Yearbook Vocabulary

Match

Match the following roots to their meaning.

• Phot/Phos

• Vid/Vis

• Luc

• Spec/ Spect

Greek "light"

Latin "to see, to look"

Latin "light"

Latin "to look at"

• Greek "light"

• Latin "to see, to look"

• Latin "light"

• Latin "to look at"

Multiple Choice

School picture day can be very stressful for people who don't think they're very __________. Nobody wants a bad picture captured in the yearbook for the rest of all time!

• Phototropic

• Phosphorescent

• Photogenic

Multiple Choice

The sunflowers she grew in the planter are so beautiful but I think they're too far from the window.  They must be __________ because they are almost bent from trying to soak up the sun. 

• Phototropic

• Phosphorescent

• Photogenic

Multiple Choice

One night, the toddler cried and his mother went to comfort him.  She saw his glowing pajamas and panicked that perhaps her child had become radioactive in the night.  Then she remembered she had bought __________, pajamas at Target and they were just glowing in the dark. 

• Phosphorescent

• Phototropic

• Photogenic

Multiple Choice

If you're going to put curtains up in your bedroom, you will have to decide how __________ you want them to be. Some people like the light coming in their room and some people prefer to keep it very dark.

• Lucid

• Elucidate

• Translucent

Multiple Choice

This algebra class is about to drive me crazy. I am going to ask the teacher to __________ functions and relations again before the test because I don't understand anything!

• Lucid

• Elucidate

• Translucent

Multiple Choice

The psychology professor's explanation of behavior therapy was so __________that all of the students walked out feeling confident they understood it perfectly.

• Lucid

• Elucidate

• Translucent

Multiple Choice

Some people think that a full moon can affect behavior. For that reason, the __________ of the full moon on the calendar can make teachers very nervous.

• Circumspect

• Prospect

• Specter

Multiple Choice

There is a connection between the students who have the best grades and the students who are the most __________about being respectful and following the rules.

• Circumspect

• Prospect

• Specter

Multiple Choice

This school has buildings over 100 years old and thousands of students have walked the campus. I am surprised there are no stories of a spooky __________ from years past haunting the halls.

• Circumspect

• Prospect

• Specter

Multiple Choice

The kids in the special needs classroom are so friendly when they come around selling cookies. Only a truly __________ person would make fun of them.

• Improvise

• Invidious

• Providential

Multiple Choice

The students who hadn't prepared for the presentation panicked when they walked into class.  They knew that with no notes or plans, they would have to __________ and probably get a poor grade. 

• Improvise

• Invidious

• Providential

Multiple Choice

She thought she wouldn't have any money for the book fair, but when she put on her jacket that morning she found an old $20 bill in the pocket.  What a __________ turn of events!

• Improvise

• Invidious

• Providential