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Root Words: Unit 4
cycl, circ/circum, centr/center
Term | Definition |
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cycle | (n.) a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order; repeating series of events or actions |
cyclical | (adj.) happening again and again in the same order; happening in cycles |
cyclone | (n.) an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure |
circumference | (n.) the length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape |
circuit | (n.) the complete path that an electric current travels along |
circumstance | (n.) a condition that surrounds or causes an event to happen |
circumvent | (v.) to get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way |
central | (adj.) located in the center of a thing or place |
concentric | (adj.) when two or more objects share the same center point |
eccentric | (adj.) tending to act in strange or unusual ways |