RED HOT ROOT WORDS

1. It’s About Time RED HOT ROOT WORDS Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading Lesson 36

2. Red Hot Root Words

3. annual • adjective • yearly, relating to a year

4. annual The annual meeting was held every September.

5. annuity • noun • a sum of money that is payable at a certain time for a set number of years

6. annuity The annuity from his life insurance policy was paid out over ten years.

7. biennial • adjective • happening every two years; lasting for two years.

8. biennial The biennial reunion was slated to happen only in even-numbered years. 2010 2006 2000 2002 2008 2004

9. chronic • adjective • continuing for a long time

10. chronic The doctor diagnosed her chronic pain as arthritis.

11. chronological • adjective • arranged according to time

12. chronological The teacher gave us a list of events and asked us to put them in chronological order.

13. contemporary • adjective • happening or existing at the same time; up-to-date

14. contemporary The two contemporary artists were living at the same time but not in the same countries.

15. diary • noun • a daily record

16. diary I write the day’s events and my feelings in my diary.

17. extemporaneous • adjective • done without previous preparation

18. extemporaneous His extemporaneous speech was inspiring considering he had no warning he would be speaking.

19. journalism • noun • the work of gathering news and writing for a newspaper or periodical; journalistic writing

20. journalism His career in journalism allowed him to work for news agencies around the world.

21. synchronize • verb • to make to agree in time or to happen at the same time

22. synchronize The synchronized swimmers swam in perfect unison.

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