Greek Latin Words for November 26-30

Jur, Jus, Jud = law, justice

adjure        to give up rights; to recant

judge          a person chosen to interpret law,

decide on a winner, or settle a controversy

jurisdiction the territory or land in which justice and laws are administered and followed

jurist            an expert in law

jury              a group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth

just              lawful; fair

justice         fairness; rightfulness

justification       the fact that is said to prove that something is true

justify          to prove; to offer

perjury       to break the law by lying; to break a formal promise; to break an oath

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spelling Words November 26-30

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Spelling Words – November 26-30

 

armor	stern	linen	morsel
attach	shallow	ample	vigor
worse	aircraft	welfare	burglar
modern	penalty	fixture	butcher
peril	prison	earnest	scarlet

 

Greek/Latin Words for November 12-20

Cred = Believe

accreditation         granting approval or belief in a school

credential               a document that proves a person is believable

credible                  believable; reliable

credit                      to believe that someone will do something

creditor                   a person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned

credulous               tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

creed                      a set of religious beliefs or principles

discredit                  to refuse to believe; to reject as untrue

incredible               not believable; improbable; unlikely

incredulous            doubting; unwilling or unable to believe

Spelling words for November 12-20

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Spelling Words – November 12-20

 

repair	aware	carpet	pardon
guard	remark	scarce	declare
argue	department	vary	prepare
flair	article	farther	regard
area	harvest	despair	flare

 

Scrib-Script = Writing October 29-November 2

Word List scrib, script = write

describe         to say or write down how something or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing

inscription       a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument

manuscript     a piece of writing; a book

postscript        P.S. a short bit of writing added after a letter is finished

prescription    a piece of paper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy

scribble           sloppy writing that is hard to read

scribe              a person who writes things down

script               a set of papers with writing that will be read and acted out

subscription    a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time

transcribe       to write down or record; to translate

 

 

Spelling Words October 29-November 2

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Spelling Words – October 29 Nov 2

 

rehearse	perfume	murmur	worth
external	circulate	service	disturb
world	internal	alert	search
further	current	burnt	worst
purpose	deserve	squirrel	conserve

 

Word List: Graph=Writing

autobiography             writing about a person's life written by that person
autograph                     the writing of one's own name
bibliograghy                the written list of all the books used in a report or book
biography                    a book written about a person's life
cartography                  mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts
homograph                   a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning
                                     (e.g. bow-hair and bow-ship)
paragraph                     a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence
phonograph                  record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound
photography                 the use of light to record an image using a camera
seismograph                 a device that writes down ( records) the movements of the earth