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Vocabulary Lesson #3

Vocabulary Lesson #3. 5 stems 15 words. circum - around. circumlocution. a roundabout way of speaking. The defendant’s circumlocutions caused the jury to believe he was guilty. Where you there?.

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Vocabulary Lesson #3

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  1. Vocabulary Lesson #3 5 stems 15 words

  2. circum - around

  3. circumlocution • a roundabout way of speaking

  4. The defendant’s circumlocutions caused the jury to believe he was guilty. Where you there? I was there, but then I left, and no one else was around, so I waited a while and drank a red bull then I decided to go home and watch TV with my dog.

  5. circumvent • To go around To travel the entire globe, sailors must circumvent the continents.

  6. Circumvent – to go around In an attempt to circumvent his grounding, Jason lied to his mother about what really happened that night, but it was hard to explain why he was found asleep in the median.

  7. Circumscribed – marked off, bounded • The dog’s owners had marked his circumscribed territory using an underground electric fence.

  8. fin - end

  9. finale – the end or conclusion The finale of Of Mice and Men left the audience in tears.

  10. Finality – state of being complete

  11. I knew the relationship had reached a state of finality when I returned the engagement ring.

  12. finite – having bounds or limits. High school is finite; it comes to an end.

  13. Grad - step

  14. Gradient – rate of ascent or descent The gradient of the slope is one factor in determining the level of difficulty for skiing.

  15. Graduation – an arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks. The graduation from private to colonel becomes quite clear when jobs are assigned.

  16. Degrade – to lower in character or quality • I wouldn’t want to degrade myself by taking part in gossip.

  17. When societies degrade to the point of riots, many innocent people are hurt.

  18. Lat - side

  19. oscillate • A side to side motion The dancers oscillated in a creative mambo across the dance floor.

  20. vacillate To sway from side to side between choices Samantha couldn’t make a decision for her prom date; as a result, she vacillated between Joe and Rob. Joe was cuter, but Rob was a better dancer.

  21. Lateral – directed to the side After the table was bumped, the cake made a lateral move that no one was able to stop.

  22. Quad - four

  23. quadrant • A quarter of a circle (or square) The top left quadrant is red.

  24. Quadrate – to divide by four By quadrating twelve, I came to the answer of three.

  25. Quadruple – to multiply by four Our cat had four kittens; thus, she quadrupled our cat population.

  26. Writing Write a well-developed paragraph using a minimum of five vocabulary words. Use clear context clues with each word. Underline the vocabulary words twice. Underline the context clues once.

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