Latin RootsSpelling Lesson 5

Latin Roots I

• Spect: to look at

• Scrib: to write

• Rupt: to break; burst

Spectacular

• adj. Of the nature of a spectacle; sensational.

spectator

• n. Someone who views an event; an observer or onlooker.

spectacle

• n. A public performance or display. A marvel curiosity.

specimen

• n. A sample used for analysis.

inspector

• n. a person who inspects or examines.

6. speculate

• v. To think deeply on a given subject; ponder.

7. suspect

• v. To believe without being sure; imagine.

8. abrupt

• adj. Unexpected; sudden. Short and brief so as to suggest rudeness or displeasure.

9. eruption

• n. A sudden, often violent outburst.

10. rupture

• n. v. The act or process of breaking open or bursting. The rupture began at a weak seam. v. To break; burst. The old tank ruptured.

11. interruption

• v. The act of breaking in upon or stopping an action or process.

12. manuscript

• n. The handwritten or typed version of an article or a book.

13. transcribe

• v. To write or type a copy of; write out fully, as from shorthand notes.

14. inscription

• n. A message that is written, printed, carved, or engraved.

15. subscribe

• v. To agree to receive and pay for a member of issues of a publication, such as a magazine.