Book 6 Vocabulary ALL

Vocabulary from classical roots book 6

vis-

to see; sight

spect-

to look at; to watch

audi

to hear

phon

sound

-orium / -arium

place

voc

to call; voice

dict

to speak, to say

pre-

before

scrib/scrip

to write

graph

to write; to record

sub-

below

auto-

self

bio-

life

soci

companion

mem

memory

-logy

science

-logist

scientist

de-

down; off of; undo

sub-

under; below

pro-

up; forward

port

to carry, carrying

mis / mit

to send, sending

vers/vert

to turn

contra

against

di- / dis-

apart; aside

man

to handle

sol / solv

to loosen; to release

ped

foot

poli

city, government

gen

family, race

nat

birthplace, nation

-ician

a person who works or specializes in

-er / -or

one who does something

spir

to breathe; alive

photo

light

flam

fire

per-

through

-ible / -able

able to be

-ize

to make; to cause to be

super-

big, above

envision

v. to imagine; to form a picture in the mind of something that has not yet happened

revise

v. to look back and change; to correct and improve

supervise

v. to direct or oversee, to look after and take care of

visible

adj. able to be seen or perceived

visor

n. a shield for the eyes, like the brim of a cap or the sunshade in a car

prospect

v. to look for; to explore and search for mineral deposits

n. something that is looked forward to

respect

n. admiration, high regard

n. a specific point or detail

v. to have a good opinion of; to look up to

spectator

n. onlooker, one who watches an event without taking part

spectacle

n. a strikingly grand or unusual sight

spectacular

adj. impressive to look at, remarkable

audible

adj. able to be heard, loud enough to hear

audience

n. the people who hear a speech or performance

audition

n. a tryout for a role; a hearing to test and judge a performer’s ability

v. to perform for a part; to try out for a role

auditorium

n. a large room or hall where people gather to hear speakers or view performers

inaudible

adj. not able to be heard, too soft or faint to hear, unheard

megaphone

n. a cone-shaped horn used to direct the voice and make it sound louder

phonics

n. the study of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet

saxophone

n. a curved wind instrument made of brass with a reed mouthpiece and keys for the fingers

stereophonic

adj. an electronic system that blends sounds from more than one source

symphony

n. a long piece of music to be played by an orchestra

avocation

n. a pastime or hobby; a profession practiced with enjoyment

vocal

adj. connected with speaking or with the voice

adj. expressing one’s ideas firmly and often; outspoken

vocalist

n. singer

vocation

n. a job; a calling or inclination toward a type of work or service

addictive

adj. habit-forming, hard to break away from, easy to say yes to

contradict

v. to speak against, to say the opposite of

dictation

n. the act of saying words for someone else to write down

dictator

n. a person who commands and rules with total authority

predict

v. to say what will happen in the future, often using reason or experience

verdict

n. the wrods of decision from a jury

postscript

n. a note added after ending a letter (often abbreviated as PS)

prescription

n. an order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor

scribe

n. before the invention of printing, a person who wrote books by hand; a writer

script

n. the text of a play, movie, or broadcast

n. handwriting

subscription

n. an order for, or a pledge to pay for, regular copies of a publication, a group of plays or concerts, and so on

autobiography

n. a life story written by the person who lived it

autograph

v. to sign one’s name

n. a signature

biography

n. an account of someone’s life, written by another person

geography

n. the study of different features of the different places on earth

paragraph

n. a section of a piece of writing, dealing with one topic

superscript

n. a distinguishing symbol (as a numeral or letter) written immediately above or above and to the side of another character

transcribe

v. put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form

choreography

n. the art of symbolically representing dancing; the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet

polygraph

n. an instrument for recording changes in physiological characteristics, such as pulse or breathing rate; lie-detector

cartography

n. The science or practice of drawing maps

antisocial

adj. unfriendly; not enjoying the company of others

adj. harmful or hostile to the society of other people

association

n. a club, society, or organization of people with similar interests

n. connection, friendship

dissociate

v. to break the ties between, separate from, stop associating with

society

n. people, human beings living and working as a group or a community

n. a club, association, or organization of people with similar interests

sociologist

n. a scientist who works in the areas of sociology, which examines the relationships, values, and institutions of communities of people

commemorate

v. to honor the memory of

memento

n. an object that reminds one of a special time or place

memorandum

n. a written or typed note to help one remember something

memorial

n. a monument or statue build in memory of a person or an event

adj. serving as a reminder

remembrance

n. an object that keeps a memory of something alive

socialism

n. a theory of government in which the whole community rather than individuals owns all of its property and resources.

memoir

n. an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience

n. an account of the author's own life; autobiography.

memorabilia

n. a collection of mementos

decrease

v. to make less, to become smaller

n. the process of getting smaller

dejected

adj. downhearted, in low spirits, unhappy