Greek III

Question 1

bibli-

Answer 1

book

Question 2

canon-

Answer 2

rule

Question 3

crypt-, cryph-

Answer 3

hidden, secret

Question 4

cycl-

Answer 4

circle, wheel

Question 5

gloss-, glot(t)-

Answer 5

tongue, language

Question 6

icon-

Answer 6

image

Question 7

mim-

Answer 7

to imitate

Question 8

od-

Answer 8

song, poem

Question 9

pyr-

Answer 9

fire

Question 10

tom-

Answer 10

to cut

Question 11

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding; self disciplined; grave; sober; solemn; serious

Answer 11

austere

Question 12

a fundamental principle or general rule

Answer 12

canon

Question 13

a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.

Answer 13

crypt

Question 14

a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat

Answer 14

despot

Question 15

a picture, image, or other representation; a representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint of an angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred

Answer 15

icon

Question 16

a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things

Answer 16

myriad

Question 17

a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply

Answer 17

nomad

Question 18

a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book

Answer 18

tome

Question 19

a gentle, mild breeze

Answer 19

zephyr

Question 20

a list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.

Answer 20

bibliography

Question 21

anything written in a secret code, cipher, or the like

Answer 21

cryptographic

Question 22

a group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.

Answer 22

Apocrypha

Question 23

a thin, valvelike, cartilaginous structure that covers the glottis during swallowing, preventing the entrance of food and drink into the larynx

Answer 23

epiglottis

Question 24

comprehending a wide variety of information; comprehensive

Answer 24

encyclopedic

Question 25

the branch of zoology dealing with insects

Answer 25

entomologist

Question 26

symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.

Answer 26

iconography

Question 27

a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:

Answer 27

parody

Question 28

the act, practice, or art of mimicking

Answer 28

mimicry

Question 29

the ability to speak or write several languages

Answer 29

polyglot