Greek And Latin Words
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- 1.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "burn/ heat".
- A.
Crit
- B.
Caut
- C.
Caus
- D.
Both b & c
- 2.Choose the word/s that mean(s)"move, yield, go, surrender".
- A.
Cise
- B.
Ced
- C.
Cor
- D.
None of the above
- 3.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "know".
- A.
Cenetri, sci
- B.
Cit,prim
- C.
Clam, claim
- D.
Gnosi, scientia
- 4.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "fall".
- A.
Cad
- B.
Cip
- C.
Arch
- D.
Both A & B
- 5.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "stranger, foreigner / alien".
- A.
Xeno
- B.
Gyn
- C.
Belli
- D.
Auc
- 6.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "love".
- A.
Phil
- B.
Am
- C.
Cardi
- D.
Both A & B
- 7.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "sleep".
- A.
Somnus
- B.
Drome
- C.
Dorm
- D.
Both A & C
- 8.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "name".
- A.
Onym
- B.
Nomen
- C.
Nomin
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "new".
- A.
Neo
- B.
Novi
- C.
Nuev
- D.
All of the above
- 10.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "citizen".
- A.
Poli
- B.
Civ
- C.
Cract
- D.
Pedo
- 11.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "say/speak".
- A.
Loqu
- B.
Locut
- C.
Dict
- D.
All of the above
- 12.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "work".
- A.
Test
- B.
Tain
- C.
Equi
- D.
Erg
- 13.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "trust".
- A.
Feder
- B.
Fe
- C.
Tru
- D.
Cred
- 14.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "opinion/praise".
- A.
Opi
- B.
Dox
- C.
Prai
- D.
None of the above
- 15.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "letters".
- A.
Alpha
- B.
Liter
- C.
Voc
- D.
None of the above
- 16.Choose the word/s that means the opposite of "heavy".
- A.
Levi
- B.
Macr
- C.
Macer
- D.
All of the above
- 17.Choose the word/s that means "fire".
- A.
Ignis
- B.
Volcan
- C.
Vol
- D.
Both A & B
- 18.Choose the word that mean(s) "write/ written".
- A.
Graph
- B.
Scrib
- C.
Sign
- D.
All of the above
- 19.Choose the word/s that mean(s) "breath".
- A.
Resp
- B.
Spir
- C.
Pneuma
- D.
Both B & C
- 20.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "straighten/ straight".
- A.
Reg, recti
- B.
Ortho
- C.
Paleo
- D.
Both A & B
- 21.What do "prim", "prime", and "proto" have in common?
- A.
They all mean most important.
- B.
They all mean primary.
- C.
They all mean first.
- D.
None of the above
- 22."Prim", "Prime" and "proto" have a definition in common. What other word has the same definition?
- A.
Arch
- B.
Aut
- C.
Princi
- D.
Both A & B
- 23."Anti", "antico","sen"/"paleo" have a definition in common. What is it?
- A.
They all mean short.
- B.
They all mean old.
- C.
They mean studied.
- D.
Both A & B
- 24."Capit", "capt", "man", "ped", "pod" have something in common. What is it?
- A.
They are all body parts.
- B.
They are all Latin.
- C.
They are all suffixes
- D.
None of the above
- 25.Choose a word/s that mean(s) "eat".
- A.
Phage
- B.
Vor
- C.
Come
- D.
Both A & B
- 26.What does the word "migra" mean?
- A.
To move
- B.
To wander
- C.
Immigration
- D.
Both A & B
- 27.What do "pater", "patri" and "matri" have in common?
- A.
They are all leaders.
- B.
They are all family members
- C.
They are significant.
- D.
Both A & B
- 28.What word means the study of or to study?
- A.
Ology
- B.
Gy
- C.
Gyn
- D.
None of the above
- 29.What word/s mean(s) "great"?
- A.
Mega
- B.
Magn
- C.
Sen
- D.
Both A & B
- 30.What do "hum", "human" and "terra" have in common?
- A.
They all mean humans.
- B.
They all mean mortals.
- C.
They all mean earth/of earth.
- D.
None of the above
- 31.Which root word means "exaggerated fear?
- A.
-poly-
- B.
-phobia
- C.
-cide
- D.
None of the above
- 32.This word/s contain(s) the root that mean(s) "birth / origin".
- A.
Prototype
- B.
Generation
- C.
Genocide
- D.
Both B & C
- 33.This word/s contains the root word that mean(s) "kill":
- A.
Genocide
- B.
Homocide
- C.
Suicide
- D.
All of the above
- 34.What does the word "philantropy" mean?
- A.
The love of animals.
- B.
The love of men.
- C.
Charitable actions that demonstrate love toward mankind.
- D.
All of the above
- 35.What does the word "genocide" mean?
- A.
The killing of one person.
- B.
The killing of a whole race or group.
- C.
A race to kill a group of people
- D.
All of the above
- 36.Which word/s contain(s) the root that means to "look/see"?
- A.
microscope
- B.
Spectator
- C.
Inspect
- D.
All of the above
- 37.Which root word would you use to describe the first edition of something?
- A.
Omni
- B.
Pater
- C.
Proto
- D.
None of the above
- 38.Which word contains the root word meaning "all"?
- A.
Corpse
- B.
Omnipresent
- C.
Omniscient
- D.
Both B & C
- 39.Someone that is afraid of strangers has
- A.
Hydrophobia
- B.
Somniphobia
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
- 40.Someone that is afraid of water has
- A.
Hydrophobia
- B.
Claustrophobia
- C.
Arachnophobia
- D.
None of the above
- 41.Which root means "father"?
- A.
Pater
- B.
Fat
- C.
Filio
- D.
None of the above
- 42.Someone who talks while sleeping is a
- A.
Dormiparlant
- B.
Somniloquist
- C.
Somnimaniac
- D.
None of the above
- 43.Students who are afraid of working would be accused of being
- A.
Ergophobes
- B.
Anthrophobes
- C.
Autophobs
- D.
None of the above
- 44.When getting a manicure, one is curing ones hands. Which words mean cure and hand?
- A.
Cura + man
- B.
Cura + hand
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
- 45.The word disaster comes from not being in the stars. What word means "star"?
- A.
Aster
- B.
Astr
- C.
Estre
- D.
Both A & B
- 46."Anthropophobia" means
- A.
Fear of anthropods
- B.
Fear of people and society
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
- 47.To exhibit fear of colors is to have
- A.
Antropophobia
- B.
Xenophobia
- C.
Chromophobia
- D.
None of the above
- 48.To exhibit fear of clocks is to have
- A.
Chronophobia
- B.
Chronomentrophobia
- C.
Tiempophobia
- D.
None of the above
- 49.To be fearful of marriage is to have
- A.
Gamophobia
- B.
Marriagephobia
- C.
Matrimonyphobia
- D.
None of the above
- 50.To have the fear of speaking in public is to exhibit
- A.
Dentophobia
- B.
Pathophobia
- C.
Glossophobia
- D.
None of the above
- 51.It is difficult to believe that some peope are fearful of women. Name the fear.
- A.
Gynophobia
- B.
Femeninphobia
- C.
Mujephobia
- D.
None of the above
- 52."Hemophobia" means
- A.
To fear the hemisphere
- B.
To fear sisters
- C.
To fear blood
- D.
None of the above
- 53."Microphobia" is
- A.
The fear of microscopes.
- B.
The fear of microbes.
- C.
The fear of small things.
- D.
None of the above
- 54.Someone exhibiting "noctiphobia" would not
- A.
Go out at night
- B.
Go out in public
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
- 55.Someone who would never want to have children might exhibit
- A.
Pedophobia
- B.
Filiophobia
- C.
Ninophobia
- D.
None of the above
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