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Greek WordsLesson 6
Greek Words Lesson 6
Question | Answer |
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CHIROMANCY | art of telling fortunes by inspecting the hand |
HYPODERMIC | medicine used by injection directly under the skin |
PLASTIC | capable of being molded into a desired form |
DERMATITIS | inflammation of the skin |
DACTYLOLOGY | study of finger rings or engraved gems |
MONOTONE | having but a single tone |
PACHYDERM | thick-skinned (as an elephant) |
CHIROGRAPHY | handwriting |
POLYGLOT | speaking several languages |
TAUTOLOGY | unnecessary repetition (redundancy) |
CEPHALOPOD | class of mollusks with head and tentacles (arms) taking the place of a foot |
LOGOMACHY | war about mere words |
CEPHALALGIA | headache |
OSTEOTOMY | the operation of dividing a bone as to remedy deformity |
ATOM | smallest particle (indivisible) |