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 temperature

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 or command

Question 7

contrary

Answer 7

pertaining to the opposite; opposed

Question 8

contravene

Answer 8

to come against;oppose; violate

Question 9

counteract

Answer 9

to do in opposition to; oppose

Question 10

counterclockwise

Answer 10

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

Question 11

countervail

Answer 11

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

Question 12

bibliography

Answer 12

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

Question 13

cartography

Answer 13

the art or technique of writing or making maps or charts

Question 14

choreography

Answer 14

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

Question 15

graphite

Answer 15

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

Question 16

paragraph

Answer 16

sentences grouped beside each other in a written document

Question 17

thermo-, therm-

Answer 17

heat, temperature / hpt

Question 18

contra-, counter-

Answer 18

against, opposite

Question 19

graph, graphy

Answer 19

write, record, something written