ELA 8, Vocabulary, Test, "Graph", "Mit", "Port", "Spec" Roots

Question 0

Autograph

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(n) the writing of one’s own name

Question 1

Seismograph

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(n) a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth

Question 2

Cartography

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(n) mapmaking; the writing involved in making maps or charts

Question 3

Autobiography

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(v) writing about a person’s life written by that person

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Homograph

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(n) a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning

Question 5

Biography

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(n) a book written about a person’s life

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Paragraph

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(n) a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence

Question 7

Photography

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(n) the use of light to record an image using a camera

Question 8

Phonograph

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(n) record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

Question 9

Bibliography

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(n) the written list of all the books used in a report or book

Question 10

Transmit

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(v)n to send something across places; to pass along

Question 11

Emit

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(v) to send out or give off (such as an odor)

Question 12

Remit

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(v) to send back (usually related to paying bills)

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Submit

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(v) to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to someone else’s power

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Missile

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(n) a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target

Question 15

Dismiss

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(v) to send someone out; to let someone leave

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Admit

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(v) to send someone in; to allow someone to enter

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Omit

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(v) to leave out; to not send

Question 18

Intermission

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(n) a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks

Question 19

Mission

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(n) a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do

Question 20

Porter

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an attendant who carries travelers’ luggage for them

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Transport

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to carry something from one place to antoher

Question 22

Portable

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capable of being easily carried

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Import

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to carry into the country

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Support

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to carry the weight of something

Question 25

Export

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to carry out of the country

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Portage

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the route over which boats and supplies are carried overland from one lake to another

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Deport

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to carry or send away from the country; to banish

Question 28

Report

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a collection of writings that carries information to be shared again with someone new

Question 29

Portfolio

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a case for carrying loose papers

Question 30

Speculate

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to look at and think about something from different points of view

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Circumspect

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careful to look at all possibilities before acting; cautious; aware of the consequences

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Perspective

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one way of looking at things

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Spectacle

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something displayed for the public to see

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Spectacles

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glasses that help someone see better

Question 35

Inspect

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to look at carefully in search of flaws

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Spectator

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a person who watches something, such as a sporting event

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Introspection

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the act of looking into you own thoughts and feelings

Question 38

Retrospective

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looking back at past things

Question 39

Respect

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to look up to someone; to show honor