THEO
What root is found in theology, atheism, theocracy, and theophany?
THEO
What root is found in logic, logophile, dialogue, and catalog?
LOG
Question: What root is found in phobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia, and glossophobia?
PHOB
What word means intense pain of the mind or body?
Agony
Which root would you connect with the words agony, agonize, protagonist, and antagonize?
AGON
What word means the study of religious faith, practice, and experience?
Theology
What word means a lover of words?
Logophile
What word means an intense, unreasonable, and persistent fear?
Phobia
What word means a killing of one human being by another?
Homicide
Which root would you connect with corpuscle, corporal, corporate, and corpulent?
CORP
What word means a lack of belief or strong disbelief in the existence of a god or gods?
Atheism
What word means a conversation between two or more people?
Dialogue
Jayden refuses to ride in a crowded elevator because enclosed spaces cause intense fear. What does Jayden most likely have?
Claustrophobia
What word can refer to a military rank and can also mean relating to or affecting the body?
Corporal
What vocabulary word means an expression of high regard or respect; a tribute?
Homage
What word describes a form of government where religious leaders rule and claim their authority comes from a god or divine power?
Theocracy
What word means a way of thinking that uses reason and evidence to draw conclusions?
Logic
Someone refuses to look over the edge of a tall building because they have a strong fear of heights. What is this called?
Acrophobia
In a story, what do we call the principal or main character?
Protagonist
Which vocabulary word means to act in opposition or hostility?
Antagonize
What word describes a special event where God or a deity appears to people in a way that can be seen or experienced with the senses?
Answer:
Theophany
You are looking through a list of items that includes descriptions of each item. What vocabulary word best describes this list?
Catalog
It's presentation day, and a student experiences strong fear and anxiety about speaking in front of the class. What is this fear called?
Glossophobia
What word means having a large, bulky body?
Corpulent
CHALLENGE!
Identify the correct root for EACH group:
Theology → THEO
Logophile → LOG
Glossophobia → PHOB
Agonize → AGON
Homicide → HOM
Corpuscle → CORP