Greek Roots Unit 5

Dict

Say, Declare

Scrib/Script

Write

Graph/Gram

Write, Draw, Describe, Record

Dicate

(v) - to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree

Contradict

(v) - to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth

Edict

(n) - an official order given by a person with power or by a government

Autobiography

(n) - a person’s life story written by that person

Telegram

(n) - a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as a wire or cable

Calligraphy

(n) - the art of beautiful handwriting

Graphic

(adj) - shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking

Inscription

(n) - words that are written on or cut into a surface

Transcript

(n) - a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

Prescription

(n) - a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take