1. SECT =
TO CUT, TO SEPARATE

2. bisect (v)
To cut into two pieces

3. dissect (v)
To cut apart for the purpose of investigation.

4. insect (n)
A class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies

5. intersection (n)
The point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other

6. section (n)
A separate part of something

7. sectional (n)
A couch that is made up of separate pieces

8. sector (n)
A separate part of a society, group, or area

9. transect (v)
To cut across something

10. trisect (v)
To cut into three separate pieces

11. vivisection (n)
Surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases.

12. anecdote (n)
a short and interesting story about a real incident or person