Vocab 5

Question 1

Alter

Answer 1

other;

Question 2

Amat

Answer 2

love;

Question 3

astr

Answer 3

star;

Question 4

chron

Answer 4

time;

Question 5

Cogn

Answer 5

know;

Question 6

Contra

Answer 6

against;

Question 7

dec

Answer 7

ten;

Question 8

Demo

Answer 8

people;

Question 9

Dyna

Answer 9

power;

Question 10

Geo

Answer 10

earth;

Question 11

Gyro

Answer 11

turn;

Question 12

Helio

Answer 12

sun;

Question 13

Hyper

Answer 13

over;

Question 14

ism

Answer 14

doctrine;

Question 15

Luna

Answer 15

moon;

Question 16

Meter

Answer 16

measure;

Question 17

Octa

Answer 17

eight;

Question 18

Scope

Answer 18

look;

Question 19

Son

Answer 19

sound;

Question 20

Stell

Answer 20

star;

Question 21

stereo

Answer 21

solid;

Question 22

Sur

Answer 22

over;

Question 23

Tetra

Answer 23

four;

Question 24

Thermo

Answer 24

heat;

Question 25

Vita

Answer 25

life;

Question 26

Alternator

Answer 26

a device in a vehicle that generates electricity to charge the battery and power the electrical system;

Question 27

Amiable

Answer 27

having a friendly and pleasant manner;

Question 28

Disaster

Answer 28

a sudden event causing great damage or loss;

Question 29

Anachronism

Answer 29

something that is out of place in time;

Question 30

Cognizant

Answer 30

being aware or having knowledge of something;

Question 31

Contraband

Answer 31

goods that are illegal to import or export;

Question 32

Decathlon

Answer 32

an athletic contest with ten different events;

Question 33

Demography

Answer 33

the study of population statistics and trends;

Question 34

Dynamism

Answer 34

the quality of being energetic and forceful;

Question 35

Geothermal

Answer 35

relating to the heat produced inside the earth;

Question 36

Gyroscope

Answer 36

a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation;

Question 37

Heliocentric

Answer 37

having the sun as the center of the solar system;

Question 38

Hyperbole

Answer 38

exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally;

Question 39

Nihilism

Answer 39

the belief that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles;

Question 40

Sublunar

Answer 40

situated beneath or relating to the moon;

Question 41

Odometer

Answer 41

an instrument used to measure the distance traveled by a vehicle;

Question 42

Octogenarian

Answer 42

a person who is between 80 and 89 years old;

Question 43

Horoscope

Answer 43

a forecast of someone’s future based on the positions of the stars and planets;

Question 44

Sonnet

Answer 44

a 14-line poem typically written in iambic pentameter;

Question 45

Constellation

Answer 45

a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the sky;

Question 46

Stereoscope

Answer 46

a device for viewing two images to create a three-dimensional effect;

Question 47

Surplus

Answer 47

an amount that is more than what is needed;

Question 48

Tetroxide

Answer 48

a chemical compound containing four oxygen atoms;

Question 49

Thermonuclear

Answer 49

relating to nuclear reactions at extremely high temperatures;

Question 50

Vitality

Answer 50

the state of being strong active and full of energy.