Prefix dia- and per-

Question 1

diaphragm

Answer 1

a thin sheet of material forming a partition; a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals.

Question 2

diameter

Answer 2

a straight line passing from side to side through center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere.

Question 3

diagnose

Answer 3

identify the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Question 4

dialect

Answer 4

a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations.

Question 5

permeable

Answer 5

describing a material or membrane that allows liquids or gases to pass through it.

Question 6

perceive

Answer 6

to interpret or see someone or something in a particular way.

Question 7

perforate

Answer 7

pierce and make a hole or holes in.

Question 8

persistent

Answer 8

continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop.

Question 9

percolate

Answer 9

of a liquid or gas; filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.

Question 10

pervasive

Answer 10

spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect)