1. Root Words
sect = cut; separate

2. 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.

3. dissect (verb)
Definition:
To cut apart for the purpose of investigation
In biology class, students dissect a cow’s heart to study anatomy.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. section (noun) Definition: A separate part of something.
My father only reads the sports section of the newspaper in the morning with his coffee.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. transect (verb) Definition: To cut across something
The new freeway will transect our neighborhood so many neighbors will lose their homes.

10. 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.

11. 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.