Roots Week 24

Question 1

ectotherm

Answer 1

a cold-blooded animal, such as a fish or reptile, that depends on outside sources for its body heat

Question 2

endotherm

Answer 2

a warm-blooded animal, such as a bird or mammal, that generates heat from inside the body to maintain its own body heat

Question 3

geothermal

Answer 3

pertaining to the internal heat of the Earth

Question 4

isotherm

Answer 4

a line on a map connecting points with equal temperature

Question 5

thermogenesis

Answer 5

the process of producing heat in animals by shivering, eating food, or exercising

Question 6

contraband

Answer 6

trade or goods that are against the law of command

Question 7

contrary

Answer 7

pertaining to the opposite; opposed

Question 8

contravene

Answer 8

to come against; oppose; violate

Question 9

contravene

Answer 9

to come against; oppose; violate

Question 10

counteract

Answer 10

to do in opposition to; oppose

Question 11

counterclockwise

Answer 11

to move in the opposite direction of the hands of a clock

Question 12

countervail

Answer 12

to act against with equal strength; to offset; be comparable

Question 13

bibliography

Answer 13

a written list of books; a list of source materials used in the preparation of a work

Question 14

cartography

Answer 14

the art or technique of writing or making maps or charts

Question 15

choreography

Answer 15

the art of composing and recording the movements and steps of dance

Question 16

graphite

Answer 16

a mineral that is used to make writing implements such as pencils

Question 17

paragraph

Answer 17

sentences grouped beside each other in a written document