Greek Words 4

Question 1

anesthetize

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d. deprive of feeling or awareness

Question 2

esthetically

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e. in a tasteful or beautiful way

Question 3

hyperbole

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c. an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Question 4

agnostic

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d. a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

Question 5

diagnosis

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d. the identification of a disease or disorder based on clinical symptoms

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prognosis

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d. a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation

Question 7

Mesolithic

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d. denoting the middle part of the stone age, between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods

Question 8

Mesozoic

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d. relating to the period of geological history between the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic period during which dinosaurs lived

Question 9

plastic

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i. pertaining to the molding or reshaping of a solid

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prototype

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c. a preliminary model of something

Question 11

rhinoplasty

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c. plastic surgery performed on the nose

Question 12

rhinoscopy

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c. the process of examining the inside of the nose

Question 13

Apostate

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c. a person who renounces a religious belief

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thermostat

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c. a device that automatically regulates temperature

Question 15

antithetical

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e. directly opposed or contrary

Question 16

antithesis

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d. a person or thing that is the exact opposite of someone or something else

Question 17

atypical

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e. not representative of a group or class

Question 18

epizootic

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d. a disease that is temporarily widespread among animals

Question 19

protozoology

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d. the study of animal-like protists

Question 20

hyperplasia

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d. the enlargement of an organ or tissue in the initial stage of cancer

Question 21

syndrome

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c. a characteristic combination of emotions, opinions, or behaviour
d. a medical condition characterized by a specific set of symptoms that occur together

Question 22

anathema

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d. something or someone one vehemently dislikes

Question 23

ecstatic

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d. feeling overwhelming joy

Question 24

metathesis

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d. the rearrangement of contiguous sounds in a lexeme

Question 25

typical

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d. having the distinctive qualities of a certain group or class

Question 26

palindrome

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a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

Question 27

palindromic disease

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a disease characterized by episodes or “attacks” of the characteristic symptoms

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paleozoologist

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someone who studies ancient and fossilized animals

Question 29

dialysis

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the purification of the blood as a substitute for normal kidney function

Question 30

hemolysin

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breaks down RBCs + liberates hemoglobin

Question 31

parable

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a simple story used to illustrate a moral or religious lesson

Question 32

blood plasma

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the yellowish liquid component of blood that carries cells + proteins throughout the body

Question 33

stereotype

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a widely held but oversimplified image of particular type of person

Question 34

hypothetical situation

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one that is imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true

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embolus

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anything (foreign substance or blood clot) that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass – it then stops blood flow

Question 36

diabolic plan

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plan that is devilish, fiendish, or outrageously wicked

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parlance

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a particular way of speaking common to those involved in a specific career

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ballistics

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the science of the propulsion, flight, and impact of projectiles fired from guns

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zoophyte

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a plant-like animal, like a coral, sea anemone, sponge, etc.

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neoplasm

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an abnormal growth of tissue in some part of the body – may or may not be cancer

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plastic arts

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art forms involving modeling or molding (physical manipulation of a medium), such as sculpture and ceramics

Question 42

biosynthesis

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the production of complex molecules within living organisms or cells

Question 43

palimpset

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writing material used more than once after earlier writing has been erased

Question 44

pedagogically

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f. in a manner related to teaching

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demagogue

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c. a political leader who uses popular prejudices and makes false promises to gain power – arouses emotion rather than using rational argument

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agonizing

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c. causing great physical or mental pain

Question 47

antagonist

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d. a substance that counteracts the physiological effects of another

Question 48

heptarchy

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c. a country or region consisting of seven smaller autonomous regions

Question 49

hierarchy

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c. a system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority

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anarchy

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c. a state of disorder due to the absence or nonrecognition of authority

Question 51

archetype

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c. a very typical example of a certain person or thing

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monarchy

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c. a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single individual who achieves their position through heredity

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pentathlon

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c. an athletic event comprising 5 different events for each competitor

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triskaidekaphobia

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e. extreme superstition regarding the number 13

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hendecasyllabic

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characterized by having 11 syllables

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hexameter

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c. a line of verse containing 6 feet (one stressed syllable + one unstressed)

Question 57

tetralogy

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c. a group of 4 related literary or operatic works

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hebdomadal

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weekly

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tetrahedron

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c. a solid having 4 plane triangular faces

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hieroglyphics

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d. pictorial characters used in the formal writing system of Ancient Egypt

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hologram

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c. multi-layer images that are stacked and visible at different viewing angles

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holograph

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c. a document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears

Question 63

catholic

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d. including a wide variety of things; comprehensive; broad

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orthopedic

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d. relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

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dyslexia

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d. a learning disability affecting fluency and accuracy of reading and spelling

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eclectic

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d. selecting or choosing from various sources

Question 67

lexicographer

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e. the author or editor of a dictionary

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antipodes

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c. Australia + New Zealand

Question 69

lexicon

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all the lexemes in use in a language at a particular point in time

Question 70

analogous

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d. similar or comparable either in general or in some specific detail

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analogy

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c. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

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analogue

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c. a person or thing seen as comparable to another

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dialogue

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c. a conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie

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holistic

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d. characterized by treating both the mind and the body, instead of only the localized symptoms

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platypodia

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flat-footedness – one or more of the arches of the foot have flattened

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petroglyph

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rock carving (esp. prehistoric)

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triptych

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a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side-by-side

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dodecaphonic scale

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a series of notes progressing up or down by semitones

Question 79

polygon

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a shape with at least 3 straight sides and angles

Question 80

dodecahedron

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a solid with 12 pentagonal faces