ASTER, ASTR, ASTRO: "star"

Question 1

aster

Answer 1

plant having small, starlike flowers

Question 2

asterisk

Answer 2

(literally, “little star”) star-shaped mark (*) used to call attention to a footnote, omission, etc.

Question 3

asteroid

Answer 3

1. very small planet resembling a star in appearance
2. starfish

Question 4

astrologer

Answer 4

person who practices astrology, a study professing to interpret the supposed influence of the moon, sun, and stars on human affairs

Question 5

astronaut

Answer 5

(literally, “star sailor”) traveler in outer space

Question 6

astronomer

Answer 6

expert it astronomy, science of the stars, planets, sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies

Question 7

disaster

Answer 7

(literally, “contrary star”) sudden or extraordinary misfortune; calamity; catastrophe