Root Words sect = cut; separate
bisect (verb) Definition: To cut into two pieces In geometry we will be studying how to bisect a right angle into two 45 degree angles.
dissect (verb) Definition: To cut apart for the purpose of investigation In biology class, students dissect a cow’s heart to study anatomy.
insect (noun) Definition: A class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, abdomen An ant is an example of an insect in that it has a head, thorax, and abdomen.
intersection (noun) Definition: The point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other The intersection at Alma School and Queen Creek Road is dangerous to cross.
section (noun) Definition: A separate part of something. My father only reads the sports section of the newspaper in the morning with his coffee.
sectional (noun) Definition: A couch that is made up of separate pieces My brother is always hogging the living room sectional when his favorite TV show comes on.
sector (noun) Definition: A separate part of society, group, or area Pennsylvania has several Amish sectors dotted across its countryside and visitors are welcome to the Amish communities.
transect (verb) Definition: To cut across something The new freeway will transect our neighborhood so many neighbors will lose their homes.
trisect (verb) Definition: To cut into three separate pieces. The students trisected the project, but poor Martha, as usual, had to complete the biggest portion.
vivisection (noun) Definition: Surgery on living animals; Medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, and diseases Protests against animal research due to vivisection and experimentation on helpless animals are common.