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Vocab 1.5 Prefix epi-

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the Greek prefix 'epi-'?

a)

Means 'upon, to, add to'

b)

Means 'under, below'

c)

Means 'before, in front of'

d)

Means 'against, opposite'

2.

What word means 'fleeting, transient, not lasting; literally, upon the day'?

a)

ephemeral

b)

perpetual

c)

immutable

d)

enduring

3.

What word is defined as 'the spot upon the earth’s surface marking the center of an earthquake'?

a)

epicenter

b)

focus

c)

fault line

d)

seismic wave

4.

What word means 'a plague or disease that falls upon a group of people; affecting a large population'?

a)

epidemic

b)

remedy

c)

vaccine

d)

antidote

5.

What word is defined as 'the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases that affect groups of people'?

a)

epidemiology

b)

oncology

c)

cardiology

d)

neurology

6.

What word means 'the outer membrane of flesh sitting upon the dermis or skin'?

a)

epidermis

b)

hypodermis

c)

pericardium

d)

endothelium

7.

What word is defined as 'a terse and witty poem or expression; originally, a short saying written upon a plaque or headstone'?

a)

epigram

b)

elegy

c)

sonnet

d)

limerick

8.

What word means 'a disease in which tremors seize upon a person'?

a)

epilepsy

b)

anemia

c)

asthma

d)

diabetes

9.

What word is defined as 'an afterword added to a completed text'?

a)

epilogue

b)

prologue

c)

appendix

d)

preface

10.

What word means 'a vision in which a phantom or deity appears to a person; also, a sudden idea, thought, or revelation that appears to a person'?

a)

epiphany

b)

mirage

c)

illusion

d)

apparition

11.

What word is defined as 'a unit of action added to other scenes entering a narrative plot or play'?

a)

episode

b)

dialogue

c)

prologue

d)

climax

12.

What word means 'a formal letter sent to a reader or community'?

a)

epistle

b)

novel

c)

memo

d)

report

13.

What word is defined as 'an inscription or saying written upon a tomb or grave marker'?

a)

epitaph

b)

epigraph

c)

eulogy

d)

mantra

14.

What word means 'an adjective placed or added to a noun to produce a commonly known phrase'?

a)

epithet

b)

metaphor

c)

adverb

d)

prefix

15.

What word is defined as 'an abbreviated form of a large book; literally, a cut made upon a book to shorten it; also, the embodiment or representation of an idea'?

a)

epitome

b)

appendix

c)

preface

d)

synopsis