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Vocab Lesson 5

Vocabulary from Greek and Latin Roots - Lesson 5

TermDefinition
postscript n. A note added after ending a letter (often abbreviated P.S.)
prescription n. An order for medicine or other treatment written by a doctor
scribe n. Before the invention of printing, a person who wrote books by hand; a writer
script 1. n. The text of a play, movie or broadcast 2. n. Handwriting
subscription n. An order for, or a pledge to pay for, regular copies of a publication, a group of plays and concerts, and so on.
autobiography n. A life story written by the person who lived it
autograph v. to sign one's name n. A signature
biography n. An account of someone's life, written by another person
geography n. The study of the features of the different places on earth
paragraph n. A section of a piece of writing, dealing with one topic.
postscript After signing her letter, Mia remembered more news and decided to add a ____________.
prescription When I developed asthma, Doctor Markus wrote a ____________ for an inhaler.
scribe In ancient times, the ____ who copied books often created beautiful designs with the first letters on a page.
script After reading the ___ of the play, Francisco boldly decided to audition for the part of the hero.
subscriptions The library has many _______ to many magazines and newspapers.
autobiography In her ______, The Story of My Life, Helen Keller wrote about how she learned to read in spite of her inability to see.
autographs Through her life, my grandmother has collected the _____ of many famous people.
biography A ____ written by a friend may tell a different life story from one written by an enemy.
geography When learning _____, we examine maps of many countries.
paragraph To mark the beginning of a new ____, you indent the first word you write.
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