Root A and B Words

Question 0

Belligerence

Answer 0

Aggressiveness, combativeness

Question 1

Antebellum

Answer 1

Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War

Question 2

Rebellion

Answer 2

Open defiance and opposition, sometimes armed, to a person in authority

Question 3

Panacea

Answer 3

A remedy for all ills or difficulties; a cure all

Question 4

Pantheon

Answer 4

A temple dedicated to all gods of a particular religion

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Panoply

Answer 5

An impressive array; a display of all appropriate accessory items

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Circuitous

Answer 6

Having a circular winding course

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Circumspect

Answer 7

Careful to consider all possible consequences; cautious

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Circumference

Answer 8

The perimeter or boundary of a circle

Question 9

Bipartisan

Answer 9

Involving members of two political parties

Question 10

Bipolar

Answer 10

Having two opposed forces or views

Question 11

Biennial

Answer 11

Occurring every two years

Question 12

Anachronism

Answer 12

A person or thing that is out of it’s own time

Question 13

Chronic

Answer 13

Lasting a long time, or recurring frequently

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Chronology

Answer 14

A sequence of events in the order that they occurred

Question 15

Synchronous

Answer 15

Happening or existing at exactly the same time; simultaneously

Question 16

Symbiosis

Answer 16

The close living together of two different forms of life in a way that benefits both

Question 17

Biodegradable

Answer 17

Able to be broken down into harmless substances by microorganisms

Question 18

Centenary

Answer 18

A 100th anniversary or the celebration of it

Question 19

Centigrade

Answer 19

Relating to a temperature scale in which 0 degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is it’s boiling point

Question 20

Centurion

Answer 20

The officer in command of a roman century, originally a troop of 100 soldiers

Question 21

Recluse

Answer 21

A person who lives withdrawn from society

Question 22

Occlusion

Answer 22

An obstruction or blockage; the act of obstructing or closing off

Question 23

Seclusion

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A screening or hiding from view; a place that is isolated or hidden

Question 24

Preclude

Answer 24

To make impossible or to rule out in advance; to prevent

Question 25

Cataclysm

Answer 25

A momentous event that results in great upheaval and often destruction

Question 26

Catacomb

Answer 26

An underground cemetery

Question 27

Catalyst

Answer 27

Something or someone that brings about or speeds significant change or action

Question 28

Catatonic

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Showing an unusual lack of movement, activity, or expression

Question 29

Thermal

Answer 29

Of, relating to, or caused by heat

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Thermocline

Answer 30

The region in a body of water that divides the warmer, oxygen-rich surface layer from the colder, oxygen poor deep water

Question 31

Thermonuclear

Answer 31

Relating to changes in the nucleus of atoms - required a high temperature

Question 32

Acclimation

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A loud, eager indication of approval, praise, or agreement

Question 33

Clamor

Answer 33

noisy shouting or loud, continuous noise

Question 34

Declaim

Answer 34

To speak in the formal manner of someone delivering a speech

Question 35

Ambiguous

Answer 35

Having more than one meaning

Question 36

Ambivalent

Answer 36

Wavering feelings

Question 37

Ambient

Answer 37

Surrounding

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Antedate

Answer 38

To precede in time

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Antechamber

Answer 39

An outer room that leads into another; a waiting room

Question 40

Ante merediem

Answer 40

Before noon

Question 41

Inaudible

Answer 41

Impossible to hear

Question 42

Auditory

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Relating to hearing

Question 43

Audition

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A critical hearing

Question 44

Auditor

Answer 44

Financial examiner (financial "hearer")

Question 45

Abscond

Answer 45

To depart in secret and hide

Question 46

Abstraction

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A theory; something considered without any particular evidence or example

Question 47

Abstruse

Answer 47

Hard to understand; deep or complex

Question 48

Abstemious

Answer 48

Restrained, especially in the consumption of food or alcohol

Question 49

Magnanimous

Answer 49

Showing a lofty and courageous spirit; generous and forgiving

Question 50

Animosity

Answer 50

ill-will or resentment

Question 51

Inanimate

Answer 51

Not alive; lifeless

Question 52

Animated

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Full of life; seeming or appearing to be alive

Question 53

Anthropoid

Answer 53

Any of several large, tailless apes

Question 54

Misanthropic

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Hating or mistrusting human beings

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Philanthropy

Answer 55

Effort to promote human welfare

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Anthropology

Answer 56

The science and study of human beings

Question 57

Antagonist

Answer 57

A person who opposes or is unfriendly toward another; an opponent

Question 58

Antigen

Answer 58

A chemical substance (a protein), that causes the body to form antibodies

Question 59

Antipathy

Answer 59

A strong dislike

Question 60

Antithesis

Answer 60

The exact opposite

Question 61

Acrid

Answer 61

Unpleasantly sharp and harsh; bitterly pungent

Question 62

Acrimony

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Harsh or bitter sharpness in words, manner, or temper (noun)

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Acerbic

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Sharp or biting in temper, mood, of tone (adjective)

Question 64

Exacerbate

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To make worse, more violent, more severe

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Archetype

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The original model

Question 66

Archeology

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The study of the first things

Question 67

Architect

Answer 67

The chief builder, designer

Question 68

Archangel

Answer 68

The lead angel

Question 69

Automaton

Answer 69

An automatic machine; especially a robot

Question 70

Autodidact

Answer 70

A self taught person

Question 71

Autonomy

Answer 71

Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence

Question 72

Autism

Answer 72

Absorption in self centered mental activity, often accompanied by withdrawal from reality