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It’s About Time. RED HOT ROOT WORDS. Mrs. Pope 7 th Grade Reading. Lesson 36 . Red Hot Root Words. annual. adjective. yearly, relating to a year. annual. The annual meeting was held every September. annuity. noun.
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It’s About Time RED HOT ROOT WORDS Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading Lesson 36
annual • adjective • yearly, relating to a year
annual The annual meeting was held every September.
annuity • noun • a sum of money that is payable at a certain time for a set number of years
annuity The annuity from his life insurance policy was paid out over ten years.
biennial • adjective • happening every two years; lasting for two years.
biennial The biennial reunion was slated to happen only in even-numbered years. 2010 2006 2000 2002 2008 2004
chronic • adjective • continuing for a long time
chronic The doctor diagnosed her chronic pain as arthritis.
chronological • adjective • arranged according to time
chronological The teacher gave us a list of events and asked us to put them in chronological order.
contemporary • adjective • happening or existing at the same time; up-to-date
contemporary The two contemporary artists were living at the same time but not in the same countries.
diary • noun • a daily record
diary I write the day’s events and my feelings in my diary.
extemporaneous • adjective • done without previous preparation
extemporaneous His extemporaneous speech was inspiring considering he had no warning he would be speaking.
journalism • noun • the work of gathering news and writing for a newspaper or periodical; journalistic writing
journalism His career in journalism allowed him to work for news agencies around the world.
synchronize • verb • to make to agree in time or to happen at the same time
synchronize The synchronized swimmers swam in perfect unison.
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