VL17 PowerPoint part I

Vocabulary Lesson 17 (part I)

CIRCUM - around, on all sides

from Latin

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•Circumambulate

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•Circumambulate

•(verb) to walk around, pace

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•Circumcise

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•Circumcise•(verb) to cut around, to cut off skin from male sex organ

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•Circumference

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•Circumference•(noun) distance around a circle; perimeter

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•Circumflex

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•Circumflex• (noun) an accent mark

indicating a wave of the voice

• (verb) to curve or to bend

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•Circumfuse

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•Circumfuse•(verb) to pour or spread a liquid around

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•Circuitous

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•Circuitous•(adj.) roundabout, winding, devious

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•Circumlocution

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•Circumlocution•(noun) evasive language

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•Circumscribe

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•Circumscribe•(verb) to draw a line around, to limit

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•Circumspect

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•Circumspect•(adj.) cautious, watchful on all sides

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•Circumvent

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•Circumvent•(verb) to go around, to outwit, to catch in a trap

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•Circumvolve

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•Circumvolve•(verb) to revolve, to put in a circular motion

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•Circa

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•Circa•(adv.) about or around as in dates