Word List Greek Origin Vocabulary-ESL 172 words

Greek Origin Vocabulary-ESL Vocabulary Word List (172)

• A

  academy, acme, aesthetic, agape, agoraphobia, alchemy, alphabet, amalgam, anarchy, anatomy, anthology, anticlimax, aphorism, apocrypha, architect, aristocracy, arithmetic, arthritis, ascetic, astronomy, ataxia, athlete, atom

• B

  barbarian, bromide

• C

  cardiac, cataclysm, categorical, catharsis, center, ceramic, chameleon, chaos, chaotic, charisma, chimera, choreography, chorus, claustrophobia, clinic, comedy, cone, cosmos, cycle, cylinder, cynic, cynosure

• D

  democracy, diagnosis, diarrhea, diatribe, didactic, diet, dilemma, discus, dogmatic, drama, dynamic

• E

  echo, Eclectic, eclectic, eclipse, ecstasy, Elixir, ellipse, empirical, enigma, eon, ephemeral, epic, epicure, epithet, esoteric, ethos, euphemism, eureka, evangelist, exodus, exotic

• F

• G

  geography, geometry, gymnasium

• H

  halcyon, hegemony, hemorrhage, hero, hilarious, Hippocratic oath, hoi polloi, hoi polloi, homily, homonym, hubris, hypochondriac

• I

  idiom, idiot, iota

• J

• K

  kudos

• L

  laconic, laity, lethargy, logic, logos, lyric

• M

  machine, magnet, marathon, mathematics, mechanical, metamorphosis, metaphysics, miasma, monarchy, myopic, myth

• N

  nostalgia, nymph

• O

  ode, oligarchy, orchestra, orgy, ostracism

• P

  paean, panacea, pancreas, panhellenic, parabola, paragon, parasite, pentathlon, peripatetic, pharmacy, philosophy, phlegmatic, phrase, physics, pi, planet, plethora, poem, poet, politics, pompous, pragmatic, proscenium, proselyte, prostate, protagonist, psyche, ptomaine

• Q

• R

  rhapsody, rhetoric, rhythm

• S

  sabbatical, sardonic, school, semantic, skeptic, sophist, sphere, stadium, stasis, strategy, sympathy, symposium, syntax

• T

  technical, thespian, tragedy, tropic

• U

• V

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

  zodiac