Greek Vocabulary - Unit 2/Week 2

Question 1

rule; govern

Answer 1

arch, archi

Question 2

ancient

Answer 2

archae-, archa-

Question 3

people

Answer 3

dem

Question 4

kind; race; origin

Answer 4

gen, gon

Question 5

angle

Answer 5

gon

Question 6

woman

Answer 6

gyn, gyne, gynaec, gynec

Question 7

idea; word; speech; discussion; reason; study

Answer 7

log

Question 8

various; unlike

Answer 8

hetero-

Question 9

same

Answer 9

homo-

Question 10

few

Answer 10

olig-

Question 11

all

Answer 11

pan-, panto-

Question 12

many

Answer 12

poly-

Question 13

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

Answer 13

anarchy

Question 14

the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

Answer 14

archaeology

Question 15

the study of statistics which illustrate the changing structure of human populations

Answer 15

demography

Question 16

diverse in character or content

Answer 16

heterogeneous

Question 17

of the same kind; alike

Answer 17

homogeneous

Question 18

a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles

Answer 18

polygon

Question 19

rule by women or a woman

Answer 19

gynarchy

Question 20

a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

Answer 20

oligarchy

Question 21

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Answer 21

epidemic

Question 22

prevalent over a while country or world

Answer 22

pandemic

Question 23

regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

Answer 23

endemic

Question 24

a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women

Answer 24

misogynist

Question 25

a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor

Answer 25

genealogy

Question 26

joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shapes

Answer 26

diagonal

Question 27

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died

Answer 27

eulogy