List of words with Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots

Word	Root	Root Meaning	Word Meaning
Autograph	auto	self	A person’s own signature
Bicycle	bi	two	A vehicle with two wheels
Biology	bio	life	The study of life
Chronicle	chron	time	A record of events in order of time
Dictate	dict	say, speak	To speak aloud for someone to write down
Geography	geo	earth	Study of the Earth’s surface
Graphology	graph	write	Study of handwriting
Import	port	carry	To bring in goods from another country
Telephone	tele	far	A device for speaking over long distances
Visible	vis/vid	see	Able to be seen
Construct	struct	build	To build or form by putting together parts
Aquarium	aqua	water	A tank for keeping water animals or plants
Audience	aud	hear	A group of people listening or watching
Manual	man	hand	Done by hand
Reject	ject	throw	To throw back or refuse
Pedal	ped	foot	A lever pushed by the foot
Photograph	photo	light	A picture made with light
Thermometer	therm	heat	An instrument that measures temperature
Vacant	vac	empty	Empty, not occupied
Transport	port	carry	To move from one place to another
Scribble	scrib/script	write	To write quickly and messily
Inspect	spec	see, look	To look at carefully
Lunar	luna	moon	Related to the moon
Terrain	terra	earth	A stretch of land
Submarine	sub	under	A vehicle that travels under the sea
Interrupt	rupt	break	To break into a conversation or event
Inject	ject	throw	To force into something
Benefit	bene	good	An advantage or profit
Malfunction	mal	bad	Failure to work properly
Vocal	voc	voice	Related to the voice
Cycle	cycl	circle, wheel	A series of events that repeat regularly
Dentist	dent	tooth	A tooth doctor
Locate	loc	place	To find the position of something
Mobile	mob/mot	move	Able to move
Factory	fac/fact	make, do	A place where things are made
Lunar	lun	moon	Relating to the moon
Sanitary	san	health	Clean and healthy
Credible	cred	believe	Believable
Fracture	fract	break	A break, especially in a bone
Segment	sect	cut	A part cut from a whole
Export	port	carry	To carry goods out of a country
Inject	ject	throw	To throw in, usually with a syringe
Conductor	duct	lead	One who leads or guides
Transmit	mit/mis	send	To send from one place to another
Expand	pand	spread	To increase in size or volume
Admission	miss	send	Entry permission; the act of sending in
Telescope	scope	look	An instrument for viewing distant objects
Uniform	form	shape	Same shape or style
Suspend	pend	hang	To hang or stop temporarily
Contract	tract	pull	To draw together
Proceed	cede/cess	go	To go forward
Attract	tract	pull	To draw or pull toward
Describe	scribe	write	To tell or write about
Vision	vis	see	The ability to see
Emit	mit	send	To send out (e.g., light or sound)
Audience	aud	hear	Group of listeners
Chronicle	chron	time	A time-ordered record of events
Recycle	cycl	circle	To reuse materials in a circular process
Contact	tact	touch	To touch or connect
Illuminate	lum	light	To light up
Patriot	pater	father	A person who loves their fatherland
Library	libr	book	A place with books
Justice	jus/jur	law	Fairness based on law
Marine	mar	sea	Related to the sea
Equal	equ	same, equal	Having the same value
Animal	anim	life, spirit	A living creature
Capture	cap	take, seize	To take by force
Revoke	vok	call	To take back or cancel
Construct	struct	build	To build or form
Rehearsal	hear	listen	Practice session for a performance
Circumference	circum	around	The distance around something
Maintain	ten/tain	hold	To keep or hold something
Biology	logy	study of	The study of life
Predict	dict	speak	To speak about what might happen next
Factory	fac	make	A place where things are made
Sympathy	path	feeling	Sharing someone’s feelings
Telephone	phon	sound	Device for distant sound communication
Photosynthesis	photo	light	Process of making food using sunlight
Erupt	rupt	break	To burst or break out
Suspend	pend	hang	To hang or stop temporarily
Inspect	spect	see, look	To look at something closely
Extend	tend	stretch	To stretch out
Conclude	clud/clus	close	To bring to an end
Submerge	merge	dip, sink	To go underwater
Dismiss	miss	send	To send away
Refund	fund	money	Money returned
Inject	ject	throw	To force into (like a shot)
Audience	aud	hear	People who listen to something
Terrarium	terra	earth	A glass container for land animals/plants
Lunar	luna	moon	Related to the moon
Microphone	micro	small	A small device that amplifies sound
Telescope	scope	look	Device to look at distant objects
Aquatic	aqua	water	Living or growing in water
Biography	bio	life	A story of someone’s life
Antibiotic	anti	against	A drug that fights bacteria
Multicolor	multi	many	Having many colors
Prehistoric	pre	before	Before written history
Postpone	post	after	Delay until later
Superstar	super	above	A very famous performer
Transmit	trans	across	To send across
Telephone	tele	far	A device for far communication

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