ELAR and Spelling

Latin Root Word of the Week

spec =to see          spectacle, spectator, suspect, perspective

scribe =to write     transcribe, prescribe, manuscript, inscribe, transcription

rupt =to break interrupt, abrupt, eruption, bankruptcy

equ =the same   equity, equilibrium, equally, equality

dict =to tell verdict, predict, dictate, dictator  

aud =to hear auditorium, audience, audible, audition

ques =to ask, to seek quest, request, inquisitive, query

port= to carry export, import, porter

vit/viv= alive revive, vivid, vital

geo=earth geothermal, geode, geology, geologist, geophysics

able= worthy of capable, perishable, durable

ance=the state of being annoyance, attendance, repentance, resistance

ible=worthy of edible, sensible, tangible

ate=to make or do duplicate, motivate, procrastinate, nominate

ject=to throw trajectory, interject, projection

mit=to send transmittable, admittance, resubmit, submit

tele=far off/distant telepathy, telescopic, telegram, teleportation

photo=light photogenic, telephoto, photographic 

bio=life bioelectric, biographer, autobiography, antibiotic

vac=empty, free, to leave evacuate, vacancy, evacuees, vaccine

phobia=fear of arachnophobia, claustrophobia aerophobia, dentophobia