Roots Week 18

Question 1

acro- / acr-

Answer 1

tip / highest / outermost / extermity

Question 2

retro-

Answer 2

backwards / back / behind

Question 3

dyna- / dynamo-

Answer 3

power / force / energy

Question 4

acrodermatitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the skin of the extremities, the hands and feet

Question 5

acrolith

Answer 5

a sculpture having a head and extremities made from stone and a torso made of other materials

Question 6

acromegaly

Answer 6

the condition of having abnormally large head and extremities, the hands and feet

Question 7

acromion

Answer 7

the tip of the shoulder blade, the scapula, that extends over the shoulder joint

Question 8

acronym

Answer 8

a name formed from the first letters or “tips” of a series of words, such as “radar” - RAdio Detecting And Ranging

Question 9

acrostic

Answer 9

a short poem, verse, or list of words in which the first letters or tips of the lines of verse spell out a word or message

Question 10

retrocede

Answer 10

to go back; recede; to give back

Question 11

retrofit

Answer 11

to fit updated parts to equipment made back in the past

Question 12

retroocular

Answer 12

pertaining to being located behind the eye

Question 13

retronym

Answer 13

a word modified because advances have changed its meaning back when it was used alone, I.e. acoustic guitar and electric guitar

Question 14

retrospective

Answer 14

inclined to look back upon the past

Question 15

retroversion

Answer 15

the state of being turned back

Question 16

aerodynamics

Answer 16

the science of the motion of air and its force on objects

Question 17

biodynamics

Answer 17

the science of the energy and activity of living organisms

Question 18

dynamo

Answer 18

an energetic, hardworking, forceful person

Question 19

dynamometer

Answer 19

an instrument used for measuring mechanical force

Question 20

photodynamics

Answer 20

the science of the power of light and its effect on substances and living things