1. Latin Roots -scrib-/-script-, -spect-
Lesson 32
Latin Roots
-scrib-/-script-, -spect-

2. inspect
v. to look at closely and carefully

3. suspect v. 1. to think someone is guilty without actual proof;
2. to believe that something is true or possible

4. scribe
n. a person who wrote or copied books by hand at the time in history before printing was invented

5. script
n. 1. the written lines of a play, movie, television show, or other spoken performance:
2. letters and figures written by hand: handwriting

6. descriptive
adj. serving to describe

7. description
adj. an account of how something or someone looked, felt, or acted, or how an event took place

8. prescribed
v. ordered a certain medicine or treatment for a patient

9. inspector
n. a person whose job is to inspect something

10. spectacle
n. 1. an unusual sight that is very impressive;
2: glass

11. spectacular
adj. very unusual or impressive; sure to be remembered

12. scribbled
v. drawn or written in a sloppy way

13. inscription
n. something that is written, carved, or marked on something

14. subscription
n. an agreement to pay for a certain number of newspapers, magazines, tickets, and so on

15. spectrum
n. the bands of color in a rainbow

16. spectators
n. people who watch a particular event

17. transcripts
n. written copies of something