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Words with Greek Roots
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Classics
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2010

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eccentricity
Definition
deviation from the normal
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endemic
Definition
common to specific group of people
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dystrophy
Definition
a condition where the body has inadequate nutrition
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eulogy
Definition
a laudatory speech for someone who has died
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euthanasia
Definition
putting to death a deathly ill person who is suffering by lethal injection
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amphibian
Definition
both life; a cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrae of the class Amphibia
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cryptograph
Definition
secret writing; a piece of writing in code
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heterodox
Definition
having a belief different than those commonly accepted in a religion
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pedagogue
Definition
educator
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pantheistic
Definition
pertaining to the belief in all god
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neologist
Definition
one who makes new words
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ballistic
Definition
The study of how projectiles move
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demonolatry
Definition
worship of demons
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empathy
Definition
quality of feeling for somebody
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aesthete
Definition
a person who has a skill in recognizing beauty
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neophyte
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a person new to a religion; a recent convert
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apathy
Definition
lack of interest or concern
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