Test December 15, 2014
Word List: Graph=Writing
autobiography – (n) writing about a person’s life written by that person
autograph- (n) the writing of one’s own name
bibliography- (n) the written list of all of the books used in a report or book
biography- (n) a book written about a person’s life
cartography- (n) mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts
homograph- (n) a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g., bow-hair and bow-ship)
paragraph- (n) a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence
phonograph- (n) record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound
photography- (n) the use of light to record an image using a camera
seismograph- (n) a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth
Test January 5th, 2015
Word List: scrib, script=write
describe- (v) to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing
inscription-(n) a short dedication written in a book
manuscript- (n) a piece of writing; a book
postscript- (n) P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
prescription- (n) a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
scribble- (n) sloppy writing that is hard to read
scribe- (n) a person who writes things down
script- (n) a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
subscription-(n) a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
transcribe- (v) to write down or record; to translate
Test January 12th, 2015
Word List: cred=believe
accreditation- (n) granting approval or belief in a school
credential- (n) a document that proves a person is believable
credible– (adj) believable; reliable
credit- (v) to believe that someone will do something
creditor –(n) a person who believes htat he will be paid back the money that he loaned
credulous- (adj_ tending to belive too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled
creed –(n) a set of religious beliefs or principles
discredit- (v) to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
incredible- (adj) not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredulous-(adj) doubting; unwilling or unable to believe
Test Jan26th, 2015
Word List: jur, jus, jud= law; justice
adjure- (v)to give up rights; to recant
judge–(n) a person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner, or settlea controversy
jurisdiction –(n) the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed
jurist- (n) an expert in law
jury –(n) a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
just- (adj) lawful; fair
justice- (n) fairness; rightfulness
justification –(n) the fact that is said to prove that something is true
justify- (v) to prove; to offer
perjury- (v) to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath
Test Feb. 2nd, 2015
Word List: ben, bene, bon= good, well
Benediction- (n) a good blessing in a religious service
Benefactor- (n) a good kperson who offers help or donates money
Beneficial- (adj) having a good outcome; favorable
Beneficiary –(n) a person who receives something good from someone else such as an inheritance
Benefit –(v) to gain or receive good results from something
Benevolent –(adj) kind; good-hearted
Benign- (adj) favorable; having a good effect; not harmful
Bonafide- (adj) in good faith; authentic; genuine; real
Bonus- (n) anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)
Bon voyage- (n) French for “have a good trip”
Test Feb 9th, 2015
Word List: mal, male = bad; abnormal; worse
Dismal-(adj) depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
Malady –(n) bad health; illness; sickness
Malaria- (bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes
Malefactor- (n) an evildoer; a person who does bad things
Malevolent- (adj) a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others
Malfeasance- (n)wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
Malice –(n) mischief; evil intent; bad
Malignant- (adj) harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
Malnourished- (adj) having bad health or having poor nutrition
Malodorous – (adj) bad smell; stinky
Test Feb 16th, 2015
Word List: bio
Antibiotic- (n) a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
Autobiography –(n) a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life
Biography –(n) a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else
Biologist –(n) a person who studies living things
Biology- (n) the study of living things
Biopsy –(n) the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
Biosphere- (n) the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep crust and the lower atmosphere)
Macrobiotic diet- (n) a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural food
Neurobiology- (n) the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react
Symbiosis –(n) how tow different living organisms live together and depend on each other
Test Feb 23rd, 2015
Word List: vit, viv = live; life
Revitalize – (v) to bring something back after it declined in condition or popularity; to breathe new life into something
Revive –(v) to bring back to life again
Survival –(n) the ability to continue living
Survivor –(a person who lives through a difficult event or experience
Vital – (adj) necessary or essential to life
vitality – (n) quality or state of being full of life; state of being full or enery
Vitamin –(n) a tablet of substances that are thought to promote a healthy life
Vivacious –(adj) full of life; fun; lively; animated
Vivid- (adj) “as big as life”, brightly colored; daring
Vivisection –(n) surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animals to study organs, parts, or diseases