Read Around Review: sect = cut, separate

What is the root that means cut or separate?

the root sect

What is the word that describes what you would do if you cut something into three sections?

trisect to cut into three separate pieces

What is the word that names the small class of arthropods that have three sections to their bodies?

insect a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies; head, thorax, abdomen

What is the word that names the part on a map at which two streets cross each other?

intersection a point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other

What is the word that describes what you would do to something if you cut it into two pieces?

bisect to cut into two pieces

What is the word that names a separate part of a society or group?

sector a separate part of a society, group, or area

What is the word that identifies the surgery that is done on living animals for medical research?

vivisection surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases

What is the word that names a type of couch that is made up of several pieces?

sectional a couch that is made up of separate pieces

What is the word that describes what you would do if you cut across something?

transect to cut across something

What is the word that describes a separate part of something?

section a separate part of something

What is the word that means to cut something apart so it can be investigated?

dissect to cut apart for the purpose of investigation

What does the prefix trans mean?

across

What does the prefix re mean?

again

What does the prefix viv mean?

life