Greek Roots Challenge

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PSEUDONYM

(Hint: it contains 2 Greek roots!)

• perfect hair

• false name

• last name

• difficult task

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ANTHROPOLOGY

(Hint: it contains 2 Greek roots!)

• study of humans

• type of wheel

• study of animals

• water cycle

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MICROPHOBIA

(Hint: it contains 2 Greek roots!)

• study of bacteria

• measurement of time

• fear of small things

• sensitivity to light

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DYNAMIC

• a power that causes change

• measurement of time

• fear of small things

• sensitivity to light

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HYPERFOCUS

• the water cycle

• not paying attention

• fear of small things

• paying more attention than is necessary

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HETEROCHROMIA

• having different colored eyes

• having the same colored eyes

• having only one eye

• closing one's eyes

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THERMOMETER

(Hint: This word contains 2 Greek roots!)

• a device that measures distance

• a device that measures heat

• a device that measures time

• a device that measures sound

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TELEGRAPH

(Hint: This word contains 2 Greek roots!)

• a system for transmitting written messages from a distance

• a device that measures heat

• a system for transmitting sound from a distance

• a device that measures sound

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

(Hint: This word contains 3 Greek roots!)

• writing about scientific topics

• the study of life

• writing about someone else's life

• writing about one's own life

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HYPOTHERMIA

(Hint: This word contains 3 Greek roots!)

• a condition in which your temperature is above normal

• the water cycle

• a condition in which your temperature is below normal

• a system for sending messages via boat