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- ACADEMYAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
- ACEDIASSpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to despe
- AGONISTICOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
- AGRAPHONAny of the sayings of Jesus found in various ancient texts but not in the four Gospels.
- ALPHITOMANCYAn Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt n
- ANCHORAGESplural of anchorage
- ANTIGROPELOSWaterproof leggings.
- APOGRAPHSplural of apograph
- APORIAAn expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.
- ATAXYataxia
- ATOMISERAlternative form of atomizer.
- BACCHANTA priest of Bacchus.
- BRUXISMThe habit or practice of grinding the teeth, as while sleeping, or due to stress or certain drugs.
- CACOPHONYA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- CARAVELSplural of caravel
- CENTROIDSplural of centroid
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- DIATOMSplural of diatom
- EIDOGRAPHA pantograph-like (instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale)
- EIDOGRAPHSplural of eidograph
- ELENCHThat part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces or refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
- ENCHIRIDIAplural of enchiridion
- EPHEDRINESplural of ephedrine
- EPITHALAMIONAlternative form of epithalamium.
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- EXORCIZEDsimple past and past participle of exorcize
- GRAPHEMEA fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean hangul.
- GRAPHEMICOf or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
- GYPSUMA mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
- HEPATOSCOPYDivination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
- HEXAMEROUSIn six parts; occurring in sixes.
- HYACINTHAny bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
- HYPNAGOGICThat induces sleep; soporific, somniferous.
- KENOPHOBIAAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- KENOPHOBIASAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- KLAXONEDsimple past and past participle of klaxon
- MAGICKEROne who does magic; a sorcerer or magician.
- ORGANOLEPTICOf or pertaining to the sensory properties of a particular food or chemical, the taste, colour, odour, and feel.
- PALINDROMEA word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punc
- PALINDROMESplural of palindrome
- PARADOXICAlternative form of paradoxical.
- PARODOIplural of parodos
- PARODOSA side entrance to an Ancient Greek theater, affording access to the stage or orchestra.
- PATRONYMICSplural of patronymic
- PHENYLICPertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
- PHILOXENIALove of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.
- PHILOXENIASLove of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.
- PLEONEXIASplural of pleonexia
- PNEUMATOLOGIESplural of pneumatology
- SORITESA series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next.
- SYNAGOGAlternative spelling of synagogue.
- TOXAEMIAAlternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning
- TRIBRACHICComposed of three short (or unstressed) syllables.
- TRIBRACHSplural of tribrach
- TRISKELIONA figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs), with threefold rotational symmetry.
- XENODOCHIUMSplural of xenodochium
- XENOPHOBICSplural of xenophobic