Root Words
Definition: to hear
Word examples:
1.audio: relating to the transfer of sound
2.audience: a group of listeners or viewers
Definition: self
Word examples:
1.automatic: having self-acting mechanism
2.autobiography: the story of one’s life
written by oneself
Definition: good; well
1. benevolent: kind, well-meaning
2. benefit: something that is helpful or an
advantage; a perk
Definition: life
Word examples:
1. biology: study of living things
2. antibiotic: germ-killing medicine
Definition: time
1.chronological: record of events in the
order or time in which they occurred
2.synchronize: cause to happen at the same
time
Definition: to say
Word examples:
1. contradict: to speak against or say the opposite
2. dictator: a leader who speaks and rules by force
and with total power
Definition: earth
Word examples:
1. geography: study of the earth’s surface, climate,
continents, people, etc.
2. geocaching: the outdoor game involving a hunt
for hidden objects using a GPS
Definition: to step
Word examples:
1. gradual: changing in small steps
2. progress: steps or movement toward a goal
Definition: write
1.calligraphy: elegant handwriting
2.homograph:two words written the same,
but with different meanings
Definition: judge
Word examples:
1. judgement: the ability to judge or make a decision
2. prejudice: to judge before knowing
Definition: place
Word examples:
1. location: a place of settlement, activity, or
residence
2. local: pertaining to a specific place or position
Definition: hand
Word examples:
1. manual: operated by the human hand
2. manicure: a cosmetic treatment of the hand
Definition: extremely small
Word examples:
1. microscope: an instrument that makes small
objects look larger
2. microwave: a small wave used to cook food
Definition: wander or move
1.immigrant: someone who moves to a new
country
2.migrate: to move from one place to another
Definition: death
Word examples:
1. mortal: subject to death
2. mortician: a person who manages funerals
Definition: foot
Word examples:
1. pedestrian: a person who travels on foot
2. podiatrist: a doctor who treats foot disorders
Definition: sound or voice
Word examples:
1. telephone: an electronic device that carries sound
over distance
2. symphony: a large, classical orchestra
Photo
Definition: light
Word examples:
1.photograph: a picture made by
reflecting light off a plate
2.photosynthesis: the process by which
plants use light to make food
Definition: to carry
Word examples:
1. transport: to carry or move from one place to
another
2. portable: capable of being carried or transported
definition: write
1. describe: to write down how something or
someone looks
2. scribble: sloppy handwriting that is hard to read
Rupt
Definition: break or burst
1. Disrupt: break up an event or activity by
causing a disturbance
2. Bankrupt: to be out of money;
financially broken
Definition: to look/see
Word examples:
1. inspect: to look carefully over
2. spectacle: an impressive display or show
Week 3.2
Struct
Definition: to build
1. Construct: to build something
2. Instruct: to teach and build knowledge
of a subject or skill
Definition: with or together
1. Synonym: two words with the same or
similar definitions
2. Symphony: a musical piece that
combines many instruments together.
Week 3.3
Definition: distance
Word examples:
1. television: a device that displays electronic signals
received from a distance
2. telescope: an instrument used to view distant
objects
Definition: to witness
Word examples:
1. testify: to bear witness or give evidence
2. attest: to confirm that something is true,
genuine, or correct
Definition: pull or drag
Word examples:
1. Attract: cause or pull someone to have
an interest in something
2. Subtract: taking or pulling something
away from something else
Trans
Definition: across
1. Transfer: to move across places
2. Translate: change one language across
to another language
Definition: to be empty
Word examples:
1. vacuum: a space devoid of matter
2. evacuate: to leave empty
Definition: to see
Word examples:
1. envision: to picture or imagine something
2. supervise: to oversee work or a process