Art Mediums
Cooking 101
Words from Latin Roots
Houseplants
Two Meanings, One Sound
100

This particularly messy medium can be oil or chalk.

What are pastels?
100

To slice into long, thin, rectangular pieces. 

What is julienne? 

100

The Latin word stella means this in English.

What is a star?

100

This plant shares its name with a reptile.

What is snake plant?

100

acknowledge or receive; not including

What is accept, except?

200

This three-dimensional medium can be molded into many different shapes. 

What is clay?

200

To cook in a hot skillet, forming a crust. 

What is sear?

200

The word verb comes for the Latin for this word. 

What is a word?

200

This sharp plant has high water retention. 

What is cactus?

200

To require; something you do to dough

What is knead, need?
300

This medium comes in many different varieties, including oil and acrylic.

What is paint?
300

To gather together and slice into thin strips, usually for an herb.

What is chiffonade? 

300

The Latin word for lead is the root for this word.

What is plumbing?

300

This plant shares a name with the birthstone of Pisces. 

What is a jade plant?

300

To damage or destroy; to stop

What is break, brake?

400

This popular medium can be found in packages of 12, 24, 64, and 72. 

What are colored pencils?

400

To gently bubble a sauce or liquid over low heat. 

What is simmering?

400

This comes from the Latin word for farmer.

What is agriculture?

400

This plant is used in a variety of skincare products. 

What is aloe vera?

400

A petaled plant; an ingredient in baking

What is flower, flour?

500

This medium typically uses black to create an image. 

What is ink/pen?

500

To chop into very small pieces.

What is mincing? 

500

The Latin word equus is the root for this English one. 

What is equestrian? 

500

This plant is grown both inside and outside and have leaves that resemble a fan. 

What is a fern?

500

A vegetable, the quality of gold

What is carrot, karat?