Greek Words in Common English Usage

These Greek words are all now in English usage. What are they? If the original meaning has shifted, we also give you the original Greek meaning.

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Hint	Answer
How sentences are constructed	Grammar
One's self, as distinct from the id	Ego
Spiral	Helix
Hot-drink container (Greek: hot)	Thermos
You can call people with one (Greek: voice)	Phone
The universe	Cosmos
Something you get when recognised for an achievement; Glory	Kudos
Book of countries	Atlas
Madness, passion, frenzy	Mania
Specialised cell in the nervous system (Greek: nerve)	Neuron
Green vegetable - you eat the shoots of the plant	Asparagus
The quality of evoking pity or compassion through music, theatre, or life experience	Pathos
Condition marked by breathing difficulty	Asthma
Parallelogram with equal length sides	Rhombus
Irrational fear	Phobia
Confusion, disorder (Greek: primal emptiness)	Chaos
Where India and China are	Asia
Sum total of the features and traits that make up a person	Character
Fundamental principle, groundwork	Basis
Revelation 1:8	I am the Alpha and the Omega

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