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rot & rupt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rot | Latin- “Wheel” |
| rotund | (adj) round in shape. |
| rotisserie | (n) an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat. |
| rotary | (adj) turning on an axis like a wheel; having a rotating part. |
| rotunda | (n) a round building, usually covered by a dome |
| rotunda | (n) a large round room |
| rototiller | (n) a landscaping machine with rotating blades that life and turn over soil |
| rotation | (n) completing one turn. |
| rupt | Latin- “to break or burst” |
| abrupt | (adj) sudden and unexpected; brief to the point of rudeness; curt. |
| disruptive | (adj) to throw into disorder (to “break” order). |
| erupt | (v) to burst forth or cause to burst forth |
| erupt | (v) to break through a surface |
| rupture | (n) a break in peaceful or friendly relations |
| rupture | (n) a breaking or tearing apart |
| bankrupt | (adj) describing a person or organization that is unable to pay outstanding debts |
| bankrupt | (adj) literally broke the bank AKA you’re broke. |
| interrupt | (v) to stop or hinder by breaking in (interrupt a conversation); to break the sameness or course of something. |
| corruption | (n) physically decaying or rotting; dishonest or evil behavior; the causing or someone else to do wrong (bribery); a change from the original or for the worse. |