Unit 1: Across, Through (dia-, per-)

Front

(n) a thin sheet of material forming a partition; a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals

Back

diaphragm

Front

(n) a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere

Back

diameter

Front

identify the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms

Back

diagnose

Front

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

Back

dialogue

Front

(n) a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations

Back

dialect

Front

(adj) describing a straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape

Back

diagonal

Front

(adj) describing a material or membrane that allows liquids or gases to pass through it

Back

permeable

Front

(v) to interpret or see someone or something in a particular way; to regard as

Back

perceive

Front

pierce and make a hole or holes in

Back

perforate

Front

(v) (of a liquid or gas) to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance

Back

percolate