Greek and Latin Roots Unit 5

Which word means "to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree"?

• edict

• dictate

• inscription

• graphic

Which word means "to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth"?

• edict

• decree

• inscription

• contradict

Which word means " an official order given by a person with power or by a government"?

• prescription

• edict

• graphic

• telegram

Which word means "a person’s life story written by that person"?

• autobiography

• biography

• inscription

• calligraphy

Which word means " a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form; sometimes referred to as a wire or cable"?

• prescription

• calligraphy

• inscription

• telegram

Which word means "the art of making beautiful handwriting"?

• inscription

• calligraphy

• dictate

• edict

Which word means "shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking"?

• graphic

• dictate

• transcript

• autobiography

Which word means "words that are written on or cut into a surface"?

• transcript

• inscription

• transcript

• prescription

Which word means "a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken"?

• contradict

• edict

• dictate

• transcript

Which word means "a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take"?

• transcript

• prescription

• edict

• telegram