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Vocabulary week 3

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What root word means "two'? bi
[BI two + CENT hundred + ENN year] noun—a 200th anniversary. bicentennial
[BI two + GAM marriage] noun—marrying one person while legally married to another. bigamy
[BI two + LINGU language] adjective—able to use two languages. bilingual
[BI two + PARTEM part] adjective—consisting of or supported by two parties, especially two major political parties. bipartisan
[BI two + SECT to cut] verb—to cut in two, as a diameter bisects a circle. bisect
What root word means "life"? bio
[BIO life + GRAPH to write] noun—a written account of someone’s life. biography
[AUTO self + BIO life + GRAPH to write] noun—an account of a person’s life written by that person. autobiography
noun—capable of being broken down by living microorganisms and absorbed by the environment. biodegradable
[BIO life + OP sight] noun—the examination of tissues removed from the living body. biopsy
[SYM together + BIO life] noun—the living together in close union of two dissimilar organisms, often to their mutual benefit. symbiosis
What root words mean "go; yield; give away"? cede;ceed
[EX out + CEED go] verb—to extend beyond or outside of. exceed
[INTER between + CEDE go] verb—to plead on another’s behalf. intercede
[PRE before + CEDE go] noun—an occurrence that is used as an example in dealing with similar instances at a later time. precedent
[PRO before + CEDE go] verb—to continue. proceed
[SE apart + CEDE go] verb—to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, political party, or alliance. secede
What root word means "time"? chron
[ANA back + CHRON time] noun—anything out of its proper historical time. anachronism
[CHRON time + -LOGY study of ] noun—a list of events arranged according to time of occurrence. chronology
[SYN together + CHRON time] verb—to cause to operate (keep time) in unison, as to synchronize watches (chronometers) or to synchronize the sound with the film in a motion picture. synchronize
What root word means "around"? circum
[CIRCUM around] adjective—roundabout; winding. circuitous
[CIRCUM around + FER to carry] noun—the outer boundary line around a circular area. circumstance
) [CIRCUM around + VEN to come] verb—to get around or to overcome by clever maneuvering; to prevent. circumvent
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