Story Roots
If someone is invisible, that means you cannot _____ them.
See
What is the word for something so small that you cannot see it with the naked eye?
Microscopic
What is the name for a one-wheeled bike?
A unicycle.
A type of government in which the people elect officials to lead them is called a _________.
Democracy
What is the name for an animal that eats both meat and plants?
An omnivore
What layer of skin is the epidermis?
Top layer
What is the medical term for inflammation of the joints?
Arthritis
What is a period of 1000 years called?
A millennium.
All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively is called a ________. Examples of this include 'boomer,' 'x,' millennial,' etc.
A generation
The words "terrain" and "geography" both consist of roots that mean _______.
Earth
What is the name of someone who wrote or copied manuscripts in the middle ages?
A scribe
What medical device does a person need if he/she cannot breathe independently?
Respirator
What is the term for an algebraic equation with more than one variable?
A polynomial
The period before the American Civil War is often referred to as the _____________ period
Antebellum
A channel that conveys water is the form of a bridge is called an ________.
Aqueduct
The Italian phrase 'al fine' may appear in music to show that it is the _____ of the song
The end
The fence surrounds the ___________ of the yard. Hint: another word for circumference
Perimeter
Who is the Greek god of time?
Chronos
To assign a date that is later than the actual or current date is to __________ something.
Postdate
Interaction between organisms is called ________.
What is the name for a speech given about someone who has passed away, as a sort of praise for the person that they were?
A eulogy
What is the term for the fear of open/crowded spaces?
Agoraphobia
What is the term for a distribution with two peaks?
Bimodal
An organism living in, with, or on another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host is called a ___________.
Parasite
Females have two X chromosomes. What is the term for two versions of the same allele (X chromosome)?
Homozygous