VL17 PowerPoint part I

Vocabulary Lesson 17 (part I)

CIRCUM - around, on all sides

from Latin

Vocabulary Lesson 17

•Circumambulate


•Circumambulate

•(verb) to walk around, pace


•Circumcise


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


•Circumference


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


•Circumflex


•Circumflex• (noun) an accent mark

indicating a wave of the voice

• (verb) to curve or to bend


•Circumfuse


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


•Circuitous


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


•Circumlocution


•Circumlocution•(noun) evasive language


•Circumscribe


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


•Circumspect


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


•Circumvent


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


•Circumvolve


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


•Circa


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

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