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Greek WordsLesson 6
Greek Words Lesson 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |