Lesson 19

Question 0

Dichotic

Answer 0

Involving or relating to the simultaneous stimulation of the right and left ear by different sounds

Question 1

Monogram

Answer 1

A motif of two or more letters, typically a person’s initials, usually interwoven or otherwise combined in a decorative design, used as a logo or to identify a personal possession

Question 2

Tetrarchy

Answer 2

Tetrarch-the governor of one of four divisions of a country or providence

Question 3

Hexahedron

Answer 3

A solid figure with six plane faces

Question 4

Decagon

Answer 4

A plane figure with ten straight sides and angles

Question 5

Panorama

Answer 5

An unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer
A picture or photograph containing a wide view
A complete survey or presentation of a subject or sequence of events

Question 6

Dipole

Answer 6

A pair of equal and oppositely charged or magnetized poles separated by a distance
An antenna consisting of a horizontal metal rod with a connecting wire at its center
(Chemistry) a molecule in which a concentration of positive electric charge is separated from a concentration of negative charge

Question 7

Tricycle

Answer 7

A vehicle similair to a bicycle, but having three wheels, two at the pack and one in the front

Question 8

Pentameter

Answer 8

A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or two halves each of two feet and a long syllable

Question 9

Octopod

Answer 9

A cephalopod mollusk of the order Octopoda, an octopus

Question 10

Kilocalorie

Answer 10

A unit if energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie)

Question 11

Polygraph

Answer 11

A machine designed to detect and record changed in physcological characteristics, such as a person’s pulse and breathing rates, used esp. as a lie detector

Question 12

Dichotomy

Answer 12

Process of cutting in two

Question 13

Panacea

Answer 13

Cure all

Question 14

Decalogue

Answer 14

Ten Commandments

Question 15

Tetralogy

Answer 15

Group of four dramatic pieces

Question 16

Digamy

Answer 16

Second marriage

Question 17

Hexagram

Answer 17

Six-pointed star

Question 18

Monocle

Answer 18

Eyeglass for one eye

Question 19

Polymorphic

Answer 19

Having many forms

Question 20

Octopus

Answer 20

Mollusk with eight arms

Question 21

Triarchy

Answer 21

Government by three persons

Question 22

Kilometer

Answer 22

1000 meters

Question 23

Pentagon

Answer 23

Five-sided figure

Question 24

Polyphonic

Answer 24

Producing many sounds simultaneously; many voiced Music (esp. in vocal music) two or kore parts, each having a Melody of its ow Music (of an instrument) capable of producing more than one note at a time

Question 25

Monarchy

Answer 25

A form of govt with a monarch at the head A state that has a monarch (The monarch) the monarch and royal family of a country

Question 26

Kilocycle

Answer 26

A former measure of frequency, equivilant to one kilohertz | Kilohertz-a measure of frequency equivalent to 1,000 cycles per second

Question 27

Pantalgia

Answer 27

Pain involving the entire body

Question 28

Trilogy

Answer 28

A group of three related novels, plays, films, operas, or albums (In Ancient Greece) a series of three tragedies performed one after the oth A group or series of three related things

Question 29

Decathlon

Answer 29

An athletic event taking place over two days, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed events (100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1,500 meter run)

Question 30

Monody

Answer 30

An for sing by a single actor in a Greek tragedy A poem lamenting a person's death Music w only one melodic line, esp. an early Baroque style with one singer and continuo accompiant

Question 31

Tripod

Answer 31

A three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus (Archaic) a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three keys

Question 32

Hexagon

Answer 32

A plane figure with six straight sides and angles

Question 33

Pantomime

Answer 33

A dramatic entertainment, orginating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music

Question 34

Diaphanous

Answer 34

(Esp. of a fabric) light, delicate, and translucent

Question 35

Pentameter

Answer 35

A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two hales of each two feet and long syllable