It's incredible how many English words are of Greek or Latin derivation.

Here are some words of the day:

source: http://www.merriam-webster.com

for translations: go to LEO (English & German)

previously posted in this list: abecedarian (noun, L), aleatory (adj., L), antithesis (G),to appropriate (L), to augur (L), candid (adj., L), categorical (adj., G), cronyism (noun, G), despot (G), deterioration (noun, L), eclectic (adj., G), edacious (adj., L), epoch (G), eristic (adj., G), to evince (L), to exacerbate (L), genteel (adj., L), gorgonize (verb, G),habeas corpus (noun, L), haptic (adj., G), indigence (L), indigenous (adj., G), misanthropy (noun, G), museum (noun, G), narcissus (noun, G), native (adj. L), panacea (noun, G), panache (noun, L), to ululate (L), utopia (G),

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