Lesson 14

Question 1

ammonia

Answer 1

• The temple of Zeus Ammon

- alkaline compound of notrogen and hydrogen

Question 2

aphrodisiac

Answer 2

• Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty

- substance which excites sexual desire

Question 3

hermaphrodite

Answer 3

• Hermaphroditus, who became joined in one body with a nymph

- having both male and female reproductive organs

Question 4

narcissism

Answer 4

• Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection in a pond
• self-love

Question 5

palinuridae

Answer 5

• Palinurus, Aeneas’s pilot

- family of decapod (giáp xác) crustaceans comprising the spiny lobsters

Question 6

Charon evagatus

Answer 6

• Charon, ferryman who took souls across the river Styx

- yellow fever virus

Question 7

Eacles penelope

Answer 7

• penelope, Odysseus’s faithful wife, who wove a tapestry

- moth that weaves a cocoon

Question 8

tendon of achilles

Answer 8

• Achilles, famous warrior vulnerable only in the heel

- strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of the heel

Question 9

hemi-

Answer 9

half

Question 10

mon-

Answer 10

single

Question 11

prot-

Answer 11

first, original

Question 12

di-

Answer 12

twice

Question 13

dich-

Answer 13

in two

Question 14

deut-

deuter-

Answer 14

second

Question 15

tri-

Answer 15

3

Question 16

tetr-

Answer 16

four

Question 17

pent-

Answer 17

five

Question 18

hex-

Answer 18

six

Question 19

hept-

Answer 19

seven

Question 20

oct-

Answer 20

eight

Question 21

enne-

Answer 21

nine

Question 22

dec-

Answer 22

ten

Question 23

hect-

Answer 23

100

Question 24

kilo

Answer 24

1000