1. Latin Roots
Astr, Stell
Mean “Star”

2. science which studies stars and their movements
astronomy
science which studies stars and their movements

3. asteroid
a star like body in space; a small planet

4. constellation
a group of stars

5. stelliform
star-shaped

6. astrodome
clear dome of an aircraft for viewing the stars and sky

7. astrologer
person who examines the stars’ influence on people

8. stellar
like a star; most important

9. aster
a fall flower shaped like a star

10. asterisk
a star used in printing to refer to a margin note

11. disaster
event that occurs under the influence of a negative star; a calamity

12. Number the Stars Vocabulary

13. tentatively
with hesitation as though unsure

14. specter
a ghostly appearing figure causing fear or dread

15. hazy
not clear; vague; confused

16. imprinted
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.

17. swastika
this figure was the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich

18. rabbi
a Jewish leader and teacher

19. rationed
fixed allowance of something like food or clothing for one person for each day

20. synagogue
the house of worship and communal center of a Jewish community

21. lanky
tall, thin, and awkward

22. Nazi
name used to identify members of the National Socialist German Workers Party which ruled Germany from under Hitler