Vocab List 4

Question 1

amphibious (amphi)

Answer 1

able to live both on land and in water (both)

Question 2

benefactor (bene)

Answer 2

one who does good to others (good)

Question 3

completion (tion)

Answer 3

The state of being completed (act/sate)

Question 4

corporeal (corp)

Answer 4

having to do with the body (body)

Question 5

dispute (put)

Answer 5

argument (think)

Question 6

divest (vest)

Answer 6

to strip; deprive; rid (clothes)

Question 7

dormant (dorm)

Answer 7

inactive (sleep)

Question 8

Endothermic (endo)

Answer 8

Absorbs heat (within)

Question 9

euphony (eu)

Answer 9

beautiful sound (good)

Question 10

interject (ject)

Answer 10

to insert between other things (throw

Question 11

magnate (magn)

Answer 11

powerful person (great)

Question 12

matriarch (matri)

Answer 12

female head of the family (mother)

Question 13

megaphone (mega)

Answer 13

a cone-shaped horn used to direct the voice and make it sound louder (large)

Question 14

Morphology (morph)

Answer 14

study of form (shape)

Question 15

novice (nov)

Answer 15

beginner (new)

Question 16

orthodox (dox)

Answer 16

adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion (opinion)

Question 17

orthodox (ortho)

Answer 17

traditional (straight)

Question 18

Patriarch (pater)

Answer 18

the male head of a family (father)

Question 19

ponderous (pond)

Answer 19

Heavy and slow moving (weight)

Question 20

popular (pop)

Answer 20

liked by many people (people)

Question 21

puncture (punct)

Answer 21

a small hole made by a sharp object (point)

Question 22

relocate (loco)

Answer 22

to move to another place (place)

Question 23

sanguine (sangui)

Answer 23

optimistic (blood)

Question 24

verdict (ver)

Answer 24

the decision of a jury (true)

Question 25

xenophobia (phobia)

Answer 25

fear of foreigners/strangers (fear)