Greek Wrap-Up Vocab Test

Question 1

a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God

Answer 1

agnostic

Question 2

a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority

Answer 2

anarchy

Question 3

an oddity

Answer 3

anomaly

Question 4

not identified by name

Answer 4

anonymous

Question 5

a pathological fear of people or human companionship

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anthrophonic

Question 6

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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apathy

Question 7

loss of a voice and all by whispered speech

Answer 7

aphonic

Question 8

the basic unit of a chemical element

Answer 8

atom

Question 9

a device for ascertaining the depth of water

Answer 9

bathometer

Question 10

foretelling the future by interpreting a randomly chosen passage from a book, especially the bible

Answer 10

bibliomancy

Question 11

excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books

Answer 11

bibliomaniac

Question 12

a person who collects or has a great love for books

Answer 12

bibliophile

Question 13

bad handwriting or spelling

Answer 13

cacography

Question 14

headache

Answer 14

cephalalgia

Question 15

handwriting

Answer 15

chirography

Question 16

palm reading

Answer 16

chiromancy

Question 17

an instrument for measuring time

Answer 17

chronometer

Question 18

fingerprint

Answer 18

dactylology

Question 19

skin irritation

Answer 19

dermatitis

Question 20

government by two independent authorities

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diarchy

Question 21

unconventional and slightly strange

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eccentric

Question 22

the branch of knowledge concerned with health

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economics

Question 23

regularly found among particular people ir in a certain area

Answer 23

endemic

Question 24

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

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epidemic

Question 25

a person who analyzes culture

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ethnology

Question 26

pleasing to the ear

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euphonious

Question 27

an account of someone's life written by someone else

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biography

Question 28

a line of decent traced continuously from an ancestor

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genealogy

Question 29

ruled by women or a woman

Answer 29

gynarchy

Question 30

the study of the psychology of blood

Answer 30

haematology

Question 31

sun worship

Answer 31

heliolatry

Question 32

the therapeutic use of the sun

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heliotherapy

Question 33

a semicircular shape or structure

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hemicycle

Question 34

an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse

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hemmorrage

Question 35

diverse in character or content

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heterogeneous

Question 36

writing consisting of symbols

Answer 36

hieroglyphics

Question 37

of the same kind; alike

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homogeneous

Question 38

a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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iconoclast

Question 39

an argument about words

Answer 39

logomachy

Question 40

a tendency to be extremely talkative

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logorrhea

Question 41

visible to the naked eye

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macroscopic

Question 42

a person who is obsessed with their own power

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meglamaniac

Question 43

so small as to be visible only with a microscope

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microscopic

Question 44

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

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misogynist

Question 45

a photograph or picture developed in black and white or in varying tones

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monochrome

Question 46

containing sound, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation

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monotone

Question 47

a person who communicates with the dead; magic, wizard

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necromancer

Question 48

reproducing sounds correctly

Answer 48

orthophonic

Question 49

a very large mammal with thick skin

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pachyderm

Question 50

relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age

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paleolithic

Question 51

prevalent over a whole country or the world

Answer 51

pandemic

Question 52

the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric shape

Answer 52

perimeter

Question 53

knowing or using several languages

Answer 53

polyglot

Question 54

a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, typically five or more

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polygon

Question 55

the belief in or worship of more than one God

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polytheist

Question 56

foretelling an event in the future

Answer 56

prognosticate

Question 57

the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior

Answer 57

psychiatry

Question 58

relating to the interaction of the mind and body

Answer 58

psychosomatic

Question 59

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

Answer 59

skeptical

Question 60

lacking in movement, action, or change

Answer 60

static