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The Greek root of this word is "cylind," which means "roll." The word I'm looking for refers to a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section. What is the word that I'm alluding to?
Cylinder.
The Greek root of this word is "strat," which means "army." The word I am looking for refers to a plan of action or policy design to achieve a major or overall aim. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Strategy.
The Latin root of this word is "dict," which means "to speak." The word that I am looking for is a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language and gives their meaning. What is the word that I am referring to?
The Latin root of this word is "dent," which means "teeth." The word that I am looking for refers to a removable plate or frame holding one or more artificial teeth. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Denture.
The Greek root of this word is "doc," which means to "teach." The word I am looking for is a written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence that serves as an official record. What is the word I am referring to?
Document.
The Greek root for this word is "eth," which means "habit." The word I am looking for refers to moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Ethics.
The Latin root of this word is "contra," which means "against." The word I am looking for means to be opposite in nature, direction, or meaning; inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired. What is the word that I am referring to?
Contrary.
The Latin root of this word is "extra," which means "outside." The word that I am looking for means to be very unusual or remarkable. What is the word that I am referring to?
Extraordinary.
The Greek root of this word is "schem," which means "plan." The word I am looking for is a drawing or plan showing the details of how something operates or is put together. What is the word that I am referring to?
Schematic.
The Greek root of this word is "hemi," which means "partial." The word I am looking for refers to half of a sphere or a half of the earth, usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or not western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Hemisphere.
The Latin root of this word is "fract," which means "to break." The word I am looking for refers to the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Fracture.
The Latin root of this word is "phobia," which means "fear." The word I am looking for refers to the extreme or irrational fear of confined places. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Claustrophobia.
The Greek root of this word is "dyna," which means "power." The word I am looking for refers to studying the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it. What is the word that I'm alluding to?
Aerodynamics.
The Greek root for this word is "exo," which means "outside." The word I am looking for means to originate in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. What is the word that I am referring to?
Exotic.
The Latin root of this word is "mort," which means "death." The word I am looking for is the formal title for an undertaker, or someone who preserves bodies, plans funerals, and manages tasks related to an upcoming funeral. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Mortician.
The Latin root of this word is "mono," which means "one." The word that I am looking for defines a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. What is the word that I am alluding to?
Monologue.
The Greek root of this word is "chrome," which means "color." The word I am looking for is an instrument for testing the optical effects of color. Which word am I referring to?
Chromascope.
The Greek root for this word is "gam," which means "marriage." The word that I am looking for refers to the practice or state of being married to one person at a time or having one partner. What is the word that I am referring to?
Monogamy.
The Latin root of this word is "ambi," which means "both." The word I am looking for means to be open to more than one interpretation or have a double meaning. It may also mean unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made. This word is similar to "dubious," or "vague."
Ambiguous
The Latin root of this word is "psycho," which means "soul;spirit." The word I am looking for relates to or denotes faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy. What is the word that I am referring to?
Psychic.