week 17

Question 1

polis, polit, poli

Answer 1

city / citizen / government

Question 2

en, em

Answer 2

in, into, within / to cause to be, to put into or onto, thoroughly

Question 3

cap, capt, cept, ceive

Answer 3

take, seize

Question 4

apolitical

Answer 4

not pertaining to or not involved in government or seeking a position of power

Question 5

megalopolis

Answer 5

a very large city; a densely-populated area consisting of several large cities

Question 6

Neapolitan

Answer 6

a person from or pertaining to the new city “Neapolis”, which was the Greek name for Naples Italy

Question 7

policy

Answer 7

the act of governing; a course of action

Question 8

politics

Answer 8

the science or practice of government, governing, or seeking a position of power

Question 9

embrace

Answer 9

to put into one’s arms

Question 10

empathetic

Answer 10

pertaining to understanding and relating in another’s feelings; also empathic

Question 11

encyclical

Answer 11

a letter by the Pope, so called because it pertains to being sent in a circular path to all the bishops; intended for general circulation

Question 12

endorse

Answer 12

to put into the back; to sign on the back of a check or document to indicate approval

Question 13

endurance

Answer 13

the state of causing to be hard; the strength to continue

Question 14

envious

Answer 14

pertaining to looking into with jealousy

Question 15

capacious

Answer 15

characterized by taking or holding much; spacious, roomy

Question 16

capacity

Answer 16

the state of taking or holding much; spacious