GREEK & LATIN WORD PARTS (1)

by Lauren Goldenberg
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  1. The root for year is in which word?
    BANANADECADEBIRTHDAYPERENNIAL
  2. Triptychs are paintings with how many parts?
    1234
  3. The preamble to a document comes:
    AT THE BEGINNINGAT THE ENDIN THE MIDDLEAT A LATER DATE
  4. The root which is common to both pantheism and theology means:
    ALLGODSTUDYNATURE
  5. The root common to both supervise and television means:
    HEARSENDSEEABOVE
  6. A mortician deals with which kinds of bodies?
    DEAD ONESFALSE ONESGOOD ONESLARGE ONES
  7. The root of the word terrarium means:
    STARSEARTHSUNMOON

    How about aquarium?

    WATERLIFEFIREAIR

  8. An ambidextrous persona can write with his or her:
    BOTH FEETBOTH HANDSRIGHT HANDRIGHT FOOT
  9. A claustrophobic person:
    SPEAKS NEGATIVELYLOVES STEALINGWANTS TO DO GOODFEARS SMALL SPACES
  10. The root for heart is in which word?
    CRYPTICCARDIACENCYCLICALECLIPSE
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