Reader\'s Digest Australia & New Zealand - June 2018

June• 2018 | 143

IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR

Word Power

BRAIN POWER

BY GEORGE MURRAY

Mixed Messages

PuristsgrindtheirteethwhentheyencounterwordsthatmixLatinand

Greek origins. See if you can root out the meanings of these hybrid words.

1.amoraladj.–A:pointofastory.
B:outsidethescopeofmoral
judgement. C: small mushroom.

2.monolingualadj.–A:speaking
onelanguage.B:arepetitivesound.
C:havingatonguethatisn’tforked.

3.neonaten.–A:newborn.B:anew
employee.C:illuminatedsign.

4.bigamyn.–A:marriagetomore
than one person. B: twofold increase
insize.C:twice-removedrelative.

5.geostationaryadj.–A:worldmap
on paper. B: designed for digging soil.
C: matching the Earth’s rotation.

6.dysfunctionn.–A:abnormal
workings.B:power surge. C: ire
prevention.

7.hexadecimaladj.–A:ofanumber
systemwithabaseof16.B:six-sided
die.C:onesixthofadollar.

8.sociopathyn.–A:cultureshock.
B: antisocial personality disorder.

C: pathological friendliness.

9.periglacialadj.–A:lightbluein

colour.B:ofanareanext to a glacier.

C: involving skiing.

10.meritocracyn.–A:underwater

city. B: society controlled by

billionaires. C: group run by the

most accomplished and talented.

11.bioluminescencen.–

A: production of light by living

organisms. B: electrostatic discharge.

C: generating power.

12.quadraphonicadj.–A:onfour

legs.B:signalledfromadrone.

C: using four sound channels.

13.liposuctionn.–A:removalof

fat. B: carpet-cleaning solution.

C:thecreationofavacuum.

14.biodiversity– A: ability of living

organismstoreproduce.B:variety

oflifeformsinaspeciicarea.

C: species with varied forms.