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Word Cell Red Book U
Word Cell Red Book Unit 1 to 6 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one-legged support | unipod |
| taking place twice a year | biannual |
| of or pertaining to one language | unilingual |
| to make one | unify |
| being one-sided | unilateral |
| an animal written about in fables, pictured as having a single horn in the middle of its forehead | unicorn |
| a one-wheeled vehicle | unicycle |
| lasting for, consisting of, or taking place every 200 years | bicentennial |
| lasting for 2 years | biennial |
| of or pertaining to two languages | bilingual |
| a two-footed animal, as is man | biped |
| a two-winged airplane | biplane |
| to cut or to divide something into two equal parts | bisect |
| the number named by a unit with nine zeros after it | billion |
| a plane geometric figure of three sides and three angles | triangle |
| being three-sided | trilateral |
| of or pertaining to three languages | trilingual |
| a three-legged stand or support | tripod |
| the number named by a unit with twelve zeros after it | trillion |
| lasting for four years | quadrennial |
| being four-sided; a geometric figure formed from four straight lines | quadrilateral |
| being four-footed; as horses, dogs, cats | quadruped |
| a combination or collection of four of a kind; one of four children born at the same time to the same mother | quadruplet |
| a measure of volume or capacity; the fourth part of a gallon | quart |
| a musical composition for four voices or instruments | quartet |
| the number named by a unit with fifteen zeros after | quadrillion |
| a musical composition for five voices or instruments | quintet |
| a combination or collection of five of a kind; one of five children born at about the same time to the same mother | quintuplet |
| the number named by a unit with 18 zeros after it | quintillion |
| an athletic contest in which the contestants took part in five different events | pentathlon |
| a plane geometric figure of five sides and five angles | pentagon |
| the five-sided headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense located in Washington, D.C. | Pentagon |
| worthy of being loved | lovable |
| capable of being carried | portable |
| capable of being heard | audible |
| capable of being believed | credible |
| one who possesses a million dollars | millionaire |
| any animal capable of living in water or on land | amphibian |
| a large sea located between Europe and Africa | Mediterranean |
| a person who is in charge of a library | librarian |
| a word directly opposite to another in meaning | antonym |
| a room used as an entrance to another room or rooms | anteroom |
| the chief enemy | archenemy |
| the sole ruler of a kingdom or empire | monarch |
| without rule; complete absence of government | anarchy |
| a belief held by many that one’s spirit after death, enters into a new body | reincarnation |
| flesh-eating, as cats, dogs, and bears | carnivorous |
| the one-hundredth part of a country’s basic monetary unit | cent |
| lasting for or consisting of one hundred years | centennial |
| consisting of 100 degrees | centigrade |
| one hundredth of a meter | centimeter |
| the killing of one human being by another | homicide |
| the act of taking one’s own life | suicide |
| one who is licensed to clean, fill or extract teeth | dentist |
| a substance using in brushing teeth; toothpaste | dentifrice |
| a dentist who specializes in correcting or straightening teeth | orthodontist |
| sleeping; not active | dormant |
| a place used for the purpose of sleeping | dormitory |
| a building or group of building in which goods are manufactured | factory |
| to make products by hand, by machinery, or by other means | manufacture |
| capable of being bent | flexible |
| to turn away or aside from | deflect |
| to change to rock or stone; as certain trees under proper atmospheric conditions will ________ | petrify |
| of or pertaining to flowers | floral |
| many-flowered; containing many flowers | multifloral |
| to break; to separate | fracture |
| easily broken | fragile |
| the half of a ball or sphere | hemisphere |
| taking place twice a year, or every six months | semiannual |
| the half of a circle | semicircle |
| relating to gems which are not ranked with those of the highest value; as garnets, jade, etc. | semiprecious |
| one who is a funeral director; undertaker | mortician |
| one who does not believe in the existence of a God | atheist |
| to work together; to cooperate | collaborate |
| work which is either physical or mental | labor |
| a room or building in which scientific tests are carried out | laboratory |
| the study of the supposed influence of the stars and planets on the lives and behavior of humans based on the 12 signs of the Zodiac | astrology |
| science dealing with life and living organisms | biology |
| science dealing with the earth’s structure and history | geology |
| science of the mind and human behavior | psychology |
| science which collects, studies, and explains facts about animals | zoology |
| insanity; craziness | lunacy |
| of or pertaining to the moon | lunar |
| an exaggerated craving for books | bibliomania |
| an uncontrollable urge to steal | kleptomania |
| an insane desire to see things burn | pyromania |