golux13's Ancient Greek words

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• ASPHODELnounAncient Greek60 findersAny of the flowering plants of the family Asphodelaceae, especially Asphodelus ramosus and Asphodelus albus; the flower of these plants.
• ASTROBLEMEnounAncient Greek5 findersA pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
• ENDOTHERMICadjectiveAncient Greek171 findersOf a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
• EPICARDIUMnounAncient Greek10 findersThe layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
• ESCHATONnounAncient Greek180 findersThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
• EUDAEMONICadjectiveAncient Greek92 findersOf or pertaining to a eudaemon.
• GEOMANCYnounAncient Greek94 findersA method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed.
• GYROIDALadjectiveAncient Greek35 findersSpiral in arrangement or action.
• ICOSAHEDRONnounAncient Greek66 findersA polyhedron with twenty faces.
• MYASTHENIAnounAncient Greek25 findersAbnormal weakness of the muscles; but especially myasthenia gravis.
• ONEIRICadjectiveAncient Greek135 findersOf or pertaining to dreams.
• OPHIDIANnounAncient Greek62 findersAny species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
• PANEGYRICnounAncient Greek129 findersA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
• PHRASEOLOGYnounAncient Greek52 findersStudy of set or fixed expressions.
• RHABDOMANCYnounAncient Greek15 findersDivination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
• SPHAGNUMnounAncient Greek104 findersAny of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
• TERATOLOGYnounAncient Greek5 findersThe study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.

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