Vocabulary Unit 2

What does Greek root vis/vid mean?

• to imagine

• to see/look

• to think about

• to believe

What does the root word "aud" mean?

• to hear

• to talk

• to see

• to feel

What does the Greek root "phon" mean?

• talk

• quiet

• sound

• listen

What does "visualize" mean?

• To measure the weight of a soundwave

• To teleport to a different place just by closing your eyes

• To taste colors by looking at food.

• form a mental

  image of something;

  imagine

What does "vista" mean?

• a pleasing view,

  especially one seen

  through a long,

  narrow opening

• A special type of camera lens that only works underwater.

• The name of a dance move where you spin in a circle while waving your arms.

• A musical instrument that plays notes when you blow through a telescope.

What does "visionary" mean?

• A scientist who studies the dreams of plants.

• A person who invents new colors that don’t exist yet.

• a person

  with original

  ideas about what

  the future will or

  could be like

• • A person who can see in total darkness like a cat.

What does "audible" mean?

• A color that can only be seen by dogs.

• A device used to measure the brightness of stars.

• A type of dance move that requires complete silence.

• able to be heard

  I turned the volume of my phone up so that it

  would be audible over the loud music of the party.

What does "audition" mean?

• A medical test to check for hearing loss.

• The act of editing a manuscript for publication

• A legal process where witnesses provide statements in court

• an interview for a

  particular role or job as a

  singer, actor, dancer, or

  musician, consisting of a

  performance

What does "audience" mean?

• a group of

  people who

  have gathered

  to watch a

  performance or

  public event

• A formal meeting between a patient and a doctor.

• A group of investors reviewing a company’s financial report.

• A panel of judges scoring a talent competition.

What does "auditorium" mean?

• A library section reserved for audio recordings and podcasts

• A gallery where art exhibitions are held

• the part of a

  theater, concert

  hall, or other

  public building in

  which the

  audience sits

• A storage room for musical instruments in a school.