auto = self
autobiography
An auto_________ is the story of a person's life written by that person.
autograph
An auto_____ is a handwritten signature.
automatic
Auto_____ means acting or working by itself.
automobile
An auto______ is a self-powered moving vehicle.**astro = star
astrology
Astro____ is based on the belief that the stars affect people's lives.
astronaut
An astro____ is someone trained to travel in space.
astronomer
An astro_____ studies the stars and outer space.
astronomy
Astro____ is the study of the stars and outer space.**bio = life
antibiotic
An ____bio___ kills or slows the growth of germs.
biography
A bio______ is the written story of a person's life.
biologist
A bio______ is a scientist who studies living things.
biology
Bio____ is the study of plants and animals.**cap = head
capital
A cap____ is the city where the government of a country is located.
capsize
When a boat flips over or turns upside down it is said to cap____.
captain
A cap____ is the head of a team.
caption
A cap____ is a comment that appears above or below a picture.**circ = around
circle
A circ__ is a round 2-dimensional shape.
circular
Something that is circ____ is round.
circulate
To circ_____ is to move around.
circumference
The circ_________ is the distance around a circle.**cycl = circle
bicycle
A __cycl_ is a vehicle with two wheels.
cycle
To cycl_ means to ride a bicycle.
cyclone
A cycl___ is a storm with strong winds that circle rapidly.
recycle
To __cycl_ is to recirculate or use something again.**graph = draw, write
autograph
An ____graph is a handwritten signature.
biography
A ___graph_ is the written story of a person's life.
geography
___graph_ is the study of the natural features of the world.
graphic
Graph__ means having to do with pictures, graphs or diagrams.
photography
_____graph_ is making pictures with light-sensitive equipment.**man = hand
manicure
A man_____ is a beauty treatment for hands and fingernails.
manual
Man___ means done by hand.
manuscript
A man______ is an original, often handwritten, document.**micro= small
microcomputer
A micro________ is a small, personal computer.
microphone
People speak into a micro_____ to make their voices louder.
microscope
A micro_____ lets you see very small things.
microwave
A micro____ oven uses electromagnetic waves to cook foods quickly.**multi = many
multimedia
Multi_____ means more than one media, such as pictures, sound and video.
multiple
Multi___ copies of something means many copies of the same thing.
multiplication
Multi_________ is the math operation of multiplying.
multiply
To multi___ means to make something many times bigger.**geo = earth
geography
Geo______ is the study of the natural features of the earth.
geologist
A geo______ studies rocks, soil and other earth materials.
geology
Geo____ is the study of rocks, soil and other earth materials.
geothermal
Geo_____ power uses the heat created by the Earth itself.**ped = foot
centipede
A _____ped_ is an insect with many tiny legs.
expedition
An __ped_____ is a long trip or journey.
pedal
A ped__ is something you press with your foot.
pedestrian
A ped_______ is a person who travels on foot.**phon = sound
homophone
A ____phone is a word that sounds the same but is spelled differently.
megaphone
A ____phone is a funnel-shaped device that makes sounds louder.
microphone
People speak into a _____phone to make their voices louder.
symphony
A ___phon_ is music written for an orchestra.**port = move
export
To __port is to send goods to another country for use or sale.
import
To __port is to bring in something from another place.
portable
Something that is port____ can be moved from place to place.
porter
A port__ is a person who is hired to carry luggage.**pre = before
predict
To pre____ is to know about something before it happens.
prepare
To pre____ something means to get it ready.
prevent
To pre____ means to stop something from happening.
preview
To pre____ something is to view it in advance or before its regular showing.**rupt = break
abrupt
Something that is sudden or unexpected is __rupt.
erupt
To _rupt is to break apart suddenly. For example, a volcano may _rupt.
eruption
An _rupt___ is a sudden breaking apart, such as the _rupt___ of a volcano.
interrupt
To _____rupt is to break in on something that is in progress.**script = write
description
A __script___ is a set of words describing something.
manuscript
A ____script is an unpublished piece of writing often handwritten.
prescription
A ___script___ is a set of orders or rules to be followed, often given by a doctor.
subscription
A ___script___ is an agreement to receive a number of items such as magazines.**sign = sign
design
A __sign is a plan showing how something will look or be made.
signal
A sign__, such as a traffic sign__, is something that gives a message or warning.
signature
A person's sign_____ is his or her name written in his or her own handwriting.
significant
Sign________ means to have special meaning or importance.**sub = under
subdue
To sub___ is to make calmer or bring under control.
submarine
A sub______ is a ship that can travel under water.
submerge
To sub_____ something is to put it totally below water.
subway
A sub___ is an underground railway or walkway.**tele = far
telecast
A tele____ is a program broadcast by television.
telephone
A tele_____ lets people who are far apart hear each other.
telescope
A tele_____ lets you view things that are very far away.
television
A tele______ shows pictures from far away.**trans = across
transfer
To trans___ is to move from one place to another.
translate
To trans____ is to change something from one language to another.
transparent
Something you can see through is trans______.
transportation
Trans__________ is moving from one place to another.**uni = one
unicycle
A uni_____ is a vehicle with only one wheel.
unique
To be uni___ is to be one of a kind.
unison
To be in uni___ is to do the same thing at the same time.
unite
To uni__ is to join together as one.**vac = empty
evacuate
To _vac____ is to leave a place empty.
vacant
Something that is empty or unoccupied is vac___.
vacation
A vac_____ is free time, empty of obligations.
vacuum
A vac___ is empty space.**vis = see
invisible
Something you can't see is __vis____.
visor
A sun vis__ shades your eyes from the sun.
visible
Something that can be seen is vis____.
vision
Vis___ is the power to see or sight.**viv = live
revive
To __viv_ something means to bring it back to life.
survive
To ___viv_ means to continue to exist.
survivor
A ___viv__ is someone who survives.
vivid
A viv__ picture is bright, strong, and lifelike.
