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

Word	Word Meaning	Root	Root Meaning
bicycle	a vehicle with two wheels	bi-	two
triangle	a shape with three angles	tri-	three
unicorn	a horse with one horn	uni-	one
telescope	device to see distant objects	tele-	far
telephone	device to hear from far away	tele-	far
autograph	a person’s written signature	auto-	self
microscope	device to view tiny objects	micro-	small
microphone	device to make small sounds louder	micro-	small
biology	the study of life	bio-	life
biography	a story of someone’s life	bio-	life
geography	study of Earth’s surface	geo-	earth
geology	study of rocks and Earth	geo-	earth
portable	able to be carried	port	carry
transport	to carry from one place to another	port	carry
import	to bring in goods	port	carry
export	to send goods out	port	carry
visible	able to be seen	vis	see
vision	ability to see	vis	see
revisit	to visit again	re-	again
review	to look at again	re-	again
predict	to say before it happens	pre-	before
preview	to view beforehand	pre-	before
unhappy	not happy	un-	not
discover	to find out	dis-	not, apart
dislike	not like	dis-	not, apart
submarine	vehicle that goes under water	sub-	under
subtract	to take away	sub-	under
inject	to force into	ject	throw
project	to throw forward	ject	throw
reject	to throw away	ject	throw
construct	to build	struct	build
destruct	to destroy	struct	build
erupt	to break out	rupt	break
interrupt	to break into a conversation	rupt	break
scribble	to write messily	scrib	write
describe	to say what something is like	scribe	write
script	written words of a play or show	script	write
cycle	a repeating sequence	cycl	circle
recycle	to reuse materials	cycl	circle
phonics	study of sounds in language	phon	sound
telephone	a device for hearing sound far away	phon	sound
photosynthesis	process using light to make food	photo	light
photograph	a picture made using light	photo	light
autograph	a person’s own signature	graph	write
graphic	visual image	graph	write
thermometer	device to measure temperature	therm	heat
thermal	related to heat	therm	heat
audience	people who hear a performance	aud	hear
audible	able to be heard	aud	hear
manual	done by hand	man	hand
manufacture	to make by hand	manu	hand
inspect	to look at carefully	spect	look
spectator	someone who watches	spect	look
tractor	a machine that pulls things	tract	pull
attract	to pull toward	tract	pull
benefit	something good or helpful	bene	good
benign	gentle; not harmful	bene	good
malice	desire to do harm	mal	bad
malfunction	failure to work properly	mal	bad
credible	believable	cred	believe
credit	trust in someone’s ability	cred	believe
conduct	to lead or guide	duct	lead
educate	to lead or train	duc	lead
aquarium	tank for water animals	aqua	water
aqueduct	channel for carrying water	aqua	water
lunar	related to the moon	luna	moon
lunatic	someone acting wildly (from moon)	luna	moon
dentist	tooth doctor	dent	tooth
dental	relating to teeth	dent	tooth
pedal	part you push with your foot	ped	foot
pedestrian	a person walking	ped	foot
thermometer	measures heat	meter	measure
diameter	line across a circle	meter	measure
dictionary	a book of word meanings	dict	say
predict	to say what will happen	dict	say
erupt	to break out	rupt	break
bankrupt	unable to pay debts	rupt	break
container	something that holds items	tain	hold
retain	to keep or hold	tain	hold
dismiss	to send away	mit	send
transmit	to send across	mit	send
contact	to touch or communicate	tact	touch
tactile	related to touch	tact	touch
exit	to go out	ex-	out
expand	to spread out	ex-	out
inactive	not active	in-	not
invisible	not able to be seen	in-	not
equality	the state of being equal	equ	equal
equator	line dividing Earth equally	equ	equal
flexible	able to bend easily	flex	bend
reflect	to bend light back	flex	bend
terrain	land surface	terr	earth
territory	an area of land	terr	earth
factory	a place where things are made	fac	make/do
manufacture	to make by hand or machine	fac	make/do
calendar	chart of days/months	calen	time
chronology	the order of events in time	chrono	time

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