Unit 5 Root Words

Question 1

dict

Answer 1

say, declare

Question 2

scrib/script

Answer 2

write

Question 3

graph/gram

Answer 3

write, draw, describe, record

Question 4

dictate
(dict)

Answer 4

(v) to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree

Question 5

contradict
(dict)

Answer 5

(n) to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth

Question 6

edict
(dict)

Answer 6

(n) an official order given by a person with power or by a government

Question 7

autobiography
(graph)

Answer 7

a person’s life story written by that person

Question 8

telegram
(gram)

Answer 8

(n) a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to a wire or cable

Question 9

calligraphy
(graph)

Answer 9

(n) the art of making beautiful handwriting

Question 10

graphic
(graph)

Answer 10

(adj) shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking

Question 11

inscription
(script)

Answer 11

(n) words that are written on or cut into a surface

Question 12

transcript
(script)

Answer 12

(n) a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

Question 13

prescription
(script)

Answer 13

(n) a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take