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Greek roots in English vocabulary

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  1. The English word 'philosophy' comes from the Greek philos and sophia. What do these two Greek words mean?
  2. The word 'dinosaur' was formed in 1842 from two Greek words. What do they mean?
  3. The word 'metamorphosis' combines the Greek meta and morphe. What do they mean?
  4. The English word 'anonymous' comes from the Greek an- and onoma. What do these mean?
  5. The word 'astronaut' is built from two Greek words. What do they mean?
  6. The word 'photograph' comes from Greek phos (genitive photos) and graphein. What do they mean?
  7. The word 'pandemic' comes from the Greek pan and demos. What do they mean?
  8. Which pair of Greek roots explains the word 'euphemism'?
  9. The word 'homophone' (for example 'to' and 'too') comes from Greek homos and phone. What do they mean?
  10. The English 'school' comes from Greek skhole. What did the Greek word originally mean?
  11. The word 'symposium' comes from Greek syn and posis. Originally what was a symposion?
  12. The word 'tragedy' comes from Greek tragos and oide. What do they mean?
  13. The word 'academy' comes from the name of a place near Athens. What was the place?

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