Meaning
Greek root for bio
Life
What is someone that has an extreme or irrational fear of something?
"Phobia"
This word means "origin," "rule," or "ruler" and stands behind many different Modern English words, especially with respect to government and otherworldly beings.
Arche
The journalist filmed a _________ to teach people about the terrible conditions in the Ukraine.
Documentary
Someone's heart.
Root that means Earth, land
Terra
What is the feeling of being hopeful about the future?
Optimism
This Greek word means "best," but when it is used in its most common Modern English descendant, really refers to the rich.
Aristos
When my grandfather died, we lost the __________ of the family.
Patriarch
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot.
Root meaning largest
Max
What is the study and application of beauty treatment?
Cosmetology
These entities, named by the same word in Latin and Greek, were believed to also be gods and angels by ancient and medieval people.
Astra
______________ is the process in which plants transform light into food, and the word literally means to put together from light.
Photosynthesis
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name.
The definition of Latin root Jur/Jus is what?
Law, right
What is the science that deals with the Earth's physical structure?
Geology
Somebody who competes for one of these is competing for a prize.
Athlon
Bibliophile
You'll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. But never Neptune, or Venus. What am I?
The letter "R."
The Latin root of Plic / Plex is defined as....
to fold, to involve
What is showing ownership; to show something belongs to a group of people or animals? Spell it.
THEIR
The word means "arm," and is used in the scientific name for the dinosaur whose neck was like an arm.
OR
Brachium
Christopher Marlowe was a ______________ of Shakespeare since they lived and wrote in the same time period with each other.
Contemporary
A man and his boss have the same parents but are not siblings. How is this possible?
He's self-employed.