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NCEE Greek Derivatives Flashcards

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melody

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aeido (to sing)

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cosmetic

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kosmos (order, universe, ornament)

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demagogue

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ago (to lead, bring)

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parish

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oikos (house, household)

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intonation

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teino (stretch out, strain)

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panegyric

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pas (every, entire, all)

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cosmos

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kosmos (order, universe, ornament)

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archipelago

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archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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apology

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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acrobat

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baino (to walk, step)

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orthography

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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peroxide

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oxys (sharp, keen)

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epitome

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temno (cut, divide)

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autocrat

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krateo (to rule, control)

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monarch

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monos (alone)

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astrology

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aster (star)

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crypt

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krypto (to hide)

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pancreas

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pas (every, entire, all)

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autobiography

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bios (life)

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pantomime

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pas (every, entire, all)

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evangelical

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angelos (messenger)

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antipathy

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pathos (feeling)

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chronicle

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chronos (time)

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parsley

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petra (rock, stone)

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archbishop

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archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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engraft

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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panorama

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pas (every, entire, all)

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misogamy

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misos (hatred)

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diagram

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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analogy

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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catalogue

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lego (to pick, gather, speak)

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parlance

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ballo (throw)

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sophisticated

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sophos (wise)

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biography

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bios (life)

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pedantic

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ago (to lead, bring)

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binominal

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nomos (custom, law, principle)

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parallel

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allos (another)

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atheist

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theos (god)

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philosophy

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sophos (wise)

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enthusiasm

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theos (god)

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esophagus

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phagein (to eat)

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metabolism

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ballo (throw)

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prosody

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aeido (to sing)

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theorem

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theomai (to behold)

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logic

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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hydrangea

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hydor (water)

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graph

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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idea

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idein (to see)

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microbe

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micros (little, small)

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asteroid

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aster (star)

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formaldehyde

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hydor (water)

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apotheosis

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theos (god)

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monk

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monos (alone)

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chronology

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chronos (time)

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apostrophe

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strepho (turn about, twist)

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strap

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strepho (turn about, twist)

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neuralgia

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algos (pain)

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dioxide

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oxys (sharp, keen)

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anatomy

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temno (cut, divide)

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economy

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oikos (house, household)

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theme

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tithemi (to put, place)

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bureaucracy

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krateo (to rule, control)

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ecstasy

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histemi (to stand, to make to stand)

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baseball

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baino (to walk, step)

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zodiac

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zao (live)

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emblem

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ballo (throw)

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oxygen

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oxys (sharp, keen)

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apocryphal

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krypto (to hide)

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thesis

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tithemi (to put, place)

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pantheon

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theos (god)

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dilemma

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lambano (to take, seize, assume)

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caustic

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kaio (to kindle, burn)

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eunuch

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echo (to have, hold)

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epithet

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tithemi (to put, place)

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surgeon

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ergon (work, action)

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chronic

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chronos (time)

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psalmody

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aeido (to sing)

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cauterize

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kaio (to kindle, burn)

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cyanogen

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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epigram

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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archangel

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archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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exodus

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hodos (road, way)

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graft

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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automobile

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autos (self)

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theorem

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theomai (to behold)

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geography

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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pedant

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ago (to lead, bring)

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hypothesis

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tithemi (to put, place)

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parley

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ballo (throw)

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problem

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ballo (throw)

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ode

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aeido (to sing)

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ideal

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idein (to see)

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93
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narcolepsy

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lambano (to take, seize, assume)

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encyclopedia

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pais (child)

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auto

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autos (self)

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hydrogen

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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minister

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monos (alone)

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period

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hodos (road, way)

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hydra

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hydor (water)

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dogma

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dokeo (to think, have an opinion)

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ideology

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idein (to see)

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doxology

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dokeo (to think, have an opinion)

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grammar

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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angel

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angelos (messenger)

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heterogeneous

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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106
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pathos

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pathos (feeling)

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heterodox

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heteros (the other, different)

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108
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apodosis

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didomi (to give)

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genetic

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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hippodrome

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hippos (horse)

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aristocracy

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krateo (to rule, control)

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democracy

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krateo (to rule, control)

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authentic

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autos (self)

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paragraph

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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biology

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bios (life)

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misanthrope

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anthropos (man)

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anthropology

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anthropos (man)

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rhapsody

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aeido (to sing)

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tendon

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teino (stretch out, strain)

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energy

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ergon (work, action)

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anecdote

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didomi (to give)

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parole

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ballo (throw)

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apothecary

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tithemi (to put, place)

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bibliophile

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biblos (book)

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monogram

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monos (alone)

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diocese

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oikos (house, household)

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apostasy

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histemi (to stand, to make to stand)

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hectic

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echo (to have, hold)

129
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atom

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temno (cut, divide)

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anthropology

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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kilogram

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

132
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cosmic

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kosmos (order, universe, ornament)

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parable

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ballo (throw)

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agony

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agon (contest, struggle)

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homogeneous

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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amphitheater

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theomai (to behold)

137
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petrify

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petra (rock, stone)

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archaeology

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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antidote

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didomi (to give)

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monotony

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teino (stretch out, strain)

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cosmogony

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kosmos (order, universe, ornament)

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hyrdraulic

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hydor (water)

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misanthrope

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misos (hatred)

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Episcopal

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skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)

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liturgy

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ergon (work, action)

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catastrophe

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strepho (turn about, twist)

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pediatrician

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pais (child)

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parody

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aeido (to sing)

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geography

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ge (earth)

150
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gramophone

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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strategic

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ago (to lead, bring)

152
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surgeon

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cheir (hand)

153
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nitrogen

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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astronomy

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aster (star)

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photograph

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

156
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holocaust

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kaio (to kindle, burn)

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hydrant

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hydor (water)

158
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bibliography

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biblos (book)

159
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bibliography

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grapho (to draw, write, describe)

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argon

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ergon (work, action)

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autonomy

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nomos (custom, law, principle)

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anarchy

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archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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physiognomy

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gignosko (to come to know, recognize)

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apathy

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pathos (feeling)

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electrode

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hodos (road, way)

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orthodox

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orthos (straight, right, correct)

167
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genealogy

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genos (race, offspring, kind)

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astronomy

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nomos (custom, law, principle)

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dropsy

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hydor (water)

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grotesque

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krypto (to hide)

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idealism

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idein (to see)

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monopoly

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monos (alone)

173
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orthodox

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dokeo (to think, have an opinion)

174
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synthetic

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tithemi (to put, place)

175
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pantheon

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pas (every, entire, all)

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hyperbole

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ballo (throw)

177
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diabolic

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ballo (throw)

178
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dialect

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lego (to pick, gather, speak)

179
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epoch

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echo (to have, hold)

180
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democracy

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demos (the people)

181
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carbohydrate

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hydor (water)

182
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comedy

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aeido (to sing)

183
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pathetic

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pathos (feeling)

184
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anthology

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lego (to pick, gather, speak)

185
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pedagogue

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ago (to lead, bring)

186
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oxidize

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oxys (sharp, keen)

187
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anomalous

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homos (one and the same, like)

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sophist

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sophos (wise)

189
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parabola

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ballo (throw)

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archaic

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archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

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astrolabe

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aster (star)

192
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amphitheater

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theomai (to behold)

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horoscope

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skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)

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parliament

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ballo (throw)

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monotone

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monos (alone)

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dose

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didomi (to give)

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antagonist

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agon (contest, struggle)

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analgesic

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algos (pain)

199
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epilepsy

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lambano (to take, seize, assume)

200
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anonymous

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?noma (name)

201
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monologue

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logos (word, speech, reasoning)

202
Q

stadium

A

histemi (to stand, to make to stand)

203
Q

parlor

A

ballo (throw)

204
Q

geocentric

A

ge (earth)

205
Q

genesis

A

genos (race, offspring, kind)

206
Q

monolith

A

monos (alone)

207
Q

sarcasm

A

sarx (flesh)

208
Q

overdose

A

didomi (to give)

209
Q

autograph

A

grapho (to draw, write, describe)

210
Q

basement

A

baino (to walk, step)

211
Q

tetanus

A

teino (stretch out, strain)

212
Q

Bible

A

biblos (book)

213
Q

appendectomy

A

temno (cut, divide)

214
Q

cosmogony

A

genos (race, offspring, kind)

215
Q

monocle

A

monos (alone)

216
Q

episode

A

hodos (road, way)

217
Q

archaeology

A

archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

218
Q

allegory

A

allos (another)

219
Q

biography

A

grapho (to draw, write, describe)

220
Q

panoply

A

pas (every, entire, all)

221
Q

pedantry

A

pais (child)

222
Q

bishop

A

skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)

223
Q

scheme

A

echo (to have, hold)

224
Q

base

A

baino (to walk, step)

225
Q

polygamy

A

gamos (wedding, marriage)

226
Q

monoxide

A

monos (alone)

227
Q

antonym

A

?noma (name)

228
Q

calm

A

kaio (to kindle, burn)

229
Q

hypotenuse

A

teino (stretch out, strain)

230
Q

dialogue

A

logos (word, speech, reasoning)

231
Q

anthropologist

A

anthropos (man)

232
Q

crony

A

chronos (time)

233
Q

misology

A

misos (hatred)

234
Q

demagogue

A

demos (the people)

235
Q

autobiography

A

autos (self)

236
Q

attune

A

teino (stretch out, strain)

237
Q

pedant

A

pais (child)

238
Q

autocracy

A

autos (self)

239
Q

geometry

A

ge (earth)

240
Q

microcosm

A

micros (little, small)

241
Q

apogee

A

ge (earth)

242
Q

amphibian

A

bios (life)

243
Q

microscope

A

skopeo (behold, examine, inspect, consider)

244
Q

bigamy

A

gamos (wedding, marriage)

245
Q

hydrochloric

A

hydor (water)

246
Q

method

A

hodos (road, way)

247
Q

heterodox

A

dokeo (to think, have an opinion)

248
Q

rheostat

A

histemi (to stand, to make to stand)

249
Q

anathema

A

tithemi (to put, place)

250
Q

geology

A

ge (earth)

251
Q

basal

A

baino (to walk, step)

252
Q

eclogue

A

lego (to pick, gather, speak)

253
Q

anthropoid

A

anthropos (man)

254
Q

architecture

A

archo (to lead, rule, be the first, begin)

255
Q

stratagem

A

ago (to lead, bring)

256
Q

glamorous

A

grapho (to draw, write, describe)

257
Q

antithesis

A

tithemi (to put, place)

258
Q

baseboard

A

baino (to walk, step)

259
Q

panacea

A

pas (every, entire, all)

260
Q

automatic

A

autos (self)

261
Q

diagnose

A

gignosko (to come to know, recognize)

262
Q

biomass

A

bios (life)

263
Q

synergy

A

ergon (work, action)

264
Q

devil

A

ballo (throw)

265
Q

autograph

A

autos (self)

266
Q

homily

A

homos (one and the same, like)

267
Q

monastery

A

monos (alone)

268
Q

pedagogue

A

pais (child)

269
Q

genealogy

A

logos (word, speech, reasoning)

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