Matching Exercise

Match the study term or technique with the definition. You may use some terms more than once, or not at all.


1				government in which one person has all the power. Auto means "self or by one's self."


2				characterized by expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; kind; generous.


3				able to hold much


4				a person who has given money or other help as to a charity or school.


5				something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby.


6				made up of or supported by two political parties.


7				eyeglasses in which each lens has two parts, one for reading and seeing nearby objects and the other for seeing things further away.


8				matter that is capable of breaking down or decomposing so that it can return to the life cycle.


9				consisting of or representing members of two separate races.


10				the power to do something.


11				having two groups in the lawmaking body. The __________ U.S. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.


12				a person or group that receives benefits.


13				the study of the chemistry of life processes in both plants and animals.


14				the killing of someone by law as punishment for a crime.


15				inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile.


16				a means "from," and vert means "turn," so the literal meaning is "to turn from."


17				Since biblio means "book," a __________ is a person who loves or collects books.


18				an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.


19				a blessing; an utterance of good wishes.


20				an account of a person's life written by someone else.


21				Because auto means "self," a(n) __________ is a story of one's own life written by oneself.


22				the removal of bits of living tissue for analysis.


23				sect means "to cut," so __________ means to cut or divide into two equal parts.


24				the act of marrying one person while already legally married to another.


25				engaged in warfare; showing readiness to fight; hostile.


26				a water animal whose soft body is inside a shell of two parts hinged together, such as a clam or oyster.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 26

A)	bivalve
B)	capital punishment
C)	bicameral
D)	autocracy
E)	benevolent
F)	avert
G)	barometer
H)	biography
I)	bifocals
J)	biracial
K)	capability
L)	biochemistry
M)	biopsy
N)	bisect
O)	bigamy
P)	bibliophile
Q)	belligerent
R)	avocation
S)	benediction
T)	autobiography
U)	biodegradable
V)	beneficiary
W)	bipartisan
X)	bellicose
Y)	benefactor
Z)	capacious

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