Unit 2 Root Word

Question 1

audience

Answer 1

(n) a group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event

Question 2

visionary

Answer 2

(n) a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like

Question 3

visualize

Answer 3

(v) to form a mental image of something; imagine

Question 4

aud

Answer 4

hear

Question 5

phonograph

Answer 5

(n) A machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

Question 6

cacophony

Answer 6

(n) a mixture of various unpleasant sounds;
harsh sounds

Question 7

xylophone

Answer 7

(n) a musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with a small mallet

Question 8

audible

Answer 8

(adj) able to be heard

Question 9

vis/vid

Answer 9

see, look

Question 10

phon

Answer 10

sound

Question 11

auditorium

Answer 11

(n) the part of a theater or concert hall in which the audience sits

Question 12

audition

Answer 12

(n) an interview for a particular role or job as an entertainer, consisting of a performance

Question 13

vista

Answer 13

(n) a pleasing view, especially one seen though a long, narrow opening