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AGNOSTICadjectiveAncient Greek300 findersDoubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
AGONISTnounAncient Greek181 findersSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
AGONISTICadjectiveAncient Greek58 findersOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
ANARCHISTnounAncient Greek44 findersOne who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
AXIOLOGYnounAncient Greek47 findersThe study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
BACCHANTnounAncient Greek26 findersA priest of Bacchus.
BATHOSnounAncient Greek194 findersOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
BLASPHEMEverbAncient Greek67 findersTo commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
BOREALadjectiveAncient Greek181 findersOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
BOTANICadjectiveAncient Greek105 findersOf or pertaining to botany.
BUCOLICadjectiveAncient Greek290 findersRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
CATALEPSYnounAncient Greek100 findersA severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
CENOTAPHnounAncient Greek136 findersA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
CENTAURnounAncient Greek83 findersA mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
COLLOIDadjectiveAncient Greek52 findersGlue-like; gelatinous.
CYANnounAncient Greek297 findersAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
DACTYLnounAncient Greek498 findersA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
DEMOTICadjectiveAncient Greek101 findersOf or for the common people.
DEONTICadjectiveAncient Greek53 findersPertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
DEUTERIUMnounAncient Greek94 findersAn isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
DIATOMnounAncient Greek346 findersAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
DOXASTICadjectiveAncient Greek22 findersOf, pertaining to, or depending on opinion or belief.
DYSPHORIAnounAncient Greek152 findersA state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
EPHORnounAncient Greek13 findersOne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
EXOTHERMICadjectiveAncient Greek231 findersThat releases energy in the form of heat.
FRENETICadjectiveAncient Greek294 findersFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
GASTRICadjectiveAncient Greek218 findersOf or relating to the stomach.
GLYPHnounAncient Greek378 findersA figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
GYNOECIUMnounAncient Greek27 findersThe pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
HALCYONnounAncient Greek422 findersA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act a
HAPLOIDadjectiveAncient Greek143 findersHaving the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
HAPTICadjectiveAncient Greek471 findersOf or relating to the sense of touch.
HEDONICadjectiveAncient Greek148 findersOf or relating to pleasure
HETERODOXadjectiveAncient Greek113 findersOf or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicti
HIERATICadjectiveAncient Greek65 findersOf or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
HILARITYnounAncient Greek81 findersA great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
HORMONEnounAncient Greek11 findersAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
KELOIDnounAncient Greek119 findersA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
KLAXONnounAncient Greek357 findersA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
LABYRINTHnounAncient Greek76 findersA maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is
LEPROUSadjectiveAncient Greek68 findersOf or relating to one of the diseases known as leprosy.
LYCANTHROPEnounAncient Greek319 findersA werewolf.
MANICadjectiveAncient Greek83 findersCharacterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
MASTICnounAncient Greek659 findersAn evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
MEGALITHnounAncient Greek81 findersA large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
MEREOLOGYnounAncient Greek7 findersThe discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.
MONADICadjectiveAncient Greek95 findersof, relating to, or being a monad
NEOLOGISMnounAncient Greek168 findersA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
NOESISnounAncient Greek5 findersCognition, the functioning of intellect.
NOETICadjectiveAncient Greek73 findersOf or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
ONEIRICadjectiveAncient Greek154 findersOf or pertaining to dreams.
ONTICadjectiveAncient Greek40 findersOntological.
PATHOSnounAncient Greek225 findersThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like;
PELAGICadjectiveAncient Greek375 findersLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
PHLOGISTONnounAncient Greek218 findersThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
PHOSGENEnounAncient Greek161 finderscarbonyl chloride
SEMANTICadjectiveAncient Greek188 findersOf or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
SIGMOIDadjectiveAncient Greek139 findersSemi-circular, like the uncial or lunate sigma (similar to English C).
SODOMITEnounAncient Greek81 findersOne who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
STYGIANadjectiveAncient Greek407 findersAlternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
SYBARITICadjectiveAncient Greek111 findersOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
SYLVANadjectiveAncient Greek314 findersPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
SYNCOPATEverbAncient Greek126 findersto omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
TELICadjectiveAncient Greek19 findersTending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
TELOSnounAncient Greek83 findersThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
XENOPHOBEnounAncient Greek159 findersOne who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
ZYGONnounAncient Greek15 findersIn the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs of branches of a larger zygal (H-shaped) fissure.

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AGNOSTICadjectiveAncient Greek300 findersDoubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
AGONISTnounAncient Greek181 findersSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
AGONISTICadjectiveAncient Greek58 findersOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
ANARCHISTnounAncient Greek44 findersOne who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
AXIOLOGYnounAncient Greek47 findersThe study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
BACCHANTnounAncient Greek26 findersA priest of Bacchus.
BATHOSnounAncient Greek194 findersOverdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos.
BLASPHEMEverbAncient Greek67 findersTo commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
BOREALadjectiveAncient Greek181 findersOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
BOTANICadjectiveAncient Greek105 findersOf or pertaining to botany.
BUCOLICadjectiveAncient Greek290 findersRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
CATALEPSYnounAncient Greek100 findersA severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
CENOTAPHnounAncient Greek136 findersA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
CENTAURnounAncient Greek83 findersA mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
COLLOIDadjectiveAncient Greek52 findersGlue-like; gelatinous.
CYANnounAncient Greek297 findersAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
DACTYLnounAncient Greek498 findersA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
DEMOTICadjectiveAncient Greek101 findersOf or for the common people.
DEONTICadjectiveAncient Greek53 findersPertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.
DEUTERIUMnounAncient Greek94 findersAn isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
DIATOMnounAncient Greek346 findersAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
DOXASTICadjectiveAncient Greek22 findersOf, pertaining to, or depending on opinion or belief.
DYSPHORIAnounAncient Greek152 findersA state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
EPHORnounAncient Greek13 findersOne of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
EXOTHERMICadjectiveAncient Greek231 findersThat releases energy in the form of heat.
FRENETICadjectiveAncient Greek294 findersFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
GASTRICadjectiveAncient Greek218 findersOf or relating to the stomach.
GLYPHnounAncient Greek378 findersA figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. Any of various figures used in Mayan writing.
GYNOECIUMnounAncient Greek27 findersThe pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
HALCYONnounAncient Greek422 findersA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act a
HAPLOIDadjectiveAncient Greek143 findersHaving the number of chromosomes that a typical gamete has (in the given organism), namely, half the number that a typical somatic cell has (in the given organism).
HAPTICadjectiveAncient Greek471 findersOf or relating to the sense of touch.
HEDONICadjectiveAncient Greek148 findersOf or relating to pleasure
HETERODOXadjectiveAncient Greek113 findersOf or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicti
HIERATICadjectiveAncient Greek65 findersOf or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
HILARITYnounAncient Greek81 findersA great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
HORMONEnounAncient Greek11 findersAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
KELOIDnounAncient Greek119 findersA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
KLAXONnounAncient Greek357 findersA loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
LABYRINTHnounAncient Greek76 findersA maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is
LEPROUSadjectiveAncient Greek68 findersOf or relating to one of the diseases known as leprosy.
LYCANTHROPEnounAncient Greek319 findersA werewolf.
MANICadjectiveAncient Greek83 findersCharacterized by mania or craziness; wicked.
MASTICnounAncient Greek659 findersAn evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
MEGALITHnounAncient Greek81 findersA large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
MEREOLOGYnounAncient Greek7 findersThe discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.
MONADICadjectiveAncient Greek95 findersof, relating to, or being a monad
NEOLOGISMnounAncient Greek168 findersA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
NOESISnounAncient Greek5 findersCognition, the functioning of intellect.
NOETICadjectiveAncient Greek73 findersOf or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
ONEIRICadjectiveAncient Greek154 findersOf or pertaining to dreams.
ONTICadjectiveAncient Greek40 findersOntological.
PATHOSnounAncient Greek225 findersThe quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like;
PELAGICadjectiveAncient Greek375 findersLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
PHLOGISTONnounAncient Greek218 findersThe hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
PHOSGENEnounAncient Greek161 finderscarbonyl chloride
SEMANTICadjectiveAncient Greek188 findersOf or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
SIGMOIDadjectiveAncient Greek139 findersSemi-circular, like the uncial or lunate sigma (similar to English C).
SODOMITEnounAncient Greek81 findersOne who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
STYGIANadjectiveAncient Greek407 findersAlternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
SYBARITICadjectiveAncient Greek111 findersOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
SYLVANadjectiveAncient Greek314 findersPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
SYNCOPATEverbAncient Greek126 findersto omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
TELICadjectiveAncient Greek19 findersTending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
TELOSnounAncient Greek83 findersThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
XENOPHOBEnounAncient Greek159 findersOne who hates or fears strangers or foreigners.
ZYGONnounAncient Greek15 findersIn the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs of branches of a larger zygal (H-shaped) fissure.

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