography

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75
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Bios

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Life

Amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, microbe,

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Bolbos

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Onion

Bulb

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Bombos

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A brooming, humming

Bomb, bombard, bomber, bombshell, rebound

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Bosko, bot-

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To feed

Botanical, botanist, botany, proboscis

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Boubalos

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An African antelope

Buff, buffalo

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Boubon

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Groin

Bubonic

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Bous

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Bull, ox, cow

Bucolic, hecatomb

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Boutyron

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Butter

Butter, buttercup, butterfly, buttermilk, buttery

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Brachion

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The arm

Brace, bracelet, brassiere, embrace

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Bromos

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A smell, stink

Bromide

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Bronchos

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Windpipe, throat

Bronchial, bronchitis

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Brotos

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Mortal man

Ambrosia

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Bryo

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To swell, , to teem with

Embryo

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Byrsa

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The hide

Disburse, purse, reimburse

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Bythos

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Depth or bottom

Abyss

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Chaino

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To yawn, gape

Chasm

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Chamai

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On the ground

Chameleon

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Chaos

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Empty space

Chaos, chaotic

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Charasmos, charak-

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To engrave, mark

Character

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Chartes

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Roll of papyrus, sheet of paper

Card, cardboard, carton, cartoon, cartridge, chart, charter, discard, postcard, uncharted

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Cheir

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Hand

Surgeon, surgery

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Chelidon

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Swallow

Celandine

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Chemeia

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Art of alloying metals

Alchemist, alchemy

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Chilioi

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Thousand

Kilo, kilowatt, kilometer

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Chimaira

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Chimaera, a fire breathing monster

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Chloros

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Light green

Bichloride, chloride, chlorophyll, hydrochloric

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Chole

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Gall, bile

Cholera, melancholy

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Chondros

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Cartilage (of the breast)

Hypochondriac

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Chorde

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Gut, string, chord

Accord, accordion, chord, cord, cordage, cordillera, harpsichord

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Choreo

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To give way, withdraw

Anchorite

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Choros

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Dance, choir

Choir, choral, chorister, chorus, quire

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Chrio

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To rub, anoint

Antichrist, christen, christening, cream

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Chroma

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Color

Bichromate, chromatic, chrome, chromium

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Chronos

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Time

Chronic, crony, synchronic

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Chrysos

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Gold

Chrysalis, chrysanthemum, chrysolite

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Daimon

A

Inferior deity, demon

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Damao

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To tame

Adamant, diamond

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Deinos

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Terrible, powerful

Dinosaur

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Deka

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Ten

Dean, deanery, decade, Decalogue

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Deleomai

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To hurt, damage

Deleterious

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Delphis, -inos

A

Dolphin

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Delta

A

The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet

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Demos

A

The people

Demagogue, democracy, democrat, epidemic

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Dendron

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Tree

Rhododendron

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Deo

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To bind, tie

Diadem

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Dero

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To skin, flay

Dermis, epidermis

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Despotes

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Master, lord

Despot, despotism

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Diaita

A

way of living, diet

Diet

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Diakonos

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Servant, official

Archdeacon, deacon

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Didasko, didak-

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To teach

Didactic

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Didomi, do-

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To give

Anecdote, antidote, dose

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Dike

A

The right, law

Syndicate

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Diphthera

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Skin, hide

Diphtheria

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Diploos

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Twofold, two

Diploma, diplomacy, diplomat

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Dis

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Twice

Dilemma, finite, dioxide, diphthong, diptera, distich

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Diskos

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Disk, dish

Dais, desk, disc, dish, disk

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Dokeo, dox-

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To think, have an opinion

Dogma, paradox, orthodoxy

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Drakon

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Dragon

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Dramein, drom-

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To run

Dromedary, hippodrome

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Drao

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To do, act, perform

Drama

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Drassomai, drach-

A

To grasp

Drachm, dram

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Drys

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Tree, oak

Dryad

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Dynamai

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To be able, to be powerful

Dynamic, dynasty

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Ebenos

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Ebony

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Echo, hek, sche-, och-

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To have, hold

Epoch, eunuch, hectic, scheme

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Echo

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Sound, echo

Catechism, echo

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Eikon

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Image

Iconoclast

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Eimi, I-

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To go

Ion

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Eiron

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Dissembler

Ironic, irony

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Eiso

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Within, inside

Esoteric

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Elaia

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Olive tree

Linoleum, oil, oilcloth, oleomargarine, olive, petroleum, vaseline

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Elauno, ela-

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To drive, propel

Elastic

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Elegos

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Song (of mourning)

Elegy, elegiac

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Elektron

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Amber

Dielectric, electric, electron

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Eleos

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Pity, mercy

Almoner, alms, almshouse

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Elephas, -antos

A

Elephant

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Elthon, elython

A

Came and went

Proselyte

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Emeo

A

To throw up, vomit

Emetic

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Endon

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Inward

Dysentery, endosperm

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Epikouros

A

Epicurus, a Greek philosopher

Epicure, epicurean

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Epos

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Word

Epic

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Erao

A

To love

Erotic

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Eremos

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Lonely

Eremite, hermit, hermitage

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Ereutho, eryth-

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To make red

Erythrocyte, erysipelas

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Ergon

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Work, action

Argon, energetic, lithurgy, surgeon

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Ero, rhe-

A

Speak

Rhetoric

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Ethnos

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A people, nation

Ethnology

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Ethos

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Custom, character

Ethical, ethics

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Etymos

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True

Etymology

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Eu

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Well

Eulogy, euphony, evangelical

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Eune

A

Bed

Eunuch

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Exo

A

Outside

Exotic

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Gala, -aktos

A

Milk

Galaxy

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Gamos

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Wedding, marriage

Bigamy, polygamy

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Ganglion

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Tumor

Ganglion

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Gangraina

A

Gangrene

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Gaster

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Belly, stomach

Gastric

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Ge

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Earth

Geography, geology, geometry

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Genos, gon-

A

Race, offspring

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Geranos

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Crane (bird)

Geranium

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Gigas, -antos

A

Giant

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Gignosko, gno-

A

To come to know, recognize

Diagnose, physiognomy, prognostic

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Glotta, glossa

A

Tongue

Epiglottis, glossary, gloze, polyglot

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Glykys

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Sweet

Glucose, glycerine

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Glypho

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To carve, engrave

Hieroglyphic

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Gongros

A

Eel

Conger

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Gonia

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Corner, angle

Diagonal, pentagon, polygon

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Grapho, gram-

A

To draw, write, describe

Autobiography, bibliography, engraft, diagram, glamorous, grammar, kilogram, EVERYTHING GRAPH AND GRAM

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Gryps

A

Griffin

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Gymnos

A

Naked

Gym

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Gypsos

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Chalk, gypsum

Gypsum

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Haima

A

Blood

Anemia, hemoglobin, hemorrhage

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Haireo

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To take, grasp, choose

Heresy, heretic

188
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Halos

A

Threshing floor, disk, halo

Halo

189
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Hapto

A

To fasten, attach

Apse

190
Q

Harmonzo

A

To fit together, join, tune

Harmonic, harmony

191
Q

Harpyiai

A

The Snatchers, whirlwinds

Harpy

192
Q

Heis, mia, hen

A

One

Hyphen

193
Q

Hekaton

A

A hundred

Hecatomb

194
Q

Hektor

A

hector, defender of Troy

195
Q

Helios

A

Sun

Heliocentric, helium

196
Q

Helleboros

A

Hellebore

197
Q

Heilos, -otos

A

Helot, spartan serf

198
Q

Hemera

A

Day

Ephemeral

199
Q

Hemisys, hemi-

A

Half

Hemisphere

200
Q

Hepar

A

Liver

Hepatic

201
Q

Herakles

A

Heracles

202
Q

Hermes

A

Hermes, early Greek teacher of science

Hermetical

203
Q

Heros

A

Hero

204
Q

Heteros

A

The other, different

Heterodox

205
Q

Hex

A

Six

Hexagon

206
Q

Hezomai, hed-

A

To sit

Armchair, cathedral, chair, chaise, shay

207
Q

Hiemi, he-

A

To let go, send

Catheter

208
Q

Hieros

A

Holy, sacred

Hierarchy, hieroglyphic

209
Q

Hilaros

A

Cheerful

Exhilarate, hilarious

210
Q

Hippos

A

Horse

Hippodrome, hippopotamuse

211
Q

Histemi, sta-, ste-

A

To stand

Apostasy, apostate, ecstasy, ecstatic, rheostat, stadium, static, system

212
Q

Histor

A

Learned, acquainted with

Historian, history, story

213
Q

Hodos

A

Road, way

Electrode, episode, exodus, method, period, synod

214
Q

Holos

A

Whole

Catholic, holocaust

215
Q

Homos

A

One and the same

Anomalous, homily, homogenous

216
Q

Hoplon

A

Implement, armor, weapons

Panoply

217
Q

Hora

A

Period of time, hour

Horoscope, hour

218
Q

Horao

A

To see

Panorama

219
Q

Horkos

A

Oath

Exorcist

220
Q

Horos

A

Boundary

Aphorism, horizon, horizontal

221
Q

Hyakinthos

A

Wild hyacinth

222
Q

Hyalos

A

Crystal, glass

Hyaline

223
Q

Hydor

A

Water

Carbohydrate, dropsical, dropsy, formaldehyde, hydra, hydrangea, hydrant, hydrate, hydrochloric