Wordlist 5

Question 1

Annotation

(roots ad and not)

Answer 1

Notes that explain or react to a document

From ad (“to”) and not (“mark, note, make a note of”)

Question 2

Bibliophile

(roots biblio- and phil)

Answer 2

Someone who loves books

From biblio- (“paper, scroll”) and phil (“something loved”)

Question 3

Biliterate

(roots bi- and liter)

Answer 3

Able to read and write in at least two different languages

From bi- (“two”) and liter (“letter of the alphabet”)

Question 4

Bucolic

(roots bous and kolos)

Answer 4

In the countryside

From bous (“cow”) and kolos (“tending”)

Question 5

Diminution

(roots de- and min)

Answer 5

Something becoming less than it was

From de- (“down, away, totally”) and min (“lessen, make small”)

Question 6

Immersion

(roots in- and merg)

Answer 6

Being completely surrounded and inside something

From in- (“in, on, into, not) and merg (“plunge, dip, mix”)

Question 7

Inference

(roots in- and fer)

Answer 7

A judgment about what something means based on previous experience.

From in- (“in, on, into, not”) and fer (“carry, bring, bear”)

Question 8

Reluctant

(roots re- and luct)

Answer 8

Hesitant or unenthusiastic

From re- (“back, again, against”) and luct (“struggle, fight against”)

Question 9

Tactile

(root tact)

Answer 9

Related to touching, or something that is experienced through touching

From tact (“can be touched”)

Question 10

Idiosyncrasy

(roots idio-, syn, and krasis)

Answer 10

A unique quality or behavior of a person or thing

Form idio- (“one’s own”), syn (“with, together, at the same time”), and krasis (“mixture”)

Question 11

Luddite

(root Ned Ludd)

Answer 11

Someone who hates new technology

From Ned Ludd, an 18th century worker who destroyed new machines so they wouldn’t take his job or change his way of life

Question 12

Meander

(root Maiandros)

Answer 12

To wander aimlessly in different directions

From Maiandros, a Greek river that flows in a winding pattern