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3. Greek Lesson III: IV - Greek Loan Words
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| austere | self-disciplined, ascetic, grave, serious; from austeros - strict, severe |
| canon | accepted principle or rule |
| crypt | vault or chamber |
| despot | an absolute or tyrannical ruler; from despotes - ruler, master |
| icon | a religious image, usually painted |
| myriad | a large, indefinite number; from murias (or myrias) - ten thousand |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place, a wanderer; from nomas - nomad |
| orgy | a wild gathering of immoderate or frenzied indulgence; from orgia - revels, secret rites |
| tome | a large and heavy book |
| zephyr | a soft or gentle breeze; from zephyros - zephyr, west wind, light breeze |
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