Question

Using your knowledge of roots, choose the best word to complete the following sentence: Just the sight of _______________________ gives me the creepy-crawlie

A) panaceas
B) dentifrices
C) pandemics
D) arachnids

Answer 1

Just the sight of (D) arachnids gives me the creepy-crawlies.

Arachnids are class of species which include spiders, etc. Arachnide is a French word which means spider. Its Arachnida in Modern Latin.

Answer 2

The correct option is D) arachnids

Arachnids are a class of chelicerata arthropods from which more than 102,000 species have been described. Includes well-known forms such as spiders, ticks and other mites, or scorpions.

Arachnophobia is the disgust or irrational phobia of spiders. It is one of the most common phobias, and possibly the most widespread animal phobia.