Numbers
Greek Combining Forms and Adjectives
Greek adjectives
Gods!
Mythology vocabulary
100
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What is 11 in Roman Numerals?
100

The meaning of the combining form in the word bibliophile.

What is lover of?
100
The meaning of the Greek adjective base in the word thermostat.
What is heat/temperature?
100
This god's name is the same in Roman and Greek and using his name was a way to describe a beautiful young man.
Who is Apollo?
100

These are the Greek and Latin names for the King of the gods, the father figure among the pantheon who is known for having thunderbolts and many trysts!

Who is Zeus/Jupiter? 
200
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What is 2150 in Roman Numerals? 
200
The meaning of the combining form in the word mythology.
What is study of?
200

The meaning of the Greek adjective base in the word megabyte.

What is large?
200
This goddess governs over weaving, war tactics, and wisdom. She is the daughter of Zeus.
Who is Athena/Minerva?
200

This word for a breakfast food comes from the name goddess who takes care of the harvest and the name of that goddess.

Who is Ceres and what is cereal? 
300
The meaning of the base in the word September. 
What is 7?
300
The meaning of the combining form in the word 'xenophobe'.
What is fear of?
300

The meaning of the Greek adjective base in the word acrobat.

What is high?
300
This is the goddess of love and sexual desire. From her Latin name we get the word 'venereal' this is her Greek name.
Who is Aphrodite? 
300

This word describes someone who has a very changeable temperament? It comes from the name of the messenger god known for his winged sandals.

What is mercurial from Mercury?

400
The meaning of the base in the word 'millenium'.
What is 1000?
400
The meaning of the combining form in the word colonoscopy.
What is to look into.
400

The meaning of the Greek adjective base in the word orthodontist.

What is straight?
400
This word comes from the Roman name of the king of the gods and refers to someone who is very happy.
What is jovial?
400

This is a way of describing one as being between a rock and a hard place and comes from the names of two monsters that Odysseus faced on his journey.

What is Scylla and Charybdis? 
500
The meaning of the base in the word 'quintessence'.
What is 5?
500
The meaning of the combining form in the word kleptomania.
What is madness.
500

The meaning of the Greek adjective base in the word oligarchy.

What is few.
500
This god gives us a word for a wild party. 
Who is Bacchus /Dionysius bacchanalia ?
500

This word describes enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality. It comes from the name of a smith who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed until Theseus killed him.

What is procrustean? 

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