WEEK OF MARCH 30th - Spellabulary List
scrib, script = write
describe (verb) - to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing
inscription (noun) - a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something (coin or monument)
manuscript (noun) - a piece of writing; a book
postscript (noun) - P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
prescription (noun) - a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
scribble (noun) - sloppy writing that is hard to read
scribe (noun) - a person who writes things down
script (noun) - a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
subscription (noun) - a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
transcribe (verb) - to write down or record; to translate
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Table of Contents- list of chapters or topics located in the text
Headings- a short phrase or sentence at the beginning of a section that tells the key points or topic of that section.
Types of Print- Helps make new or important words stand out in the text.
Photographs and Illustrations - Helps you know exactly what something looks like, usually accurate.
Charts and Graphs- An organized picture of information which matches the information discussed in the section.
Captions and Labels- Phrases or sentences that match and summarize a photo or diagram.
Text box and Sidebars- Gives additional information and background knowledge to support the text.
Timeline - The order that events happened in time. Also might shed light on why event happened.
Glossary- An alphabetical list of vocabulary words and their definitions located in the back of the text.
Index- An alphabetical list of subjects discussed in the text along with the page they can be found on, located in the back of the text.
ped = foot
biped (noun) - a creature with two feet
centipede (noun) - a creature with 100 feet
impediment (noun) - something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
millipede (noun) - a creature with 1,000 feet
pedal (noun) - a lever that is moved with one's foot
peddler (noun) - a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
pedestrian (noun) - a person who walks across the street on foot
pedicure (noun) - a foot treatment that could include soaking the feet and polishing the toenails
quadruped (noun) - a four-footed creature
tripod (noun) - a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/spellabulary-ped/1663362/?ref=link
man, manu = hand
emancipate (verb) - to set free; to lend a hand in freeing someone; to release from someone's hands
manacles (noun) - handcuffs
manager (noun) - a person who has the upper hand; a person in charge of someone or something
mandate (noun) - an order or command placed in one's hands
maneuver (verb) - to handily or skillfully go around something
manicure (noun) - a treatment for the hands and nails
manipulate (verb) - to skillfully operate by hand
manual (noun) - a handbook; a book of directions
manufacture (verb) - to make by hand or by machine; to change raw materials into a new product
manuscript (noun) - a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/spellabulary-man-manu/1773422/?ref=link
spec = see, look
inspect (verb) - to look at carefully in search of flaws
introspection (noun) - the act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings
perspective (noun) - one way of looking at things
respect (verb) - to look up to someone; to show honor
retrospective (adjective) - looking back at past things
spectacle (noun) - something displayed for the public to see
spectacles (noun) - glasses that help someone see better
spectator (noun) - a person who watches something, such as a sporting event
speculate (verb) - to look at and think about something from different points of view
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/spec-spellabulary-video/2030203/?ref=link
dict = speak
contradict (verb) - to speak against; to say the opposite
dictation (noun) - what is written down as someone says it
dictator (noun) - a leader who speaks and rules with total power
diction (noun) - the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken)
dictionary (noun) - a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined
dictum (noun) - a judge's ruling or statement
edict (noun) - public words issued by an official that explain a law or command
indictment (noun) - formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime
predict (verb) - to say what will happen before it occurs
verdict (noun) - the decisions a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/dict-speak/2179587/?ref=link
ject = throw
dejected (adjective) - to feel sad; to feel thrown down in spirit
eject (verb) - to throw out
injection (noun) - a shot; the "throwing" of medicine into the body by a needle
interjection (noun) - a word thrown into a sentence or conversation
jettison (verb) - to throw goods overboard to lighten the load on a boat or an airplane
projectile (noun) - an object thrown into the air with great force
projector (noun) - a machine that throws an image onto a wall
reject (verb) - to throw something out because it's defective and can't be used again
subject (verb) - to throw oneself under someone else's rule
trajectory (noun) - the curved path of an object thrown into space
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/ject-throw/2330552/?s=4m5U6n&ref=link
sect = cut; separate
bisect (verb) - to cut into two pieces
dissect (verb) - to cut apart for the purpose of investigation
insect (noun) - a class of small arthropod animals that has three separate sections to their bodies; head, thorax, abdomen
intersection (noun) - the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other
section (noun) - a separate part of something
sectional (noun) - a couch that is made up of separate pieces
sector (noun) - a separate part of a society, group, or area
transect (verb) - to cut across something
trisect (verb) - to cut into three separate pieces
vivisection (noun) - surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study organs, tissues, or diseases
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/sect-cut-separate/2338137/?s=3MU5HU&ref=link
port = carry
deport (verb) - to carry or send away from a country; to banish
export (verb) - to carry out of the country
import (verb) - to carry into the country
portable (adjective) - capable of being easily carried
portage (noun) - the route which boats and supplies are carried over land from one lake/river to another
porter (noun) - an attendant who carries travelers luggage for them
portfolio (noun) - a case for carrying loose papers
report (noun) - a collection of writing that carries information to be shared again with someone new
support (verb) - to carry the weight of something
transport (verb) - to carry something from one place to another
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/port-spellabulary-video/3139010/?ref=link
miss, mit = send
admit (verb) - to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss (verb) - to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit (verb) - to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission (noun) - a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent for snacks or stretch breaks
missile (noun) - a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission (noun) - a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit (verb) - to leave out; to not send
remit (verb) - to send back (usually related to paying bills)
submit (verb) - to “send” yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power
transmit (verb) - to send something across places; to pass along
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/miss-mit-spellabulary/3269884/?ref=link
graph = writing
autobiography (noun) - writing about a person's life written by that person
autograph (noun) - the writing of one's own name
bibliography (noun) - a written list of all the books used in a report or book
biography (noun) - a book written about a person's life
cartography (noun) - mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts
homograph (noun) - a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g., bow:hair and bow:ship )
paragraph (noun) - a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence
phonograph (noun) - record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound
photography (noun) - the use of light to record an image using a camera
seismograph (noun) - a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/graph-writing-spellabulary/3484602/?ref=link
scrib, script = write
describe (verb) - to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing
inscription (noun) - a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something (coin or monument)
manuscript (noun) - a piece of writing; a book
postscript (noun) - P.S.; a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished
prescription (noun) - a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
scribble (noun) - sloppy writing that is hard to read
scribe (noun) - a person who writes things down
script (noun) - a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out
subscription (noun) - a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
transcribe (verb) - to write down or record; to translate
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/scrib-script-writing/3722737/?ref=link
cred = believe
accreditation (noun) - granting approval or belief in a school
credential (noun) - a document that proves a person is believable
credible (adjective) - believable; reliable
credit (verb) - to believe that someone will do something
creditor (noun) - a person who believes that s/he will be paid back the money that s/he loaned
credulous (adjective) - tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled
creed (noun) - a set of religious beliefs or principles
discredit (verb) - to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue
incredible (adjective) - not believable; improbable; unlikely
incredulous (adjective) - doubting; unwilling or unable to believe
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/spellabulary-cred-believe/3900325/?ref=link
jur, jus, jud = law
abjure (verb) - to give up rights; to recant
judge (noun) - a person chosen to interpret laws, decide on a winner, or settle controversy
jurisdiction (noun) - the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed
jurist (noun) - an expert in law
jury (noun) - a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
just (adjective) - lawful; fair
justice (noun) - fairness; rightfulness
justification (noun) - the fact that is said to prove that something is true
justify (verb) - to prove; to offer
perjury (noun) - the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/spellabulary-jur-jus-jud/4300964/?ref=link
ben, bene, bon = good, well
benediction (noun) - a good blessing in a religious service
benefactor (noun) - a good person who offers help or donates money
beneficial (adjective) - having a good outcome; favorable
beneficiary (noun) - a person who receives something good from someone else such as an inheritance
benefit (verb) - to gain or receive good results from something
benevolent (adjective) - kind; good-hearted
benign (adjective) - favorable; having a good effect; not harmful
bonafide (adjective) - in good faith; authentic; genuine; real
bonus (noun) - anything good that is received over and beyond what was expected (usually money)
bon voyage (noun) - French for “have a good trip”
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/ben-bene-bon-good-well/4504970/?ref=link
mal, male = bad; abnormal; worse
dismal (adjective) - depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
malady (noun) - bad health; illness; sickness
malaria (noun) - bad air; a disease usually spread by infect mosquitoes
malefactor (noun) - an evildoer; a person who does bad things
malevolent (adjective) - a word that describes someone who wishes bad things would happen to others
malfeasance (noun) - wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
malice (noun) - mischief; evil intent; bad will
malignant (adjective) - harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
malnourished (adjective) - having bad health or having poor nutrition
malodorous (adjective) - bad smell; stink
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/mal-male-spellabulary-video/4760827/?s=atzREw&ref=link
bio = life
antibiotic (noun) - a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
autobiography (noun) - a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life
biography (noun) - a piece of writing about a person's life written by someone else
biologist (noun) - a person who studies living things
biology (noun) - the study of living things
biopsy (noun) - the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination
biosphere (noun) - the zone of planet Earth where there is life
macrobiotic diet (noun) - a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural foods
neurobiology (noun) -the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react
symbiosis (noun) - how two different living organisms live together and depend on each other
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/bio-spellabulary-video/5228352/?s=EkTqfr&ref=link
vit, viv = live; life
revitalize (verb) - to bring something back after it declined in condition or popularity; to breathe new life into something
revive (verb) - to bring back to life again
survival (noun) - the ability to continue living
survivor (noun) - a person who lives through a different event or experience
vital (adjective) - necessary or essential to life
vitality (noun) - quality or state of being full of life; state of being full of energy
vitamin (noun) - a tablet of substances that are thought to promote a healthy life
vivacious (adjective) - full of life; fun; lively; animated
vivid (adjective) - “as big as life”; brightly colored; daring
vivisection (noun) - surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into animals to study organs, parts, or diseases
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/vit-viv-spellabulary-video/5537252/?s=x0GLBD&ref=link
flect, flex = bend
deflect (verb) - to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
flexible (adjective) - capable of bending without breaking
flexor (noun) - a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg
inflection (noun) - the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down
inflexible (adjective) - not capable of being bent without breaking
reflect (verb) - to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
reflection (noun) - the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back
reflex angle (noun) - an angle that is greater than 180 degree, an angle bent beyond the straight line
retroflex (adjective) - bent or turned backward
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/flect-flex-bend-spellabulary-video/5806763/?s=WL8NuN&ref=link
frail, fract, frag = break; shatter
fractals (noun) - the type of geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of a design
fraction (noun) - a part of a whole; a broken piece of something that is no longer whole
fracture (noun) - a break in a part of the body
fragile (adjective) - so delicate that it could break easily; easily damaged
fragment (noun) - an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence
fragmented (adjective) - describes something that is broken into pieces
frail (adjective) - being easily broken or destroyed
infraction (noun) - a broken rule; a violation
refract (verb) - to bend light so that it looks like it is broken
suffrage (noun) - the right to vote in an election
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/fract-frail-frag-video/6011502/?s=gnFFlH&ref=link
junct, join, jug = to join, meet, or link
conjoined (adjective) - joined together; combined; united
conjugate (verb) - to join together to match a correct verb in grammar
conjunction (noun) - a word that joins two phrases or sentences
disjointed (adjective) - not connected; having no flow in thinking
join (verb) - to get together or meet; to become included
joint (noun) - a place or part of the body where two bones join together, usually so they can move
joint committee (noun) - a committee with members from both the Senate and the House of Representatives whojoin together and meet to discuss issues
jugular (noun) - a vein that carries blood back to the heart from the head; a vein that joins the head and the heart
junction (noun) - the place where two highways or two sets of railroad tracks cross or join
rejoin (verb) - to meet or get together again
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/junct-join-jug-video/6464335/?s=QU8C59&ref=link
rupt = break
abrupt (adjective) - sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected
bankrupt (adjective) - to be out of money; financially ruined; to “break the bank”
corrupt (adjective) - evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty
corruptible (adjective) - able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad
disrupt (verb) - to break up; to cause confusion
disruption (noun) - something that breaks someone's concentration; bothersome annoying
erupt (verb) - to explode; to break out with force
interrupt (verb) - to break into someone's conversation
interruption (noun) - something that breaks up what you were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity
rupture (verb) - to burst or break open (usually a body part)
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/rupt-video/6637519/?s=uRQ7Gy&ref=link
cede, ceed, cess = go; yield
accessible (adjective) - able to go in to, enter, approach
accessory (noun) - an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit
concede (verb) - to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid
exceed (verb) - to go or be beyond the limit expectations
intercede (verb) - to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement
precede (verb) - to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank
proceed (verb) - to keep on going; to go ahead with something; to move along
recede (verb) - to go or move back
recess (noun) - the time during which people go out to take a break
successor (noun) - a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/cede-cess-ceed-video/7116152/?s=rOqLIm&ref=link
vers, vert = turn
anniversary (noun) - the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older
conversation (noun) - a discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that
“turns back and forth”
convert (verb) - to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking
diversify (verb) - to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the
worse then you will be protected
diversion (noun) - something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about
extrovert (noun) - a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people
introvert (noun) - a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person
invert (verb) - to turn or flip in the opposite direction
revert (verb) - to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back
subvert (verb) - to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/vert-vers-video/8236899/?s=CWmNHW&ref=link
tract = pull
abstract (adjective) - pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in attitude or views
attract (verb) - to pull into something; to pull into oneself
contract (verb) - to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite of “expand”
distract (verb) - to pull a person's attention in another direction
extract (verb) - to pull out by force
protract (verb) - to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong
retraction (noun) - a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back
subtract (verb) - to pull some out, therefore having less left over
traction (noun) - a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured
tractor (noun) - a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/tract-video/8637533/?s=obrjXN&ref=link
struct = build
construction (noun) - what is built; buildings that are created or produced
destruction (noun) - the act of taking down or destroying something that was built
infrastructure (noun) - the parts of a city on which the rest of the city was built around: roads, communication, transportation, and schools
instruct (verb) - to build knowledge
instructor (noun) - a person who helps someone build knowledge
misconstrue (verb) - to build the wrong meaning; to misunderstand; to interpret the wrong way
obstruction (noun) - something that blocks the way of things being created or build; something in the way
reconstruct (verb) - to build again
substructure (noun) - the base, support, or foundation of a building
superstructure (noun) - something built on top of something else; the part of the building that was built on top of the foundation or base
video link: http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/struct-video/8800352/?s=mSGTok&ref=link
therm = heat, temperature
endothermic (adjective) - heated from within the body
exothermic (adjective) - requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body
therm (noun) - a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
thermal (adjective) - related to heat or temperature
thermodynamic (adjective) - caused or operated by heat changed into different forms of energy
thermograph ( noun) - a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature
thermometer (noun) - an instrument that measures temperature or heat
thermophile (noun)- an organism adapted to living in very high temperatures (bacteria or algae)
thermos (noun) - a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a double-walled container that keeps things warm
thermostat (noun) - a device used to control the temperature
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socio = companion, friend
antisocial (adjective) - against the basic rules of a group; harmful to the people in a group
associate (noun) - a fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office)
association (noun) - a group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs
disassociate (verb) - to break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship
social (adjective) - friendly; a person who enjoys companions
socialite (noun) - a person who is important or of high rank within a specific, usually fashionable group
sociogram (noun) - a diagram that represents each person's friends in a classroom
sociology (noun) - the study of how people get along
sociopath (noun) - a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder
unsocial (adjective) - not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group
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phon, phono, phone = sound, voice
cacophony (noun) - harsh sounds; bad noise
dysphonia (noun) - difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness
euphonic (adjective) - having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words
gramophone (noun) - a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records
homophone (noun) - a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
megaphone (noun) - a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the soundwaves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams)
microphone (noun) - a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room
phonics (noun) - the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
phonology (noun) - the study of speech sounds in language
saxophone (noun) - a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body
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strain, strict, string = bind, tie, or draw tight
astringent (noun) - a substance used on skin to make the skin tight
boa constrictor (noun) - a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly
constrict (verb) - to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller
district (noun) - a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money
restrain (verb) - to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force
restricted (adjective) - bound by limits; kept within certain rules
strain (verb) - to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits
strainer (noun) - a device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is drawn together
string (noun) - a thin piece of twisted fiber that can be used to tie things together
stringent (adjective) - demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules
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terr, terra, geo = land; earth
extraterrestrial (adjective) - out of this world; above and beyond what is found on plant Earth
geode (noun) - a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
geographer (noun) - a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
geography (noun) - the science of the earth that deals with the regions/places on the planet's surface
geology (noun) - the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
mediterranean (adjective) - almost or completely surrounded by land
subterranean (adjective) - under the surface of the earth; underground
terra cotta (noun) - baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
terrace (noun) - a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
territory (noun) - an area, region, or piece of land
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naut, naus, nav = relating to the sea, ships, or travelers
Argonaut (noun) - a person who took part in the California Gold Rush by traveling west in search of gold from 1848-1849
astronaut (noun) - a person who is trained to travel into outer space
circumnavigate (verb) - to travel around the earth on water or in the air
cosmonaut (noun) - a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space
nauseous (adjective) - affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
nautical (adjective) - related to sailing, sailors, or ships
navigable (adjective) - wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through
navigate (verb) - to steer or direct a ship or airplane
navigator (noun) - a person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship
navy (noun) - a fleet of ships; all the warships of a nation
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